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x 2/6d. pale sepia-brown, unmounted mint, fine. Specialised N64(1), £2,000. Photo £500-600
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x 5/- bright carmine, unmounted mint, slightly short perf. at top, fine. S.G. 409, £1,800. Photo £150-200
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x 5/- bright carmine corner example, centred to upper right, large part original gum, lovely colour, fresh and fine. S.G. 409, £650. Photo £300-400
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x 10/- blue, a deep shade, unmounted mint, small tear between two perfs. at top; good appearance. S.G. 412, £3,500. Photo £100-150
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10/- blue, very lightly hinged, fresh and fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1776), S.G. 412, £3,200. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x 2/6d. chocolate-brown, three slight shades, part original gum, good to fine. S.G. 414, £570 £100-150
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2/6d. chocolate-brown, 5/- rose-red and 10/- dull grey-blue, unmounted mint, all from the right of the sheet, a few small wrinkles, fine and fresh. S.G. 414, 416-417, £1,575. Photo £600-700
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x 5/- rose-carmine, unmounted mint, some gum wrinkles, fine. Specialised N68(1), £500. Photo £100-120
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x 5/- rose-carmine, unmounted mint, fine. Specialised N68(1), £500. Photo £150-200
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x 5/- rose-carmine, two slight shades, unmounted mint, a few slight wrinkles, good colour and perfs., fine. Specialised N68(1), £1,000 £200-250
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x 10/- dull grey-blue, unmounted mint, slight gum wrinkles; fine. S.G. 417, £800. Photo £250-300
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x 10/- dull grey-blue, a bright shade, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 417, £800. Photo £200-250
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x 10/- dull grey-blue (2) and dull blue shades, some faults. S.G. 417 £80-100
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1/2d. to 1/- set of twelve in blocks of four, unmounted mint, fine and fresh. S.G. 418-429, £1,000. Photo £250-300
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1/2d. green, Control "A24" block of nine (3x3) from the lower left corner of the sheet with pre-perforating paper fold resulting in three being partly imperforate, part original gum (the lower two rows containing the varieties unmounted mint); fine. S.G. 418a £100-120
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1/2d., 1d., 1 1/2d. and 2d., watermark sideways, each in a horizontal strip of four, unmounted mint, good perfs., fine. S.G. 418a-421b, £1,152 £300-400
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1/2d., 1d., 1 1/2d., 2d., 1929 P.U.C. 1/2d., 1d. and 1 1/2d., watermark sideways, also P.U.C. 1/2d. (stained), 1d. and 1 1/2d. watermark inverted, unmounted mint, good perfs., chiefly fine. S.G. 418a-421b, 434a-436a, 434Wi-436Wi, £768 £200-250
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2d. orange, "P31" Control block of six (3x2) from the lower left corner of the sheet with pre-perforating paper fold resulting in the lower left example being pertly imperforate, part original gum, the variety unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 421var. £100-150
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1/2d., 1d. and 1 1/2d., watermark sideways, each in a horizontal strip of four, unmounted mint, a few small wrinkles, fine. S.G. 434a-436a, £1,240 £400-500
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1d./1 1/2d. unfinished proof in black from the master die, imperforate on card, mounted on paper; fine and extremely rare. Photo £4,500-5,000
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x 1 1/2d. purple-brown, variety "1829" for "1929", the fifth stamp in a block of six (3 x 2) from the top of the sheet, unmounted mint, fine. Specialised NCom 7c, £450 (for mounted) £200-250
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x 2 1/2d. blue, variety watermark inverted, unmounted mint from the foot of the sheet, the upper right corner perf. replaced; fine appearance. S.G. 437wi, £3,750. Photo £200-250
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£1 black, block of four from the upper left corner of the sheet, unmounted mint (hinged in the margin), very slightly creamy gum, small green mark on reverse of the first stamp; fine. S.G. 438, £4,400+. Photo £1,200-1,500
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£1 black, circular cancellations; fine. S.G. 438, £550. Photo £200-250
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£1 black, block of four, light circular cancellations; fine. S.G. 438, £2,200+. Photo £800-1,000
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1934-36 1/2d., 1d., 1 1/2d. and 2d. watermark sideways, all in horizontal strips of four, unmounted mint, some slightly clipped perfs., fine. S.G. 439a-442a, £1,188 £250-300
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2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, unmounted mint, 10/- from the right of the sheet; fine. S.G. 450-452, £1,000. Photo £300-350
