Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Great Britain Stamps and Postal History (Sale No. 13026)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 5th June 2013 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Monday 3 June 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 4 June 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
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Auction Lots - Page 11
502
£1 dull blue-green, fresh with part original gum; traces of gum creasing. Specialised M55(1), £2,000. Photo £240-280
503
£1 dull blue-green, crisp c.d.s. cancellation; fine. S.G. 266, £800. Photo £250-300
504
x £1 dull blue-green, oval Threadneedle St. cancellation, tiny wrinkles, fine. S.G. 266, £800. Photo £250-300
505
x £1 dull blue-green, London c.d.s., fine. S.G. 266, £800. Photo £250-300

1911 Harrison, Perforation 14

506
1/2d. deep dull green in a lower margin block of thirty, control "A 11", with full original gum; some disturbance in the lower margin and a few unimportant bends. A good block. S.G. 269 £100-140

1911 Harrison, Perforation 15 x 14

507
x 2 1/2d. bright blue, two unmounted mint blocks of four, two in each creased. S.G. 283, £400 £100-150
508
x 2 1/2d. dull blue, unmounted mint block of six (2x3), a trifle wrinkled, fine. S.G. 284, £300+ £120-150
509
x 2 1/2d. dull blue, block of twenty-five (5x5) from the top of the pane, unmounted mint, one slightly toned and a few small wrinkles, faults in margins, fine. S.G. 284, £1,250 £400-450
510
x 3d. purple on lemon, unmounted mint block of six (3x2), a little creased or wrinkled, fine. S.G. 285, £420+ £120-150
511
x 3d. purple on lemon, unmounted mint block of twelve (4x3), a little creased or wrinkled, fresh. S.G. 285, £840+ £250-300
512
x 4d. bright orange, unmounted mint block of four, fine. S.G. 286, £240+ £100-120
513
x 4d. bright orange, unmounted mint block of fifteen (5x3), fine. S.G. 286, £900+ £300-400

1911-13 Somerset House

514
x 2d. deep dull green and carmine, block of ten (5x2) from the lower-right corner of the sheet, unmounted mint, some creased perfs. and wrinkles, fine. S.G. 291, £600+ £200-250
515
x 6d. dull purple on "Dickinson" coated paper, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 301, £425. Photo £200-220
516
6d. dull purple, fluorescent ink, in a lower left corner block of six showing the 1912 date cuts of either plate 10 or 11, large part original gum; a couple of light bends and shows the variety misplaced watermark. Specialised M33 (4) £80-100
517
x 9d. reddish purple and light blue, block of four from the lower right corner of the pane, original gum, the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, a few very faint traces of staining, fine. S.G. 306, £520+ £200-250
518
x 2/6d. dull greyish purple, unmounted mint, well centred, good colour and fine.
S.G. 315, £1,500. Photo £650-700
519
x 2/6d. dark purple, unmounted mint, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 317, £650. Photo £300-350
520
x 2/6d. dark purple, very lightly hinged, from the foot of the sheet; fine. S.G. 317, £300 £120-150
521
2/6d., 5/-, 10/- and £1, large part original gum, creases and the £1 with a few slightly short perfs., fine appearance. S.G. £1,730. Photo £300-400
522
x 5/- carmine, lightly hinged from the upper right corner of the sheet, trace of a corner crease at lower right, fine. S.G. 318, £400. Photo £200-250
523
x 5/- carmine, large part original gum, fine. S.G. 318, £400. Photo £150-200
524
x 10/- blue, unmounted mint, small corner crease at lower-left, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 319, £2,100. Photo £500-600
525
£1 deep green Plate 1b (April 1912) lower plate lower right corner example with white dot in rule, fresh mint with hinge remainders; some gum creasing though of good appearance. Specialised M56(1), £2,250. Photo £400-500
526
x £1 deep green, unused (regummed), bright colour and fine appearance. S.G. 320. Photo £300-400
527
1 1/2d., a specialised mint study from a range of the various Head and Duty combinations, comprising singles (3), pairs (5), a strip of three and blocks of four (4), six (2), eight and twenty-four, and complete strips of twelve (6) and twenty-four (3) from the foot of the sheet; fine. A fine and rare lot. Cat. £9,400++ £2,300-2,500
528
7d., a mint and used collection in a selection of shades, comprising De La Rue mint (50) with blocks of four (4), six and twenty-four, and used (43) with a block of forty used in Guernsey, and Somerset House mint (11 with two blocks of four) and used (3); generally fine. Cat. £3,100++ £550-600
529
x Mint selection on stock pages, eighty-one stamps, including 1902-10 De La Rue 1/2d. with St. Andrew's Cross attached, 1 1/2d. (5), 2d. (6), 3d. (5), 4d. green and brown (3), 5d. (3), 10d. (3), 1911 perf. 15 x 14 1/2d. (2), 1d. (3), 2 1/2d. (2), 3d., 4d. (2), 1911-13 Somerset House 1 1/2d. (2), 2d. (2), 5d. (3), 6d. (6), 9d. (4), 10d., etc., unmounted mint or part original gum, many fine £400-500
530
x Selection of fifty-six, including values to 9d. (2) and 2/6d. part original gum, 1/2d. with St. Andrews Cross attached, single and block of 3, 1d. Controls, etc., chiefly good to fine £150-200

