1884 £1 Brown-lilac, watermark Imperial Crowns, used with central Birmingham c.d.s and boxed "C.H.B / G.P.O" handstamp, fine. S.G. 185, £2,800. Photo on Page 65. £300-350
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1884 £1 Brown-lilac, watermark Orbs, used with central West Strand B.O c.d.s and oval "T.A.B" handstamp, fine and scarce. S.G. 186, £4,250. Photo on Page 65. £500-600
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1883-84 Trial perf 12 1 1/2d lilac and 1/- green, and perf 14 1/- green all overprinted "Specimen" type 9, mint part original gum, fine. S.G. £1,425. (3). Photo on Page 65. £250-300
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1883-84 Lilac and green issue, mint and used selection, some faults but including the 1 1/2d, 4d and 5d fine mint with good colour, also 9d mint with small stain on reverse but fine appearance and good colour, 5d and 6d used, together with the printed "Scheme showing the colours of the stamps that will be in use after April the 1st, 1884", split into two parts but scarce. S.G. 187/196, £2,900+. (20). Photo on Page 65. £300-350
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1887-1963 Mainly used collection on pages including 1887-1900 set to 1/- (both colours), KEVII issues with 2/6 and 5/- (2), 1912 1/2d no cross on crown, 1912-24 1/- with Ascension c.d.s, 1913-19 Seahorses with 2/6 (7), 5/- (2) and 10/-, 1934 re-engraved 2/6-10/-, some good c.d.s cancels. (100s). £180-220
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1887 5d Dull purple and blue die I, three examples, one with "Specimen" overprint type 9 unmounted mint, the others mounted mint (a couple of short perfs) and used. S.G. 207, £1080. (3). Photo on Page 65. £170-200
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1887 2d Green and scarlet, variety double frame line at left, fine mint. S.G. K30b, £325. Photo on Page 65. £80-100
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1887-92 1/2d - 1/- Mint with at least one additional example of each of the 1 1/2d - 1/- values, also 1/2d orange block of twelve and 1900 1/2d and 1/- (2), some unmounted. S.G. £1,140+. (40). £180-220
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1887-92 4 1/2d Green and carmine unmounted mint pane of twenty, light horizontal folds along perforation lines and a few marginal faults, otherwise a fine pane. S.G. £340++. £80-100
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1887 5d Dull purple and blue die II, unmounted mint marginal lower row of twelve, lower pane from the final setting showing the broken blue duty line under the continuous purple rule in the margins, stamp 6 with small frame break. Folded along central vertical perforations, otherwise fine. S.G. £720+. £150-180
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1887-1900 1/2d - 1/- Used sets (2) with some additional values, some on piece, including 1900 1/- green and carmine (2) each tied to piece by "Southampton Head Telegraph Office" c.d.s. (52). £100-120
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1900 £1 Green, SA overprinted "Specimen" type 11, light corner crease, otherwise fine and attractive. S.G. £1,100. Photo on Page 65. £150-200
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1900 £1 Green, MC mint, light horizontal crease and minor toning on reverse, and HD used with central Belfast c.d.s, the c.d.s a little smudged but otherwise very fine. S.G. 212, £4,800. (2). Photo on Page 65. £350-400
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1902-11 KEVII 1/2d - £1 Mint, various shades with two or more examples of many values, including perf 15x14 1/2d - 4d, Somerset House 2/6 and 5/- both very fine, De La Rue 2/6 (corner fault), 10/- (rather a pale shade) and £1 (light horizontal crease), mainly fine. (35). Photo on Page 65. £350-400
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1902-11 KEVII 1/2d - 1/- Used selection, various shades, including piece bearing 1/2d - 6d tied by Manchester JA 1 02 First Day of Issue datestamps. (87). £120-150
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1910 KEVII 7d Deep grey-black block of six superb used, each with a Guernsey c.d.s, scarce in a multiple. S.G. 249a, £600+. Photo on Page 63. £150-200
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1904 2/- Booklet with four panes each of six 1d stamps, all panes with inverted watermark, fine condition. S.G. BA1, £450. £100-150
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KEVII Booklet panes comprising 1/2d pane watermark inverted, 1/2d pane of five + St. Andrews Cross watermark inverted and 1d pane watermark inverted, rust marks around the marginal staple holes, the 1d pane with small stain on one stamp, otherwise all fine unmounted mint. Also 1906 booklet covers, a little creased. S.G. MB1a, 2a, 5a, £810. £120-150
