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x 10/- deep blue, large part slightly yellowish original gum, vertical crease, good colour and perfs., fine appearance. S.G. 411, £3,750. Photo £300-350
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x 10/- deep blue, block of four, London dated cancellations, good colour, short perf. at right and a few split perfs., fine. P.F.S.A. Certificate (2012). S.G. 411, £4,000+. Photo £800-1,000
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x 10/- blue, large part original gum, diagonal crack at right some gum creases; fine.
B.P.A. Certificate (2014). S.G. 412, £3,200. Photo £800-1,000
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x 10/- deep blue (worn plate), unmounted mint from the left of the sheet (hinged in the margin), good colour and perfs., light gum wrinkles and slightly yellowish gum; fine. Specialised N70(8), £5,500. Photo £2,000-2,500
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x 10/- deep blue (worn plate), large part original gum, good colour and perfs., well centred and fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2013). Specialised N70(8), £3,250. Photo £1,000-1,200
| 1918-19 Bradbury, Wilkinson | |
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x 2/6d. olive-brown, 5/- rose-red and 10/- dull grey-blue, part original gum, the 10/- mint, 5/- with short perfs. at left and a trifle stained. S.G. 413a, 416, 417 £150-200
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2/6d. chocolate-brown (2), 5/- rose-carmine and 10/- dull grey-blue, together with Waterlow 5/- rose-carmine, unmounted mint; the odd imperfection. S.G. 414, 416, 417, 401 £800-1,000
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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 £400-500
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x 2/6d. reddish brown, block of four, original gum with the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, good colour and perfs., fine. S.G. 415, £970. Photo £400-500
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x 2/6d., used with 1 1/2d., South Kensington 28 Aug. 1928 cancellations, on envelope to Washington D.C., endorsed "Catapult Air Mail on S.S. "Isle de France" Via Plymouth", Boston arrival of 3 Sept. 1928 on reverse; the envelope a little roughly opened, scarce. Photo £200-250
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x 2/6d. (22 including block of four, [R1/3] and [R1/2] re-entries, 5/- (9 with two on pieces), 10/- (7, including two blackish-blue shades), used, mixed condition but fine included £400-500
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x 10/- dull blue, mint, small tear between two perfs. at top; fine appearance. Specialised N71(1) £100-150
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x 10/- dull blue, dull grey-blue and blackish-blue ("Steel blue") shades, original gum or part original gum; good to fine. Specialised N71(1-3), £1,850. Photo £400-450
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x 10/- blackish-blue ("Steel blue") [R6/2] re-entry (N71b), original gum, centred a little to left, fine. H. Richter Certificate (1995), Specialised N71(3), 1,400. Photo £500-600
| 1924-26 Watermark Block Cypher | |
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A sheet of ungummed watermarked paper (444x527mm.), marked "Specimen. C", folded into four; small tear at lower left corner, fine £300-350
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1/2d. yellow-green, variety no watermark, an unmounted mint block of four from the foot of the sheet; fine fresh and extremely rare. Believed to be the largest recorded multiple of this variety. R.P.S. Certificate (1993). S.G. 418c, £24,000+. Photo £10,000-12,000
Provenance: "Monarch" Collection, part II, October 2008
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1 1/2d. red-brown tête-bêche pair, unmounted mint; tiny wrinkles, fine. S.G. 420a, £750. Photo £350-400
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1 1/2d. red-brown, tête-bêche pair with gutter margin; unmounted mint, fine and scarce. S.G. 420a, var. Photo £400-500
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1 1/2d. bright chestnut on highly glazed paper, block of six (2 x 3) from the upper left corner of the sheet with unrecorded plate marking, unmounted mint, light diagonal bend affecting three, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). Specialised N35(5) £150-200
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2d. orange, variety no watermark, unmounted mint from the top of the sheet; diagonal gum crease, fine and scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (2008). S.G. 421a, £2,250. Photo £600-800
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2 1/2d. blue, variety no watermark, unmounted mint from the top of the sheet (hinged in the margin only); very fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2009). S.G. 422a, £3,800. Photo £1,200-1,500
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1/- pale buff-brown, variety watermark inverted, unmounted mint from the top of the sheet (tiny mark in margin), fresh and fine. Photocopy of R.P.S. Certificate (2012) for a pair. S.G. 429Wi, £600. Photo £300-350
| 1929 Postal Union Congress | |
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† 1d. and 1 1/2d. booklet panes of six with inverted and upright watermarks, 1 1/2d. booklet pane of six overprinted "cancelled" type 33 and with punch, watermark inverted,
also the 3/- booklet (edition 172) exploded and all panes with inverted watermark, unmounted mint, some trimmed perfs., fine £200-300
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£1 black lower left corner example, unmounted mint; slightly off-white gum. S.G. 438, £1,100. Photo £300-350
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£1 black, fine used. Also 1902-10 De La Rue £1 dull blue-green, heavily cancelled and faults. S.G. 438, etc. £200-250
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2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, unmounted mint, off-white gum; 10/- with a couple of patches of flat gum. S.G. 450-452, £575 £300-350
