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x 1 1/2d. imperforate colour trials in ultramarine, deep grey-green, scarlet and in red-brown, on gummed and watermarked paper, fine. Each with R.P.S. Certificate (1975). Specialised £680. Photo £200-250
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x 1 1/2d. red-brown, intermediate format, block of ten (2x5) showing an unusual perforation "skip" with the top pair partly imperforate, the lower pair with partial double vertical perfs. and the centre block of six with misplaced horizontal perfs., original gum; fine.
S.G. 441var. Photo £300-350
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x 1 1/2d. red-brown, printed on double paper, vertical strip of five, the third and fourth stamp printed on completely double paper, the second stamp on largely double paper and with the pre-printing tear which necessitated the paper join, original gum, fine. Also a single of the same variety. Specialised N53e, unpriced. Photo £350-450
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x 2d. orange, watermark sideways, horizontal strip of four, original gum (2 unmounted mint), good perfs., fine. S.G. 442b, £700 £250-300
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x 1939-48 2/6d. brown, block of eight (4x2) from the upper-right corner of the sheet with "Mark in shield" [R1/7] and "Gashed diadem" [R2/7] varieties, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 476, 476aa, 476ab, £950+ £350-400
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x 1941-42 2 1/2d. light ultramarine, block of four from the upper-right corner of the sheet with a spectacular dry print variety affecting the right hand vertical pair; three unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 489. Photo £350-400
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x 1948 Silver Wedding set on illustrated first day cover to South Africa; fine.
S.G. 493-494, £425 £150-180
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1957-59 Wilding selection comprising graphite-lined and phosphor-graphite issues with cylinder blocks and 1959 phosphor-graphite 2d. watermark error. Fine unmounted mint. Cat. £750+ £150-200
| 1961 Centenary of the Post Office Savings Bank | |
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x "Timson" 3d. Growth of Savings, variety orange-brown omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 624Aa, £600. Photo £200-250
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x "Timpson" 3d. Growth of Savings, vertical pair, the first with orange-brown omitted, the second with orange-brown largely omitted, unmounted mint, the error with a tiny flat area of gum; fine. PFSA Certificate (1978). S.G. 624Aa, £600+. Photo £300-350
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"Timson" 3d. Growth of Savings, variety orange-brown omitted, tied to envelope to Crawley by Savings Bank machine cancellation; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1962).
S.G. 624Aa. Photo £150-200
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x "Thrissell" 3d. Growth of Savings, orange-brown omitted, unmounted mint, from the right of the sheet, fine. S.G. 624Ba, £1,750. Photo £600-700
| 1962 National Productivity Year | |
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x 1/3d. "Unified Productivity", imperforate proof on ungummed and unwatermarked paper with vignette misplaced to top and slightly cut into at lower right. Rare S.G. 663 £350-400
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1/3d. ordinary, vertical pair (some perforation separation), the top stamp variety light blue (Queen's head) omitted and lower stamp with partial omission, both with minor bend and lower stamp with a couple of short perfs., normal for comparison. Fine unmounted mint. Rare and spectacular. Brandon Certificate (1998). S. G. 633a, £17,500+. Photo £6,000-7,000
Quantity: Circa 18 mint examples
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1/3d. ordinary, variety light blue (Queen's head) omitted with normal for comparison. Fine unmounted mint. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2005). S. G. 633a, £17,500. Photo £6,000-7,000
Quantity: Circa 18 mint examples
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x 1964 Botanical Congress set on first day cover, 1965 Lister set (blocks of four), 1965 Commonwealth Arts set, 1965 Battle of Britain 9d., 1/3d., 1965 United Nations, 1966 Landscapes 4d., 1/3d., 1/6d., all handstamped "cancelled" in black for the Post Office Forensic Department; the first set with different handstamps, chiefly unmounted mint and most unusual £400-450
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x 9d. ordinary, 1965 Battle of Britain 9d. ordinary, 1/6d. phosphor, 1965 I.T.U. 9d. ordinary and phosphor, 1966 Landscapes 6d. phosphor, 1966 World Cup 1/3d. phosphor (block of four), 1967 Discoveries; all with watermark inverted, unmounted mint, fine. Cat. £570+ £200-250
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1965 Churchill Commemoration 4d. ordinary, spectacular variety partial omission of olive-brown caused by foreign matter on the printing plate, normal for comparison. Fine unmounted mint. Most unusual. Brandon certificate (2008). S.G. 661 var. Photo £500-600
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1965 25th Anniversary of Battle of Britain 1/3d. ordinary, top left corner vertical strip of three, variety 12mm. downward shift of black (Queen's head and value) leaving the top stamp without value; fine unmounted mint. Spectacular and most unusual. Brandon Certificate (2006) for a block of six. S.G. 678 var. Photo £800-1,000
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x 1965 I.T.U. Centenary 1/6d. ordinary, variety light pink omitted, used on first day cover with handwritten address and the usual London E.C. cancellation, to Tooting;
a trifle soiled, fine. S.G. 684a. Photo £1,500-1,600
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x 1966 World Cup Football 6d. ordinary, variety black omitted, unmounted mint from the right of the sheet, fine. S.G. 694a, £225 £100-120
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4d. se-tenant block of four ordinary, variety black (value, etc.), blue, bistre and reddish brown omitted, normal (phosphor) for comparison; unmounted mint. A fine and spectacular example of this very popular error. Brandon Certificate (2004). S.G. 696ab, £20,000. Photo £8,000-10,000
Circa 30 mint blocks
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x 4d. ordinary, se-tenant block of four, variety emerald-green omitted, unmounted mint from the right of the sheet; fine. S.G. 696af, £600 £250-300
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x 4d. ordinary, se-tenant block of four, variety bistre omitted, unmounted mint from the upper-left corner of the sheet; slight wrinkles, fine. S.G. 696h, £800 £250-300