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1911-36 KGV Issues, mint and used collection on pages including all definitive sets with many additional used shades; 1912 1/2d and 1d Mackennal Head no cross on crown varieties; 1912-24 1d imperf with "Specimen" overprint; useful Seahorse issues with De La Rue 2/6 (2), 5/- and 10/- used, Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6, 5/- and 10/- mint and used, 1934 re-engraved 2/6 (2), 5/- and 10/- mint, also 10/- with crossed punch hole from booklet advertisers pane postally used; 1935 Silver Jubilee 3/- booklet and set on May 7th First Day Cover, etc. (100s). £700-1,000
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1911 (June 22) First Day Covers of the KGV Mackennal Head issue comprising 1/2d pair and a single 1d on separate covers from Paignton, and single 1/2d with plate number "A11" from Chippenham also handstamped with boxed "Found at Chippenham / without contents". (3). £100-150
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1912-24 Royal Cypher 1 1/2d chestnut variety "PENCF", unmounted mint within a marginal horizontal pair, and commercially used on a picture postcard from Bristol. S.G. 364a, £240+. (2). £80-100
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1913 £1 Green fine used with light c.d.s. S.G. 403, £1,250. Photo on Page 63. £200-250
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1924 Block Cypher 1d, variety inverted "Q" for "O", used. S.G. 419d, £500 mint, unpriced used. Photo on Page 65. £80-100
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1929 (May 10) P.U.C First Day Covers comprising two unaddressed covers bearing 1 1/2d or 1/2d + 1d C.T.O with the Postal Union Congress double ring c.d.s; 1/2d commercially used on a printed matter cover from Cambridge, and 1d + 1 1/2d + 2 1/2d (2) + 1924-26 6d commercially used on an air mail cover from London to India. Also a July 3rd unaddressed cover with 1/2d C.T.O by the scarce Postal Union Congress rubber packet datestamp on the final day of the Congress. (5). £150-200
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1929 P.U.C £1 black fine mint. S.G. 438, £750. Photo on Page 63. £250-300
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1934-35 KGV Photogravure issue 1/2d - 4d and 9d on First Day Covers, including 4d + 9d on 2nd Dec. 1935 F.D.C flown by Railway Air Services on the first flight under new contract from Liverpool to Glasgow, signed by the pilot. (8). £100-120
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1937-39 Registered First Day Cover bearing the 1937 Coronation 1 1/2d and the 14 KGVI definitives issued in 1937-39 each tied by Sutton Coldfield c.d.s, the cover reposted on the eight different issue dates, fine and scarce. Photo on Page 74. £300-400
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1937-1974 Mint, used and F.D.C collection in three albums including 1939-48 high values set of six mint and £1 used on covers (2, one an F.D.C); other useful F.D.Cs with 1948 Royal Wedding £1, 1951 (May 3) definitives to £1, 1955 QEII 2/6 - £1 Castles issue, 1956 3d; also a few booklet panes, 1948 £1 mint, 1951 2/6 - £1 mint, 1958 1 1/2d Graphite used, etc. £600-700
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Small display collections of the Wilding issue 2 1/2d and Machin predecimal issues with various varieties and coil leaders, also some royal household mail, a few F.D.Cs, 1934 Railway Air Service covers (6), etc. £100-120
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1962-81 Errors and varieties including 1967 EFTA 1/6 blue-grey omitted; 1968 Bridges 4d block of four printed on the gummed side; 1973 Explorers 5p gold omitted; 1973 Christmas 3 1/2p blue omitted; 1974 U.P.U 3 1/2p blocks of six and four with misplaced horizontal perforations; 1981 Christmas 14p imperforate vertical pair (probably a proof pair, no gum and a few faults), etc., mainly superb unmounted mint. Photo on Page 69. £500-600
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1966 Christmas 3d lower right corner marginal block of twenty (4x5), with gold (Queen's head) omitted from eight stamps (rows 7 and 8, the two marginal stamps with a tiny trace of gold), superb unmounted mint. Also a piece of gold paper from which six impressions of the Queen's head have been printed. A fine block, with a copy of signed 1969 affidavit stating it was purchased from the Hartshill Post Office in Stoke on Trent, and B.P.A Certificate (2009). Photo on Page 70. £1,200-1,400
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1966 Christmas 3d unmounted marginal mint strip of eight (split into two strips of four) with gold (Queen's head) shifted to the left, resulting in the Queen's head being printed in the left margin and entirely omitted from the right stamp. A striking variety, with B.P.A Certificate (2009). Photo on Page 69. £600-700
