| 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 14 | |||
| 652 | |||
| x 10/- dull grey-blue, bright shade, unmounted mint, slight wrinkles, fine. S.G. 417, £800. Photo £350-400 |
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| 653 | |||
| x 10/- dull grey-blue, original gum, well centred, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 417, £375 £150-200 |
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| 654 | |||
| x 10/- dull grey-blue, large part original gum, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 417, £375 £150-200 |
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| 655 | |||
| x 10/- dull grey-blue, a bright shade, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 417, £800. Photo £350-400 |
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| 656 | |||
| x 10/- dull grey-blue, part original gum and two good to fine used, 10/- dull blue, fine used. S.G. 417, Specialised N71(1), £855 £200-250 |
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| 657 | |||
| x 10/- dull grey-blue, vertical pair from the left of the sheet, good colour and perfs., fine used. S.G. 417, £320+ £100-150 |
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| 658 | |||
| 10/- dull blue in a block of four, mint with tiny hinge mark in centre; well centred with good perfs. A very appealing block. Specialised N71 (1). Photo £1,500-1,800 Provenance: Gawaine Baillie, October 2004 |
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| 659 | |||
| 10/- dull grey-blue in a block of four, large part original gum being mounted on the top pair only; folded through the horizontal perfs. and light gum crease. S.G. 417. Photo £1,000-1,200 Provenance: Gawaine Baillie, October 2004 |
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| 660 | |||
| x 10/- dull grey-blue (2), 10/- dull blue, used, some faults. S.G. 417, Specialised N71(1), £480 £100-150 |
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| 661 | |||
10/- dull grey-blue, used block of four, some split perfs., fine and scarce. S.G. 417, £640+ £250-3001924-26 Watermark Block Cypher |
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| 662 | |||
1 1/2d., mint collection comprising blocks of four (8, one on experimental paper and three with controls), a lower left corner strip of three with control and singles (6, one handstamped "cancelled" - Type 33, one on experimental paper and one marginal with "U 34" control), a good range of shades, fine mint. Specialised £1,300+ £240-2601929 Postal Union Congress |
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| 663 | |||
| x 1 1/2d. purple-brown, variety "1829" for "1929", the fifth stamp in a block of six (3x2) from the top of the sheet, unmounted mint (hinged in the margin), fine. Specialised NCom 7c, £450 (mounted mint). Photo £250-300 |
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| 664 | |||
| x 2 1/2d. blue, variety watermark inverted, unmounted mint from the foot of the sheet, very slight gum wrinkles, fine and fresh. Brandon Certificate (2006). S.G. 437Wi, £3,750. Photo £1,200-1,500 |
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| 665 | |||
| £1 black, unmounted mint from the lower left corner of the sheet (hinged in margin), slightly brownish gum; fine. S.G. 438, £1,100. Photo £250-300 |
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| 666 | |||
| x £1 black, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 438, £1,100. Photo £300-350 |
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| 667 | |||
| x £1 black, original gum (slightly toned) from the left of the sheet, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1985). S.G. 438, £750. Photo £250-300 |
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| 668 | |||
| x £1 black, very slightly creamy original gum, fine. S.G. 438, £750. Photo £250-300 |
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| 669 | |||
| x £1 black, block of four from the upper left corner of the sheet, unmounted mint, usual slightly toned gum, fine. S.G. 438, £4,400+. Photo £1,500-2,000 |
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| 670 | |||
| £1 black, oval registered cancellation; a few tiny stain spots, fine. S.G. 438, £550. Photo £150-200 |
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| 671 | |||
| x £1 black, fine used, S.G. 438, £550. Photo £200-250 |
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| 672 | |||
| x £1 black, fine used. S.G. 438, £550. Photo £200-250 |
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| 673 | |||
| x £1 black, block of four from the right of the sheet, a trifle soiled in the margins, fine used on piece. Scarce. S.G. 438, £2,200+. Photo £800-1,000 |
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| 674 | |||
x Selection comprising 1/2d. "K29" control block of four, booklet pane of 6, 1d. "L29" control strip of three, booklet pane of six, 1 1/2d. "K29" control strip of three, and two control blocks of six, "L29" two control strips of three, two booklet panes of six, mint, mostly unmounted mint, also 2 1/2d. two used shades; good to fine. Also 2/- and 3/- booklet covers £80-1001934-36 Photogravure |
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| 675 | |||
| 1 1/2d. red-brown (small format) horizontal pair with small portion of the stamps below, variety imperforate at foot, the right stamp with tiny thin spot otherwise fine. Specialised N33 var. Photo £170-190 |
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| 676 | |||
| 5d. yellow-brown, varnish ink, in a left margin block of four, unmounted mint; possibly from a special ink trial. Photo £200-250 |
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| 677 | |||
The mint balance of the issue including 1/2d. to 1/- set of eleven in unmounted blocks of four, a good range of singles with controls (42), 1/2d. top right corner block of four (and a used block) showing horn variety (both varieties with thin), 1d. essay imperforate pair with large head on gummed watermarked paper and 2d. intermediate and small (2) format lower left corner blocks of six. A fine lot £450-5001934 Re-engraved Issue |
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| 678 | |||
| 2/6d. reddish brown, 5/- bright rose-red and 10/- indigo, each overprinted "specimen" type 30, all without gum, the 5/- with short perfs at top, otherwise fine. Cat. £9,750. Photo £1,200-1,500 |
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| 679 | |||
| x 2/6d. to 10/-, unmounted mint, gum very slightly toned, fine. S.G. 450-452, £1,000. Photo £350-400 |