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2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, original gum; fine and fresh. S.G. 450-452, £575. Photo £270-300
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2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, all in blocks of eight (the lower two rows of the sheet), unmounted mint, hinged in the margins, some wrinkles as would be expected and the 10/- with crease in the margin, well clear of the stamps. S.G. 450-452, £8,000+. Photo £3,000-4,000
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2/6d. to £1 set of six (2), 1948 Wedding £1 pair, 1951 2/6d. to £1 (3), also 1967-68 no watermark 2/6d. to £1 blocks of four, 1969 2/6d. to £1 blocks of four, unmounted mint; fine. S.G. £1,330 £350-400
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10/- dark blue, block of nine (3x3) from the upper left corner of the sheet, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 478, £2,340 £800-1,000
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1948 Wedding pair on Ace of Clubs illustrated first day cover from Longlands, Stourbridge and addressed locally; attractive £150-200
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1948 Wedding pair on Ace of Clubs illustrated first day cover registered from Potters Bar to South Africa, attractive £150-200
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1948 Silver Wedding 2 1/2d. and £1 neatly cancelled on Wallace plain first day cover from Bournemouth addressed locally £80-100
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1951 Festival 2/6d to £1, 10/- and £1 blocks of four, unmounted mint, two 10/- in the block with partial toning and one with a gum crease, fine appearance; also 1948 Wedding £1 unused (2), mint and used (3), fair to fine £100-120
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1959 Phosphor-graphite 2d. light red-brown, error of watermark, block of four from the foot of the sheet, unmounted mint; fine and scarce. S.G. 605a, £720+. Photo £320-350
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x 1962 National Productivity Year 3d. light blue and violet, ordinary, horizontal pair from the upper left corner of the sheet showing a progressive dry print of the violet affecting the first stamp; unmounted mint, fine and a striking variety. S,G. 632var. £100-120
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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 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 in the dry print strip with crease. S.G. 623A. Photo £500-600
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x "Timson" 3d. orange-brown and violet, vertical pair, one with orange-brown omitted. Also another vertical pair, one with orange-brown practically omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 624AEb, £600 £200-250
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x 1963 Paris Postal Conference 6d. green and mauve, variety green omitted, used (wavy line cancellation), a little soiled, fine and scarce. Brandon Certificate (1997). S.G. 636a, unpriced used. Photo £250-300
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1965 Churchill phosphor set, imperforate and with "npm/imprimatur" handstamps on reverse, unmounted mint; fine. Specialised £4,500. Photo £2,500-3,000
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x 1965 Simon de Montfort 6d. ordinary, vertical pair from the top of the sheet, variety imperforate between the stamp and margin at top, unmounted mint, small wrinkles, fine. Specialised W59a, £1,400. Photo £200-250
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x 1966 World Cup Football 6d. ordinary, variety black omitted, wavy line cancellation; fine. S.G. 694a £60-80
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x 4d. ordinary, lower marginal se-tenant block of four, variety red omitted, normal for comparison. Unmounted mint. S.G. 696e/9e, £2,200; Pierron GBR1392e, £2,200. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x 4d. ordinary, left marginal se-tenant block of four, variety emerald-green omitted, normal for comparison. Unmounted mint. S.G. 696f/9f, £600; Pierron GBR1392f, £600. Photo £300-350
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x 4d. ordinary, left marginal se-tenant block of four, variety bright blue omitted, normal for comparison. Unmounted mint. S.G. 696g/9g, £1,400; Pierron GBR1392I, £1,400. Photo £700-800
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x 4d. ordinary, se-tenant block of four, variety bright blue omitted, unmounted mint, the European Robin (normal) with handstamp on reverse, fine. S.G. 696g, 697g, £1,400. Photo £250-300
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x 4d. ordinary, se-tenant block of four, variety bright blue omitted, lightly hinged, fine. S.G. 696g, 697g, £1,400 (for unmounted) £150-200
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x 4d. ordinary, se-tenant block of four, variety reddish-brown omitted, light circular cancellations, fine. S.G. 698j, 699j £100-120
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x 4d. phosphor, top left corner marginal se-tenant block of four, variety reddish brown omitted, normal for comparison. Unmounted mint. S.G. 696pj/9pj, £350; Pierron GBR1392m, £350. Photo £160-200
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