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x 4d. ordinary, se-tenant block of four, variety reddish brown omitted, unmounted mint, folded through centre vertical perfs., fine. S.G. 696j, £250 £100-150
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x 4d. phosphor, se-tenant block of four, variety reddish-brown omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 696pj, £350 £150-200
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x 1966 "england winners" 4d., imperforate printer's waste block of four from the lower left corner of the sheet with traffic lights, on gummed, unwatermarked paper; creased and soiled. Rare. S.G. 700P £400-450
| 1966 900th Anniversary of the Battle of Hastings | |
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x 4d. ordinary, eighteen different imperforate progressive proofs/separations on gummed and watermarked paper; unmounted mint, some miscut, chiefly fine. Photo £1,800-1,900
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x 4d. ordinary, olive-green omitted, the strip of six separated into two strips of three, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 705a, variety b, £390 £150-180
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x 4d. ordinary, bistre omitted,, horizontal strip of six separated into two strips of three, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 705a, variety c, £390 £150-180
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x 4d. ordinary, grey omitted, the strip of six separated into two strips of three, unmounted, fine. S.G. 705a, variety j, £390 £150-180
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x 4d. phosphor, magenta omitted, the strip of six, separated into two strips of three, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 705pa, variety pf, £390 £150-180
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x 4d. phosphor, green omitted, the strip of six separated into two strips of three, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 705pa, variety pg, £390 £150-180
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x 4d. phosphor, grey omitted, horizontal strip of three separated into two strips of three, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 705pa, variety pj, £390 £150-180
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x 9d. ordinary, examples with lilac and brown (rail trucks) omitted, 9d. phosphor variety green omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 715b, 715d, 715pc, £365 £150-200
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x 1/6d. ordinary, examples with brown and new blue omitted, 1/6d. phosphor variety blue-grey omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 716c, 716d, 715pd. £435 £150-180
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1967 British Wild Flowers 4d. se-tenant block of four (separated) phosphor, variety agate omitted, normal (ordinary) for comparison; all part original gum (disturbed as usual). Fine and very rare. Brandon Certificate (2010). S.G. 717pd-20pd, £18,000. Photo £3,000-4,000
Circa 1 mint block (2 x 2), 3 mint sets of four as singles, 3 mint singles, 1 used single
| 1967 Christmas | |
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x 3d. Adoration of the Shepherds, variety gold (Queen's head and value) omitted, also imperforate horizontal pair from the foot of the sheet and two with phosphor and embossing omitted. PFSA Certificate (1978) for the first. S.G. 756a, etc. £200-250
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3d. Adoration of the Shepherds, variety gold (value only) omitted, normal cylinder block of six for comparison; unmounted mint. Brandon Certificate (2005). Pierron GBR1512d, £1,750. Photo £500-600
Quantity: Circa 4 mint
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4d. Madonna and Child, imperforate proof with gold (Queen's head and value) omitted; very minor bends, fine unmounted mint. Pierron GBR1514e, £550. Photo £250-300
Quantity: Circa 30 pairs
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x 1968 British Bridges 1/6d. Menai Bridge, variety gold (Queen's head) omitted, unmounted mint, two vertical marks on gum; fine. S.G. 765a, £425 £120-150
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1968 Anniversaries 9d. Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, set of four imperforate progressive proofs (in reddish violet, bluish grey and in black, also reddish violet and black printed together), unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 768 P £150-200
| 1968 British Paintings | |
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x 4d. Queen Elizabeth I, variety gold (Queen's head and value) omitted, unmounted mint from the foot of the sheet; fine. With PFSA Certificate (1979). S.G. 771a, £350 £150-200
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x 4d. Queen Elizabeth I, variety vermilion omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 771b, £700. Photo £250-300
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1968 Christmas 4d. Boy and girl with rocking horse, black, orange, vermilion, ultramarine, bistre and gold, block of eighteen (3x6) from the upper left corner of the sheet, seven stamps variety gold omitted due to a pre-printing paper fold, resulting in the gold being printed on the reverse; unmounted mint (hinge in the margin), the necessary diagonal crease affects four of the varieties and one of these is torn, nevertheless fine and a truely spectacular variety. S.G. 775a, £63,000+. GBR 1550a, quantity: 13 mint examples. Photo £20,000-25,000
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x 1969 British Ships 5d. R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth 2, variety grey (decks) omitted, unmounted mint, fine. PFSA Certificate (1979). S.G. 778b, £280 £100-120
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x 1969 Investiture of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 5d. se-tenant strip of three, variety black (value and inscription) omitted, unmounted mint from the left of the sheet, fine. PFSA Certificate (1981). S.G. 802b, 803b, 804b, £2,250. Photo £1,000-1,200
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x 5d. The Three Shepherds, variety green omitted, unmounted mint from the upper right corner of the sheet, umounted mint, fine. PFSA Certificate (1979), S.G. 813d, £450 £200-250
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1/6d. The Three Kings, examples with deep slate (value) omitted and greenish yellow omitted; both fine large part o.g. and normal for comparison. S.G. 814b/c, £1,100 £200-250
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x 1/6d. The Three Kings, examples with gold (Queen's head, etc.) and new blue omitted, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 814a, 814w, £730 £300-350
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