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| 680 | |||
| x 2/6d. to 10/-, original gum, fine. S.G. 450-452, £575. Photo £200-250 |
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| 681 | |||
| 2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, original gum, 10/- with tiny portion of gum missing at lower right. S.G. 450-452, £575. Photo £100-150 |
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| 682 | |||
| x 2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, mint, fine. S.G. 450-452, £575. Photo £200-250 |
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| 683 | |||
| x 2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, the first two unmounted mint, the 10/- large part original gum, fine. S.G. 450-452, £900. Photo £200-250 |
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| 684 | |||
| x 2/6d. to 10/-, two sets, unmounted mint or large part original gum, toned, otherwise fine. S.G. 450-452 £200-250 |
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| 685 | |||
x 2/6d. (3) and 5/-, large part original gum, a little toned. S.G. 450-451, £415 £100-1201935 Silver Jubilee |
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| 686 | |||
| 1/2d. green, 1d. scarlet and 1 1/2d. red-brown, each handstamped "cancelled" twice and with central "punch" type 33P, the 1/2d. with perfs cut off at top, otherwise fine. Specialised £750. Photo £85-95 |
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| 687 | |||
| x 2 1/2d. Prussian blue error of colour, original gum, fine and a fresh example of this popular and rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1967). S.G. 456a, £12,000. Photo £6,000-8,000 |
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| 688 | |||
| x 2 1/2d. Prussian blue, error of colour, unmounted mint, very slightly gum toned, fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (2007). S.G. 456a, £17,000. Photo £8,000-10,000 __________ |
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| 689 | |||
| x Selection comprising exploded and complete booklets including 2/-, edition nos. 298, 299 (complete), 300 and 3/-, edition nos. 294 (complete), 296 (2, one complete), 297 (2, one complete); also panes 1/2d. to 1 1/2d. all with inverted watermarks. Mostly good to fine £150-200 |
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| 690 | |||
| x Selection comprising 1924-26 1 1/2d. tête-bêche pair, 1934-36 set in blocks of four, 1934 re-engraved 2/6d. (5), 5/- (4) and 10/- (4), unmounted mint or original gum, some faults £800-900 |
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| 691 | |||
x Selection, 103 stamps, including 1924-26 1/- thirteen control singles, 1934-36 1/- control block of six, 1935 Silver Jubilee set on registered first day cover with Windsor cancellations, etc., chiefly fine £300-400King George VI Issues |
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| 692 | |||
| 1939-48 2/6d. brown, 2/6d. yellow-green, 5/- red and 10/- deep blue, horizontal strips of three of each overprinted "specimen" type 23, affixed to pieces and handstamped "spécimen/collection/mauritanie"; some staining around the perfs., otherwise fine. Unique items from the Mauritania Post Office U.P.U. Specimen Collection. S.G. 476as, 476bs, 477s, 478as. Photo £6,000-6,500 |
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| 693 | |||
| x -- 10/- dark blue, block of four from the top of the sheet, the second stamp the "Broken Stem" [1/4] variety, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 478, 478aa, £1,055. Photo £300-350 |
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| 694 | |||
| 1940 Stamp Centenary set of six values in vertical strips of three ( 1/2d. and 1d. vertical pair and single), affixed to part of archive sheet and cancelled "spécimen/collection/mauritanie" in red, fine. Unique items from the Mauritania Post Office U.P.U. Specimen collection that prove that these stamps were sent to the U.P.U. for distribution to other members. S.G. 479-484. Photo £1,500-2,000 |
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| 695 | |||
| 1941-42 pale colours 1/2d. pale green, 1d. pale scarlet, 2d. pale orange, 2 1/2d. light ultramarine and 3d. pale violet, three of each value, mostly in horizontal strips, affixed to pieces and cancelled "spécimen/collection/mauritanie" in red, the 2d. a vertical pair and a single, a few slight stains, fine. Unique items from the Mauritania Post Office U.P.U. Specimen Collection that prove that these stamps were sent to the U.P.U. for distribution to other members. S.G. 485-486, 488-490. Photo £1,100-1,200 |
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| 696 | |||
x 1939-51, mint and used selection, seventy-five stamps, including 1939-48 set original gum, 10/- dark blue blocks of four and six (3x2 with violet c.d.s.), 1948 Wedding £1 on registered first day cover, 1951 set in mint blocks of four (£1 a block of six), Morocco Agencies, Tangier 1923 1/2d. to 1 1/2d., 1949 2d. to 1/- original gum; fine £250-300Queen Elizabeth II Issues |
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| 697 | |||
| x 1955-58 De La Rue 2/6d. to £1 in blocks of four from the left of the sheets, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 536a-539a, £2,400+ Photo £800-1,000 |
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| 698 | |||
1958-65 watermark multiple Crowns, white paper, 4d. ultramarine, vertical pair from the top of the sheet variety imperforate between stamp and margin, unmounted mint, fine and scarce. Specialised S85c, £350. Photo £150-2001963 Post Office Savings Bank |
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| 699 | |||
| x 2 1/2d. black and red, horizontal strip of three, the second stamp with red partly omitted and the third with red entirely omitted, crossed through by pen lines, also a strip of three from the right of the sheet showing a progressive dry print of the red, unmounted mint, the third stamp with a vertical crease; fine. S.G. 623A. Photo £2,000-2,500 |
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| 700 | |||
| x "Thrissell" machine 3d. orange-brown and violet, vertical pair, the upper stamp variety orange-brown omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 624Ba, £1,600. Photo £700-800 |
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| 701 | |||
| x -- 3d., vertical pair, the upper stamp variety orange-brown omitted, unmounted mint, the lower stamp (normal) with a short perf., fine. S.G. 624Ba, £1,600. Photo £700-800 |
| 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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