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Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 14th May 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details in London
Monday 12 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 13 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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Auction Lots - Page 18
851
2 1/2p. Angel holding trumpet, variety all colours omitted, unmounted mint, good embossing, fine. Also a mint pair of normals showing paper repair. S.G. 913var.
GBR 1826b, £100, quantity: circa 110 £80-100
852
3p. Angel playing lute, variety red-brown omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 914a, £1,400. GBR 1828a, £1,100, quantity: 24. Photo £600-700
853
3p. Angel playing lute, variety bright green omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 914b, £300. GBR 1828b, £300, quantity: 150 £120-150
854
7 1/2p. Angel playing harp, variety ochre omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 915a, £300 £120-150
855
7 1/2p. Angel playing harp, variety ochre omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 915a, £300. GBR 1830a, £300, quantity: 200 £120-150
856
7 1/2p. Angel playing harp, variety blackish violet (shadow) omitted, unmounted mint, fine and scarce. With normal for comparison. S.G. 915b, unpriced. GBR 1830b, £12,000, quantity: 1. Photo £6,000-7,000
857
1972 Royal Silver Wedding 3p. Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh, variety Silver (value and inscription) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 916a, £750. GBR 1832a, £750, quantity: circa 120. Photo £350-400

1973 Tree Planting Year
858
9p. Oak Tree, variety brownish black (value and inscription) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 922a, £850. GBR 1844a, £750, quantity: 100. Photo £450-500
859
9p. Oak Tree, variety brownish grey (Queen's head) and phosphor omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 922b, £800. GBR 1844b, £700, quantity: 100. Photo £400-450

1973 British Explorers
860
3p. Livingstone/Stanley, se-tenant pair variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, another se-tenant pair variety Gold (Queen's head) and embossing omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 923/924b, £600. GBR 1846a, £300, quantity: 135 £200-250
861
3p. Livingstone/Stanley, se-tenant pair variety turquoise-blue (background and inscriptions) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 923/924c, £4,500. GBR 1846b, £4,400, quantity: 50 pairs. Photo £2,000-2,500
862
3p. Livingstone/Stanley, se-tenant pair, variety light orange-brown omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 923/924d, £3,000. GBR 1846c, £2,800, quantity: 39 pairs. Photo £1,200-1,500
863
5p. Sir Francis Drake, variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 925a, £275. GBR 1850a, £275, quantity: between 100-200 £120-150
864
5p. Sir Francis Drake, variety grey-black and phosphor omitted, unmounted mint, fine and rare. S.G. 925b, £4,700. GBR 1850d, £3,000, quantity: circa 24. Photo £2,000-2,500
865
5p. Sir Francis Drake, variety sepia omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 925c, £5,500. GBR 1850c, £5,250, quantity: circa 24. Photo £2,500-3,000
866
7 1/2p. Sir Walter Raleigh, variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 926a, £11,000. GBR 1852a, £11,000, quantity: circa 6. Photo £5,000-5,500
867
7 1/2p. Waler Raleigh, variety ultramarine (eyes) omitted, Aldershot c.d.s. of 18 April 1973; small coloured mark on reverse; fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 926b, £5,000. GBR 1852b, £5,000, quantity: 3, all used. Photo £2,000-2,500
868
9p. Charles Sturt, variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 927a, £250. GBR 1854a, £250, quantity: between 100-200 £120-150
869
9p. Charles Sturt, variety grey black omitted, contained in a horizontal pair with normal, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 927c, £5,500. GBR 1854b, £5,000, quantity: circa 20. Photo £2,500-3,000
870
9p. Charles Sturt, variety red-brown (rivers on map) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 927d, £1,600. GBR 1854a, £1,600, quantity: circa 30. Photo £600-700

1973 British Paintings
871
3p. Reynolds, 5p. Raeburn and 7 1/2p. Nelly O'Brien, all variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G.931a, 932a, 933a, £580. GBR 1862a, 1864a, 1866a, £545, quantity: between 100-200 each £250-300
872
5p. Raeburn, variety greenish yellow omitted; unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 932b, £1,350, GBR 1864b. quantity: circa 30 mint. Photo £600-700
873
5p. Raeburn, variety greenish yellow omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 932b, £1,350. GBR 1864b, £1,300, quantity: circa 30. Photo £600-650
874
7 1/2p. Nelly O'Brien, variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 933a, £240. GBR 1866a, £225, quantity: between 100-200 £100-120
875
7 1/2p. Nelly O'Brien, variety cinnamon omitted, contained in a progressive horizontal strip of four with the first stamp being the error, the second with cinnamon parly omitted and two normals, unmounted mint, fine. A rare and striking variety. S.G. 933b, £22,000+. GBR 1866b, £22,000, quantity: circa 10. Photo £12,000-15,000
876
1973 Christmas 3 1/2p. Good King Wenceslas blue (leg, robes) omitted, block of four from the left of the sheet, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 948d, £1,200+ £400-500

1978 British Architecture
877
The miniature sheet, variety light yellow-olive (Queen's head) and shading from the 10 1/2p. and 11p. Castles) omitted, fine unmounted mint. Rare. S.G. MS1058b, £25,000. GBR 2116a, £25,000, quantity: 4. Photo £10,000-12,000
878
The miniature sheet, variety rose-red (Union Jack on 9p.) omitted, unmounted mint, fine and rare. Only six miniature sheets recorded with this variety. S.G. MS1058c, £8,500. GBR 2116b, £8,500, quantity: 6. Photo £5,000-6,000

