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2 1/2d. purple on red, 2 1/2d. purple on pink (2), perforated colour trials on unwatermarked paper, part original gum, good to fine. Specialised £1,725. Photo £300-400
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4d. dull green, unmounted mint, fresh and very fine. S.G. 192, £580. Photo £250-300
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6d. dull green, unmounted mint, centred to foot, fresh colour and fine. S.G. 194, £625. Photo £250-300
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1/2d. vermilion (Control "Q") and 1900 1/2d. blue-green (Control "R"), each in a complete sheet of 240 (two panes of 120), folded, some creases or wrinkles as would be expected, mostly fine mint. S,G. 197, 213, £1,200+ £150-200
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3d. purple on orange, unmounted mint, fresh colour, centred a little to right, fine.
S.G. 204, £1,300. Photo £400-500
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£1 green GA, unmounted mint, two vertical wrinkles, fresh colour and fine.
S.G. 212, £7,500. Photo £1,200-1,500
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1840-1900 mint and used collection of Queen Victoria issues (570+) on leaves, including 1840 Mulready 1d. and 2d. envelopes unused, 1d. letter sheet used, 2d. unused, 1840 1d. (25), 2d. (2), 1840 V.R. 1d. (R.P.S. Certificate 1977, faults), later line engraved with 1858-79 1d. Plate 225, 1870 1/2d. Plate 9, 1847-54 Embossed 1/- (5), 10d. (5), 6d. (7), surface printed issues with 1862-64 9d. (2), 1/- (3), 1865-67 9d. unused, 1867-80 9d. (5), 10d. (5), 2/- blue (5), 2/- brown, 1867-83 watermark Maltese Cross 5/- (5), 10/- and £1, watermark Anchor 5/- (2), 10/- (2), £1 (2) and £5, 1873-80 watermark Spray 1/- orange-brown, watermark Garter 4d. vermilion, 4d. sage-green (3), 4d. grey brown, 8d. (3), 1883-84 2/6d. (5, one on blued paper), 5/- (7, one on blue paper, another overprinted "specimen", 10/- (4, one on blued paper), 1884 watermark Crowns £1 brown-lilac, watermark Orbs £1 brown-lilac, 1887 £1 green, etc., mixed condition but a valuable and useful lot. Photo £14,000-16,000
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1840-1900 mint and used selection (101) in a green Plymouth album, including 1840 2d., 1841 1d. original gum block of four, single with blue Maltese Cross cancellation, 1847-54 embossed 1/-, 10d., 6d., 1858-79 1d. Plate 82 block of six, Plate 145 block of 12, Plate 155 block of fifteen, Plate 162 imprimatur lettered TE, 1873-80 watermark Garter 4d. sage-green Plate 15, 1887-92 1/- dull green, 1900 1/- green and carmine, etc., many fine £1,200-1,400
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x 1/2d. "Imperium" photographic essay in black, design as used for Colonial postal stationery, mounted on card dated "june 13 1901", marked "A"; fine. Photo £700-800
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x 1/2d., another essay in black and mounted on card but with the top and bottom tablets uncleared, dated "june 13 1901" and marked "B"; fine. Photo £700-800
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x 1/2d. die proof in black on glazed card (92mm. x 60mm.), without markings; fine. Specialised £3,000. Photo £1,200-1,400
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x 1/2d. blue-green imperforate plate proofs on thick surfaced card, three shades, one a double impression, fine. Specialised £420 £150-200
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x 1d. imperforate and overprinted "cancelled" type 21 diagonally, two with part original gum, gum wrinkles, fine. Specialised M6t, £300 £100-120
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x 1d. bright scarlet, from the top of the sheet and showing defective printing at top resulting in an unprinted portion; unmounted mint, fine. PFSA Certificate (1984).
S.G. 220 £200-250
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x 5d. plate proof block of four on poor quality buff paper, imperforate block of four, fine. Specialised £320+ £100-150
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7d, deep grey-black, block of twenty-four (6 x 4) from the left of the sheet, unmounted mint, small crease affecting one, otherwise fine and a scarce block. S.G. 249a, £4,080 £800-1,000
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x 2/6d. (double impression) and 5/- block of four (one with pinhole), imperforate plate proofs on poor quality buff paper; fine. Specialised £910 £350-400
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x 2/6d. double impression, 5/- block of four from the corner of the sheet, imperforate plate proofs on poor quality buff paper, fine. Specialised £910 £350-400
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x 1d. aniline pink, large part original gum; fine. S.G. 275, £750. Photo £250-300
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x 1d. aniline rose, horizontal strip of six from the lower right corner of the sheet with "A11" Control, unmounted mint (hinged in margin), a few gum wrinkles, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1978). S.G. 275a, £1,800+. Photo £800-1,000
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5/- carmine, block of four from the foot of the sheet, unmounted mint, minor wrinkles, fine and rare. S.G. 318. £4,400. Photo £1,500-1,800
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10/- blue, fresh mint, appears unmounted; fine. S.G. 319. Photo £800-1,200
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£1 deep green, Plate 1b [R10/4] large part original gum from the lower right corner of the upper pane showing the 1912 date dot, centred a little to lower right; some staining on reverse but attractive and scarce. S.G. 320, £2,000. Photo £500-600
