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1/2d. to 1/- set in unmounted mint Control blocks of four (some hinged in the margins), fine. S.G. 418-429, £1,000 £300-350
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1/2d. to 1/- set in unmounted mint Control blocks of four (some hinged in the margins), fine. S.G. 418-429, £1,000+ £300-350
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1 1/2d. red-brown, variety printed on the gummed side, block of four, hinged on the ungummed side and folded through the horizontal perfs., fine and a rare block.
S.G. 420c, £3,300+. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x 1/- bistre-brown, block of six (3x2) with inverted watermarks, London Parcel Post cancellation of 30 Jan. 1925 (which leaves the first stamp uncancelled); fine and believed to be the largest recorded multiple of this variety. S.G. 429wi, £2,250+. Photo £850-900
| 1929 Postal Union Congress | |
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x 1/2d. green, tied by Dorchester first day cancellation to "k shoe/agency" advertising envelope; fine and scarce. S.G. 434. Photo £100-120
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x 1d. scarlet, variety "Broken wreath" [Plate 4, R19/12], contained in a "K29" Control block of six from the lower right corner of the sheet, original gum; fine. Specialised NCom.6d £80-100
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x 1d., used with 2 1/2d. (3) on Air Mail cover, dated 8 Aug. 1929, registered from Balham to South Africa, a few small stains from seals on reverse visible on the front; fine. S.G. 435, 437 £80-100
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x 1 1/2d. purple-brown, used with South Africa London printing 2d. bilingual pair on envelope, dated 8 Aug. 1932, addressed to Transvaal, all with Hertford cancellations, the South African stamps being invalid at posting but valid at destination and paying the internal 4d. air mail rate; light filing fold and stains but most unusual usage £100-120
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£1 black, very lightly mounted; fine. S.G. 438, £750. Photo £350-400
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£1 black, from the lower left corner of the sheet with large part original gum, fine.
S.G. 438, £750. Photo £250-300
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£1 black, original gum, from the right of the sheet, fine. S.G. 438, £750. Photo £220-250
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£1 black, lightly mounted mint, brown gum and horizontal crease, fine appearance.
S.G. 438, £750. Photo £220-250
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x £1 black, part original gum (slightly toned), fine. S.G. 438, £750. Photo £150-200
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£1 black, good used. S.G. 438, £550. Photo £100-120
| 1934-36 Photogravure | |
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1d. scarlet, small format, horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate with small portion of misplaced perf. at the top of each stamp, unmounted mint, fine.
S.G. 440var. Photo £100-120
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1 1/2d. red-brown, variety "Long Beard", large part original gum; fine and a spectacular variety. R.P.S. Certificate (1998) for this stamp in pair with normal. S.G. 441var. Photo £1,500-1,700
| King Edward VIII Issues | |
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1936 1 1/2d. red-brown, block of six (2 x 3) from the lower right corner of the sheet and showing Plate number and Control A/37 at right due to the sheets being miscut;
one stamp lightly hinged, a few slight bends; fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (1985). S.G. 459var. Photo £400-450
Provenance: Chartwell, September 2012
| King George VI Issues | |
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1937-52 mint, many unmounted, collection arranged in a boxed Oriel album including 1939-48 2/6d. to £1 with additional 2/6d. brown and 10/- steel blue-black, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 sheet of twenty and block of six, 1951 Festival 2/6d. to £1, selected postage dues, booklet panes and Channel Islands wartime issues. Mostly fine. (hundreds) £1,200-1,500
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1939-48 5/-, 10/- ultramarine, used with 1939-47 4d. and 1/- on large envelope, dated 8 Aug. 1950, registered by air mail from London to M. Littaur (Marcus Littaur, late grandfather of the present-day philatelist and postal historian, Gavin Littaur) in Durban, South Africa; folded and some small faults; scarce. S.G. 468, 474, 477, 468b £40-50
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1948 Silver Wedding £1 blue, complete sheet of twenty (5 x 4), unmounted mint, a few wrinkles and buckled perfs., small fault in margin at upper left; fine. S.G. 494, £800 £200-220
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1951-52 2/6d. to £1, a much duplicated used selection, approximately 450 sets and many duplicates, mixed condition but many fine with circular cancellations. S.G. 509-512 £400-600
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German Propaganda Forgeries: 1/2d., 3d. used, 1d., 1 1/2d. unused; also "wehrt keinen pfennig" postcards with Churchill (3, two with additional stamps, one with punch holes) and Chamberlain, "wertlose marke" Churchill with additional 6pf. stamp used. Mostly fine £100-120
| Queen Elizabeth II Issues | |
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1952-70, mint and used collection housed in six albums or stockbooks and loose contained in a carton, thousands, including a specialised range of 1952-57 Wildings with booklet panes, 1959 phosphor-graphite 2d. error of watermark mint and used, commemoratives with some better early phosphors, Regionals with Isle of Man 1958-68 3d. chalky paper pair, blocks of four and six, minor varieties, first day covers, etc., chiefly good to fine £500-600
| 1958-65 Wilding Watermark Multiple Crowns | |
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1d. ultramarine, partly perforated booklet pane of six with Cylinder number "10.", unmounted mint, small tear between the first and fourth stamps, otherwise fine and unique. S.G. 571b, £4,800. Photo £4,800-5,200
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6d. deep claret, block of four, variety upper stamps imperforate on three sides, unmounted mint, a few minor wrinkles, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2011),
S.G. 579a, £7,000+. Photo £3,500-3,800
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1959 De La Rue 2/6d. to £1, all but the 5/- marginal; odd short perf. in places, unmounted mint. S.G. 595-598a £60-80