1979 Death Centenary of Rowland Hill
879
Miniature sheet, variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted; unmounted mint, fine. S.G. MS1099c, £950. GB2198b. Quantity: circa 31 mint and 6 first day covers. Photo £350-400
880
Miniature sheet, variety pale greenish yellow omitted; fine unmounted mint. S.G. MS1099g, £850, GBR2198a. Quantity circa 34 mint and 2 first day covers £350-400
881
1985 British Film Year 34p. Alfred Hitchcock, variety major downward shift of the silver (Queen's head), block of six (2x3) from the lower right corner of the sheet with "traffic lights" and showing the silver dot misplaced by about 16mm. to the foot; fine unmounted mint and a striking variety. S.G. 1302var. £300-350
882
1992-95 £5 deep brown and gold, with interpanneau margin at top, variety gold (Queen's head) omitted; fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1614a, £500. Photo £200-250

1993-2012
883
Elliptical perforations "00" Machin colour trials, thirty four in varying colours, unmounted mint. Mostly fine. A scarce group. Photo £800-1,000
884
–– 35p. sepia (small crease), 39p. grey, 40p. turquoise-blue and 43p. emerald, all in imperforate horizontal pairs; fine unmounted mint. S.G. Y1700a, Y1709a, Y1711a, Y1718a, £1,800. Photo £400-500
885
–– £2 deep blue-green, horizontal pair, printed on iriodin ink, trial printing; also normal £2. Fine unmounted mint. Photo £300-400
886
–– £5 ochre-brown, horizontal pair, printed on iriodin ink, trial printing; also normal engraved £5 brown. Fine unmounted mint. S.G. Y1749, var. Photo £400-500
887

_ 2002 colour trial vertical strip of three from the 'Across the Universe' booklet se-tenant pane, comprising 'E+label+E' with the stamps in blackish green and label in red and orange. Also part normal se-tenant pane for comparison. Fine unmounted mint. Rare. Photo £400-500
888
2003 Birds of Prey (1st) se-tenant block of ten, variety brownish grey and phosphor omitted, unmounted mint, fine and scarce. S.G. 2327ab, £3,000. GBR 4654a, £3,000, quantity: 34. Photo £1,200-1,500
889
2003 Extreme Endeavours (British Explorers), 1st, 42p., 47p., E and 68p., five values from the set of six, all in vertical pairs with Queen's head and values in silver (instead of Gold) plus other subtle differences. Fine, unmounted mint. See footnote after S.G. 2360-2365. Photo £500-600
890
2004 Christmas set of six values, self-adhesive, not as issued with alternative values E for 40, 68 for £1.12, 53 for 57 and £1.12 for 68. Fine and rare. See footnote after S.G. 2500. Fine and most unusual. Pierron between GBR4990a-5000a. Photo £500-600
891
2005 England's Ashes Victory miniature sheet, variety miscut (with three Lions and Crown at right), unmounted mint, very slight wrinkles, fine. S.G. MS2573var. £100-150

Officials

Inland Revenue
892
1882-1901, on issues of 1884-88 5/- rose, London hooded registered cancellation, slightly short lower right corner perf.; fine. S.G. O9, £2,400. Photo £400-500
893
–– 5/- rose, KE, overprinted in blue-black, oval Accounts Branch Glasgow cancellation; horizontal crease, scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). S.G. O9b, £3,000. Photo £250-300
894
x 1882-1901, on issues of 1887-92 £1 green, QC, overprinted "specimen" type 9, part original gum, a little soiled. Scarce. Photo. S.G. O16s, £2,250. Photo £400-500

Office of Works
895
1902-03 1/2d., 1d. and 2d., part original gum, the 1/2d. with glazed gum and the 2d. with rounded corner, and Army 1896-1901 1/2d. (both), 1d., 2 1/2d., 6d., 1902-03 1/2d, 1d., 6d., used, chiefly fine. S.G. O36-38, 41-45, 48-50, £3,000+ £80-100
896
–– 2d. yellowish green and carmine-red, tied to small piece by South Western District Office c.d.s.; fine. S.G. O38, £400. Photo £100-150
897
–– 2d. yellowish green and carmine-red, tied to small piece by South Western District Office c.d.s., fine. S.G. O38, £400. Photo £100-150

Army
898
1896-1901 1/2d. (both), 1d., 2 1/2d. and 6d., the set in blocks of four, large part original gum; a few split perfs., fresh. S.G. O41-45, £652+ £150-200
899
x 1902-03 6d. pale dull purple, block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted. A scarce multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. O50, £640+. Photo £250-300

Board of Education
900
1902 5d. dull purple and blue, used with a good strike of London 1903 (11 Nov.) duplex; good to fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). S.G. O81, £1,200. Photo £400-450

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Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
Contact: Tel: +44 (0)20 7563 4000 Fax: +44 (0)20 7563 4066
Date: 14th May 2014 Time: 10:00AM
Details: Viewing Details in London
Monday 12 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday 13 May 2014, 10.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Private viewing by appointment only
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