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Mint and used collection (630+) on pages, including 1902-10 De la Rue 3d. two blocks of four, 4d. green and brown two blocks of four, 4d. orange (shades) four blocks of four, 7d. grey-black block of twelve, 7d. deep grey-black block of ten, 10d. strip of five from the top of the pane, 9d. vertical pair from the upper left corner of the pane, 2/6d. (6) part original gum, 5/- (7 part original gum), 10/- (6 original gum with a pair), £1 (two original gum and three used), 1911 Harrison perf. 14 1d. aniline pink shade, 4d. block of four, perf. 15 x 14 2 1/2d. four blocks of four, 3d. blocks of four and six, 4d. block of four, 1911-13 1 1/2d. blocks of four and six, 2d. two blocks of four, 5d. two blocks of four, 6d. two blocks of four, 9d. block of four, 10d. block of four, 1/- three blocks of four, 2/6d. two part original gum, 5/- two original gum, 10/- two original gum, £1 two original gum and another used on piece, etc., mixed condition but a valuable and useful lot. Photo £14,000-16,000
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1911 De La Rue ink trial Minerva Head dummy stamp in orange-red imperforate top marginal pair affixed to small part album page anotated "Exposed to to light in Egypt for about two months" together with a marginal single anotated "Not exposed", dated "4th April 1911 and headed "B6". Fine and rare, almost certainly unique £120-150
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1911 1/2d. Die 1B, imperforate trial on multiple cypher paper, unmounted mint, fine. Specialised £600 £150-200
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x Master Die for the 1d. and 2 1/2d. values in black, on proof paper (125 x 190mm.), Stage 4a, undated, fine. Specialised £5,750. Photo £2,500-3,000
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x Post Office presentation card (118mm. x 100mm.) endorsed "Multiple block cypher" and bearing a piece of paper (64mm. x 62mm.) with coloured impressions of the watermark, also the issued 1/2d. and 1d. part original gum. S.G. 397-398 £350-400
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x 1/2d. bright green, coil join pair, unmounted mint, good perfs., slight wrinkles, fine. S.G. 397, £500+ £200-240
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x 1/2d. bright green and 1d. bright scarlet, unmounted mint, slightly clipped perfs. and 1d. a little toned. S.G. 397-398, £600 £200-250
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x 1/2d. and 1d. vertical pairs, unmounted mint, 1/2d. with perfs. slightly clipped; fine. S.G. 397-398, £1,200+. Photo £400-500
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x 1/2d. and 1d. coil join pairs, original gum, 1d. with perfs. slightly trimmed at right; fine. Specialised £950. Photo £300-400
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x 1/2d. and 1d. blocks of four, original gum (slightly off white) with two in each block remaining unmounted mint, two 1d. slightly creased, fine and exceptionally rare. Specialised £3,500. Photo £1,200-1,500
Provenance: Hassan Shaida, Feb. 1994
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x 1/2d. bright green, vertical strip of ten with coil join between the second and third stamps, unmounted mint, perfs. slightly trimmed at left, fine and a rare multiple. S.G. 397, £2,500+. Photo £1,000-1,500
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x 1/2d. and 1d., both watermark inverted, the 1/2d. unmounted mint and with good perfs., 1d. large part original gum and with perfs. trimmed at left; fine. 398Wi, 399Wi, £3,300. Photo £1,000-1,100
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x 1d. dull scarlet, two examples showing part of the "C13" Control, unused without gum. Rare. Photo £800-1,000
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10/- indigo, unmounted mint from the top of the sheet; fine. S.G. 402, £2,000. Photo £850-950
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10/- deep blue, fresh colour; very minor gum wrinkling. Fine unmounted mint. Brandon Certificate (2010). S.G. 411, £5,500. Photo £1,200-1,500
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x A metal plate, handstamped "D2069" containing twelve impressions of the watermark; fine and unique. Photo £350-450
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A sheet of ungummed watermarked paper (444x527mm.), marked "Specimen. C", folded into four; small tear at lower left corner, fine £250-300
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x 1/2d., 1d., 1 1/2d. and 2d. variety watermark sideways, unmounted mint, fine.
S.G. 418a, 419a, 420a, 421b, £288 £100-150
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x 1 1/2d. red-brown tête-bêche pair, original gum, fine. S.G. 420a, £500. Photo £200-250
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x 1 1/2d. red-brown, tête-bêche pair with gutter margin, original gum, fine. Specialised £550. Photo £200-250
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x 1 1/2d. red-brown, variety printed on the gummed side, hinged on the reverse; fine.
S.G. 420c, £750. Photo £250-300
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x 1 1/2d. red-brown, booklet pane of four plus two printed labels, two, one with inverted watermark, unmounted mint, slightly off white gum, both without selvedge.
S.G. 420d, 420dw £150-200
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1924-25 British Empire Exhibition unmounted mint comprising blocks with 1924 1d. (eleven and forty-six), 1 1/2d. (eighteen, fifteen (2) and twelve), 1925 1d. (thirty and twelve), 1 1/2d. (thirty). Generally fine. S.G. 430-433, £4,734 £900-1,000
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x 1/2d. green block of six (3x2) from the top of the sheet, the upper three rows of horizontal perforations showing a major misplacement upwards and the lower pair imperforate 6mm. at foot, original gum, mostly unmounted mint, fine and a scarce variety. S.G. 439var. Photo £500-600
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x 1/2d, 1d., 1 1/2d. and 2d. watermark sideways, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 439a-442b, £297 £120-150
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x 1d. scarlet imperforate essay, 1 1/2d. colour trial in ultramarine, both horizontal pairs on gummed and watermarked paper, fine £200-250
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x 1d. scarlet, variety printed on the gummmed side, hinged on the reverse and slightly rubbed on the face. Rare. S.G. 440b, £750. Photo £300-350
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