King George V Issues

1911-12

531
1d. Die 1A, perf 15x14, experimental printing in carmine on gummed unwatermarked thick chalk-surfaced paper, a block of four, fine. Cat. £1,120. Photo £200-250
532
Imperforate Paper Trial: 1d. scarlet, die 2, in scarlet, a corner control block ("B.11") of six, without gum as produced. From the paper trial A and an impressive positional block. Photo £500-600
Provenance: 'Monarch' October 2008
533
Watermark Crown 1/2d. Die 1A, bluish green, a lower left corner pair with "A11" control, mounted in the margins only, fresh and fine mint. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (1976). Specialised N1(4), £800+. Photo £240-260
534
-- 1d. carmine-red, Die 1A in corner control "A 11" block of six and strip of three, both showing plate variety white patch in front of lion's paw (plate 13b, R.20/11), large part original gum; the block of six with tone spots affecting four stamps. Specialised N7k £200-240
Provenance: 'Monarch', October 2008
535
-- 1d. lower right corner strip of three with "A11" control, one showing white spot left of "o" and white dot above t" of "postage" (R. 20/11), some minor creases in selvedge otherwise fine mint. Specialised N8d, £200+. £30-40

1912

536
Watermark Simple Cypher: 1/2d. deep green variety, die 1B, varnish ink in a block of six (ex booklet pane), mint; lightly mounted on two stamps, one with minor bend. Very rare. Specialised N3e, single Cat. £3,500 for mounted. Photo £5,500-6,000
Provenance: 'Monarch', May 2008
537
-- 1d. pair with margin at left (staple holes), both overprinted "specimen" type 22, good perfs, fine with part or large part original gum. Specialised N10s, £650. Photo £100-120
538
Watermark Crown 1/2d. Die 2, bluish green, a lower left corner strip of seven with "B12" control, the fourth stamp with no cross on Crown, mounted in the selvedge only, fresh and fine. Specialised N4d, £280+ £50-60
539
-- 1d. very deep bright scarlet, die 2, in an interpanneau block of twelve, unmounted mint; a few minor gum wrinkles. Fresh and fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1988). Specialised N11 (4). Photo £800-1,000
Provenance: Gawaine Baillie, September 2005
540
Watermark Simple Cypher: 1d. scarlet, die 2, watermark inverted and reversed, with machine finish underneath, in a top left corner block of six; reinforced perfs in upper right leaving four stamps unmounted mint. Specialised N12f. Photo £600-700
Provenance: 'Monarch', May 2008
541
Watermark Multiple Cypher: 1/2d. green and 1d. scarlet, die 2, imperforate blocks of four, large part original gum; 1/2d. with left sheet margin, one 1d. showing wear to top of crown; a couple of faint tone marks. S.G. 346a, 350b £200-250
Provenance: Hassan Shaida, February 1994

1912-24 Watermark Royal Cypher

542
1/2d. bright yellow-green in a lower left control "G 15" block of six, unmounted mint; slightly misplaced watermark showing part of "...TAGE" on the first column, a couple of trivial gum bends. Fine. R.P.S. Certificate (2003). Specialised N14 (11) £200-240
543
1/2d. bright yellow-green in a lower left corner control "O 20" control block of six, unmounted mint; with added dot R.19 of plate 66a. R.P.S. Certificate (1988) £200-240
544
1d. scarlet-vermilion in a lower right corner control "L 18" block of six, large part original gum; with perforated margin, marginal cut of plate 76, hinge remainder and minor gum wrinkles. R.P.S. Certificate (2003). S.G. 361. Photo £500-600
Provenance: 'Monarch', October 2008
545
1d. scarlet-vermilion in a lower right control "M 19" block of six, unmounted mint; with minor gum bends and in a wonderful deep, rich colour, imperforate lower margin. A very attractive block. Photo £500-600
546
1d. deep orange-vermilion, a lower right corner block of six (3x2) with "M 18" control, fresh and fine mint. Very rare. Specialised N16(16), £3,300. Photo £1,000-1,200
547
1 1/2d. chocolate-brown variety no watermark, four stamps in a left margin block of eight, unmounted mint; a couple of minor gum bends. Fresh and fine. S.G. 363b £250-300
548
1 1/2d. chestnut, "pencf" error, plate 29 and watermark inverted and reversed, in a right margin block of four, large part original gum; mounted on one stamp and margin only, lightly folded through the horizontal perfs. A rare combination or varieties. Specialised N18fa, £1500. Photo £800-900
549
3d. very pale violet in a lower corner control "H 16" block of six, lightly mounted mint, with imperforate lower margin; a couple of light gum bends. Specialised N22 (5). Photo £600-700
Provenance: 'Monarch', October 2008
550
4d. slate-green in a lower left corner control "I 16" block of six, unmounted mint, with perforated margins and the margin dot on R.20/1 of plate 1d on toned paper and showing break above "O" of "FOUR" (R.19/2). A fine and appealing block. Specialised N23 (4) £150-180
Provenance: Hassan Shaida
551
9d. very deep agate, marginal with "S 22" control, fine mint. A rare shade. Specialised N29(4), £650. Photo £100-120
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Great Britain Stamps and Postal History (Sale No. 13026)
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 5th June 2013 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing:
Monday 3 June 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 4 June 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
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