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1967 British Paintings 4d, unmounted mint vertical pair with lower margin, gold (value and Queen's head) misplaced upwards by 10mm resulting in the lower stamp having the gold entirely omitted, fine and scarce, circa. 120 known entirely missing the gold. S.G. 748a, £350++. Photo on Page 70. £250-300
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1967 Christmas 4d unmounted mint marginal strip of six with gold (Queen's head and value) omitted from the first two stamps, the third stamp with the value omitted; and an unmounted mint corner block of six (one stamp with small piece adhering to reverse), the corner stamp with dramatic misperforation due to a paper fold prior to perforating. (2). £200-250
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1969 British Ships, 5d depicting RMS "Queen Elizabeth 2", unmounted mint singles with varieties grey omitted (S.G. 778b, £250, c.240 known) or with black misplaced downwards by 2 1/2mm. (2). Photo on Page 69. £150-180
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1970 Charles Dickens Death Centenary 5d imperforate se-tenant imprimatur block of four from the National Postal Museum archives, each with "N / P / IMPRIMATUR" handstamp on reverse. Fine and rare. S.G. £6,000. Photo on Back Cover. £1,800-2,200
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1971-2000 Commemoratives and definitives unmounted mint in two Royal Mail albums, largely complete including high values to £10. Also 1937-2002 First Day Covers, the 1971-2000 issues apparently complete including definitives and regionals. Mint face value approx. £400. £250-280
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1973 Christmas 3 1/2p imperforate pair, probably from a proof sheet, fine unmounted mint. Circa 50 pairs known. Pierron GBR1987j, £725. Photo on Page 69. £200-250
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1979 Year of the Child 9p unmounted mint cylinder block of six (3x2), the left marginal pair with blind vertical and horizontal perforations, completely imperforate between stamps and left margin. Fewer than ten examples recorded. Pierron GBR2182a, £900. Photo on Page 72. £300-350
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1979 Year of the Child 11p block of four with sheet value in left margin, imperforate between stamps and margin, fine unmounted mint. Circa 10 examples recorded. Pierron GBR2186a, £900. Photo on Page 72. £250-300
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1981 Christmas 11 1/2p unmounted mint block of ten (2x5) with part sheet value inscription in lower margin, blind horizontal and vertical perforations, the lower pair completely imperforate between stamps and margin. Small mark on lower left stamp, otherwise fine and scarce, only about six examples recorded. Pierron GBR2340a, £900. Photo on Page 69. £300-350
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1982 Christmas 15 1/2p imperforate vertical pair fine unmounted mint, very scarce, only about six pairs known. S.G. £7,000. Photo on Page 70. £1,800-2,200
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1985-2008 Unmounted mint collection in a Schaubek album and on pages, including miniature sheets, face value £877. £550-650
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Regionals. 1958 Illustrated First Day Covers of the six 3d stamps and three plain registered F.D.Cs of the three 6d and 1/3 stamps, all fine. (9). £80-120
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Army Official. 1896 1/2d Vermilion mint marginal block of four, the reverse with partial offset of three stamps and the Jubilee line, mounted on one stamp only, an unusual variety. S.G. O41var. £90-110
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I.R. Official. 1882 6d Grey plate 18 overprinted "Specimen" type 9, fine mint. S.G. O4s, £275. Photo on Page 65. £90-110
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Govt Parcels. 1887 6d Purple on rose-red paper, variety no dot under "T", overprinted "Specimen" type 9, fine mint. S.G. O66as, £250+. Photo on Page 65. £120-140
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Govt Parcels. 1886 1 1/2d Lilac and 1887 1 1/2d, 4 1/2d, 6d, 9d and 1/- green, all fine mint. S.G. O61, 65/8, 71, £2,140. (6). Photo on Page 65. £300-400
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National Telephone Co. stamps mint (31, with two sets of the five values and 1d sheet) or used (9, including set of five, some on piece), and various private telegraph company stamps (45, some in multiples). (85). £80-100
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£1 Telegraph stamp, imperforate colour trial in grey-green, overprinted "Specimen" type 8, superb mint. S.G. £800. Photo on Page 65. £160-200
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