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x 2/6d. chocolate-brown, tied to long air mail envelope to South Africa, taxed by 1933 postage due 6d. (5) on arrival, fine and scarce £100-150
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x 2/6d. (10 with a block of four), 5/- (9 with a block of four), 10/- (11 with a block of four), used, chiefly good to fine. S.G. 450-452, £1,425 £300-350
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x 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- (5) used with 1934 1/- (2), on envelope to Brazil, violet London air mail cancellations of 13 Oct. 1937, red German air mail cachet, arrival datestamp on reverse; a few slightly soiled perfs., wrinkles but fine and a fine and a remarkable franking. S.G. 450-452. Photo £400-500
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x 2/6d., 5/- and 10/-, tied to air mail cover to Brazil, London cancellations of 27 July 1938, magenta German air mail cachet, arrival datestamp on reverse; a trifle soiled and the 10/- with a small wrinkle at top, otherwise fine and a scarce franking of the complete re-engraved high values set. S.G. 450-452 £150-200
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x 2/6d. with 1934 10d. (2) on cover dated 28 April 1937; 10/- with 1924 6d. on cover dated 8 Sept. 1937; 10/- with 1934 1/- (4) on cover dated 15 Sept. 1937. All to the same address in Brazil. Good to fine £150-200
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x 10/- indigo, block of four with central Wilton Rd. c.d.s. of 6 April 1935; a few soiled perfs., fine. S.G. 452, £320+ £100-150
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x 1d. scarlet, vertical strip of three from the foot of the sheet, showing an additional strike of the perforator, giving the impression of being imperforate vertically, the first stamp part original gum, the lower pair remaining unmounted mint, creases and a trifle soiled but a rare variety. Brandon Certificate (1996). S.G. 454var. Photo £400-500
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x 1 1/2d. red-brown, block of six (3x2) from the right of the sheet, showing damage which occured after printing but before perforating, partly repaired by use of selvedge from 1/2d. stamps. Spectacular and most unusual. S.G. 455var. Photo £400-500
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2 1/2d. Prussian blue, lightly mounted mint; small set of initials on reverse; very fine. Rare. S.G. 456a, £13,000. Photo £7,000-9,000
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1941-42 1/2d. pale green, tête-bêche horizontal pair, original gum, a trifle soiled and stained. Extremely rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2014). S.G. 485a, £18,000. Photo £5,500-6,000
| 1948 Silver Wedding | |
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£1 blue, complete sheet of twenty (5 x 4), unmounted mint, some light bends or wrinkles, fine. S.G. 494, £800+ £200-250
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2 1/2d. and £1 neatly cancelled on Wallace plain first day cover from Bournemouth addressed locally; fine. S.G. 493-494 £60-80
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1955 Waterlow 2/6d. to £1 and 1958 De La Rue 2/6d. to £1 (all marginal), unmounted mint. S.G. 536-539, 536a-539a, £825 £280-350
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1962 National Nature Week, two contemporary rough artists drawings by Mrs Olive Meronti, comprising 3d. in pencil and crayon depicting a squirrel and acorn and 4 1/2d. in pencil and watercolour depicting an acorn and motif, four times stamp size and individually executed on wove card (266mm x 257mm). Attractive and fine. Photo £200-300
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1971 Christmas 3p. Adoration of the Magi, variety lemon (window panels) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 895c, £350 £100-120
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1972 British Polar Explorers 3p. Sir James Clark Ross, variety uncoated paper, unmounted mint, fine and rare. S.G. 897var., GRB F461PFA, £1,000, quantity: 2 mint. Photo £500-600
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1972 British Architecture 3p. St. Andrew's, variety orange-vermilion omitted, wavy line cancellation, crease at upper right corner, small coloured mark on reverse. Rare.
With normal for comparison. S.G. 904b, £5,500. GBR 1808b, £5,500, quantity: 2 used examples. Photo £1,000-1,200
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1972 Broadcasting Anniversaries 7 1/2p. T.V. Camera, variety brownish-slate (Queen's head) omitted, on first day cover (typewritten address) with the other three values of the set, fine and rare. Also normal for comparison. S.G. 911a, £4,500, Pierron GBR1822a, £4,500. Quantity: 7, all originally on first covers. Photo £800-1,000
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1972 Christmas 3p. Angel playing lute, variety bright green omitted, unmounted mint, fine. With normal for comparison. S.G. 914b, £300. GBR 1828b, £300, quantity: 150 £60-80
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1973 British Explorers 7 1/2p. Walter 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 £1,000-1,200
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2003 (25 Mar.) Fruit and Vegetables self-adhesive 1st. sheetlet block of ten plus labels, variety imperforate, superb. Very rare with only a handful of examples recorded. Brandon Certificate (2006). S.G. 2348ab. Photo £1,800-2,200
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2012 Gold Medal Winners of the London Olympics and Paralympics, the complete set of sixty-two first day covers with the Olympic Park cancellation and mint sheetlets housed the official Post Office presentation album. Fine. S.G. 3342a-70a, 3372a-405a, £955 £200-250
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1902-03 2d. yellowish green and carmine-red, tied to small piece by South Western District Office c.d.s.; fine. S.G. O38, £400 £50-80
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1887-90 1/- dull green, 1891-1900 2d. grey-green and carmine, 4 1/2d. green and carmine, part original gum, the 1/- with some paper hinge remnants on the reverse;
fresh colours and fine. S.G. O68, 70, 71, £1,290. Photo £250-300
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