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
653
x 10/- dull grey-blue, original gum, well centred, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 417, £375 £150-200
654
x 10/- dull grey-blue, large part original gum, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 417, £375 £150-200
655
x 10/- dull grey-blue, a bright shade, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 417, £800. Photo £350-400
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
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
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
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
660
x 10/- dull grey-blue (2), 10/- dull blue, used, some faults. S.G. 417, Specialised N71(1), £480 £100-150
661
10/- dull grey-blue, used block of four, some split perfs., fine and scarce. S.G. 417, £640+ £250-300

1924-26 Watermark Block Cypher

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+ £240-260

1929 Postal Union Congress

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
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
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
666
x £1 black, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 438, £1,100. Photo £300-350
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
668
x £1 black, very slightly creamy original gum, fine. S.G. 438, £750. Photo £250-300
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
670
£1 black, oval registered cancellation; a few tiny stain spots, fine. S.G. 438, £550. Photo £150-200
671
x £1 black, fine used, S.G. 438, £550. Photo £200-250
672
x £1 black, fine used. S.G. 438, £550. Photo £200-250
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
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 £80-100

1934-36 Photogravure

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
676
5d. yellow-brown, varnish ink, in a left margin block of four, unmounted mint; possibly from a special ink trial. Photo £200-250
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 £450-500

1934 Re-engraved Issue

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
679
x 2/6d. to 10/-, unmounted mint, gum very slightly toned, fine. S.G. 450-452, £1,000. Photo £350-400
680
x 2/6d. to 10/-, original gum, fine. S.G. 450-452, £575. Photo £200-250
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
682
x 2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, mint, fine. S.G. 450-452, £575. Photo £200-250
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
684
x 2/6d. to 10/-, two sets, unmounted mint or large part original gum, toned, otherwise fine. S.G. 450-452 £200-250
685
x 2/6d. (3) and 5/-, large part original gum, a little toned. S.G. 450-451, £415 £100-120

1935 Silver Jubilee

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
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
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
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
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 £300-400

King George VI Issues

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
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
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
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
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 £250-300

Queen Elizabeth II Issues

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
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 £150-200

1963 Post Office Savings Bank

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
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
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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