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1959-68 Bradbury, Wilkinson 2/6d. (12), 5/- (3), 10/- (2), 1968 No watermark 2/6d. (10), 5/- (12), 10/- (5) and £1 (2) plate number blocks of four or larger, mostly different and including 1968 2/6d. 13A (2); unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 595a-597a, 759-762 £400-500
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1962 National Productivity Year 2 1/2d. ordinary, imperforate proof block of four on ungummed, watermarked paper; some wrinkles, fine and scarce S.G. 631P. Photo £600-650
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1964-67 selection of commemorative issues with inverted watermarks including ordinary 1964 Geographical Congress 1/6d., Botanical Congress 9d., 1965 Parliament 2/6d., Post Office Tower 1/3d., 1967 9d., and phosphor 1964 Shakespeare 1/3d., Forth Road Bridge 6d., 1965 Lister 1/-, 9d., 1966 Christmas 1/6d.; fine unmounted mint (36) £800-1,000
| 1966 British Birds | |
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4d., ordinary, marginal se-tenant block of four, variety emerald-green omitted; slight gum disturbance, with normal for comparison. Unmounted mint. S.G. 696f/9f, £600; Pierron GBR1392f, £600 £120-150
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4d., ordinary, marginal traffic light se-tenant block of four reddish brown omitted with normal for comparison. Fine unmounted mint. S.G. 696j/9j, £250; Pierron GBR1392l, £250 £120-150
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4d. Blue Tit, phosphor, variety bright blue omitted, wavy line cancellation, fine and very rare. A spectacular error. Only three used examples recorded. S.G. 697pg. Unpriced used. Photo £800-900
| 1966 Christmas | |
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3d. "King of the Orient", variety Queen's head and embossing double (one directly below the other), from the right of the sheet, unmounted mint, small area of disturbed gum, fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (2006). S.G. 713a, £7,000. Photo £4,200-5,000
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3d. "King of the Orient", horizontal strip of eight, the bottom row of the sheet with "Traffic Lights", variety Gold Queen's head and embossing omitted on the last stamp, misplaced diagonally on the others and with an impression in the margin at left; unmounted mint, the first stamp with small area of slightly disturbed gum, otherwise fine and a considerable rarity. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). S.G. 713var., Pierron GB1426MCa. Photo £12,000-15,000
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1967 E.F.T.A. 1/6d., phosphor, new blue omitted; 1970 Anniversaries 1/- gold (Queen's head) omitted; both fine unmounted mint and normals for comaprison.
S.G. 716pf, 821a £140-160
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1967-70 Machin 4d. deep olive brown (1 centre band), part perforated booklet pane of six (3 x 2) contained in February 1968 6/- booklet, unmounted mint, fine and rare. S.G. 732a, £4,000. Photo £2,500-3,000
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1967 4d. Christmas Madonna and Child, variety Gold (value only) omitted, unmounted mint from the right of the sheet, small wrinkle or bend, fine. S.G. 757b, £3,000. Photo £600-650
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1967 British Paintings 1/6d. "Children coming out of school", variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint, small wrinkle; fine. a major Q.E.II rarity with Only two mint examples (and another two on first day covers) are recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (2009). S.G. 750a, unpriced. Photo £50,000-70,000
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1969 Investiture 5d. se-tenant strip of three, variety red omitted, unmounted mint and fine. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2008). S.G. 802ac, £4,600. Photo £2,800-3,200
| 1970 British Rural Architecture | |
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5d. Fife Harling, variety grey-black (inscription and face value) omitted, unmounted mint, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). S.G. 815d, £20,000. Photo £12,000-15,000
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5d. Fife Harling, variety grey-black, (inscription and face value) omitted, unmounted mint vertical pair, a fine and an exceptional rarity being the only recorded pair with complete omission. B.P.A. Certificate (2011). S.G. 815d, £40,000. Photo £24,000-26,000
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5d. Fife harling, variety grey-black (inscription "Fife harling" and shading from the cottage and roof) omitted, unmounted mint from the upper left corner of the sheet with colour registration crosses, fine. With normal for comparison. Brandon Certificate (2006). S.G. 815 var. GBR 1630d, £40,000, quantity: 3 or 4 examples. Photo £8,000-10,000
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1970-72 £1 bluish black, sheet of 100 (10x10), variety imperforate except for the lower two rows which are misperforated and partly double perforated; folded, creased and faults S.G. 831b, var. £100-120
| 1971 Literary Anniversaries | |
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5p. Thomas Gray, variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint from the foot of the sheet, fine. S.G. 885a, £1,450. Photo £550-600
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5p. Thomas Gray, variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint; some tiny wrinkles, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G.885a, £1,450. GBR 1770a, £1,300, quantity: circa 35 and 2 first day covers. Photo £400-500
| 1971 Christmas | |
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3p. Adoration of the Magi, variety lemon (window panels) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 895c, £350. GBR 1790c, £350, quantity: circa 100 mint £120-150
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3p. Adoration of the Magi, variety lemon (window panels) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 895c, £350 £100-120
| 1972 British Polar Explorers | |
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3p. Sir James Clark Ross, variety uncoated paper, unmounted mint, fine and rare.
S.G. 897var., GRB F461PFA, £1,000, quantity: 2 mint. Photo £800-1,000
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5p. Sir Martin Frobisher, variety Gold (Queen's head) and phosphor omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 898Eya, £325. GBR 1796a, £300, quantity: 100 £120-150
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7 1/2p. Henry Hudson, variety Gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 899a, £550. GBR 1798am £550, quantity: circa 50. Photo £160-200
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