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QV STAMPS - 1886-87 MINT SET, ETC.: SG 8/14 mint set of 7 £600 plus ½d upper marginal unmounted mint block of 12 (4 x 3) & 2½d mint var. wmk. inv. SG 11w £400. Fine (20) £240
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QV STAMPS - 1886-87 "SPECIMEN" SET: SG 8s/14s SPECIMEN set of 7 plus additional 1/- specimen value with unlisted var. '"Blob" on "M" of "specimen"'. Fine (8) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £120
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QV STAMPS - 1886-87 1d DIE PROOF: In black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) stamped "BEFORE/HARDENING" and dated "30 APR. 86". Fine & rare. Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £300
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QV STAMPS - 1886-87 2½d DIE PROOF: In black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) stamped "BEFORE/HARDENING" and dated "30 APR. 86". Fine & rare. Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £300
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QV STAMPS - 1886-87 UNDENOMINATED DIE PROOF: Key plate used for the 2d, 4d, 6d & 1/- values, with value tablet blank, in black on glazed card (92 x 60mm) stamped "BEFORE/HARDENING" and dated "30 APR. 86". Fine & rare. Cross Reference: REDIRECTED MAIL £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889 (AUG) "SPECIMEN" & MINT PLATE MARGINALS, ETC.: SG 15s/21s "SPECIMEN" set of 7 plus additional 25c on 2½d Bright Blue specimen var '"5" with short foot'; SG 15/21 mint set of 7 plate marginal singles plus 10c on 1d upper plate marginal block of 4, 40c on 4d upper right corner plate marginal pair, 25c on 2d Brown-Purple lower plate marginal with var 'Broken "N"' SG 17b & 75c on 1/- lower plate marginal with var '"5" with short foot' SG 21a. Fine range of mint plate marginals, etc. (23) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £280
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QV STAMPS - 1889 & 1898 "SPECIMENS": 1889 Surcharge opt. SPECIMEN set (missing 25c on 2½d Bright Blue but with additional 10c & 40c), 1889 Spanish currency SPECIMENS 20c, 25c, 40c, 50c, 1p Bistre (2), 1p Bistre & Ultramarine (2) & 2p & 1898 Reissue in sterling currency SPECIMEN set of 7 plus additional ½d & 1886-7 6d. (26) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £200
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QV STAMPS - 1889 MINT 'BROKEN "N"' & '"5" WITH SHORT FOOT' VARS, ETC: 75c on 1/- Bistre umm left-hand marginal block of 4 with both right-hand units var '"5" with short foot' SG 21a £400+ as singles, 25c on 2½d Bright Blue var 'Broken "N"' SG 18b £325 [BPA Cert (1988)], 25c on 2d Brown-Purple with unlisted var 'Broken "5"', plus complete mint set of 7 SG 15/21 £200. Fine (13) £180
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QV STAMPS - 1889 (AUG.) 5c ON ½d MINT PANE OF 60: Complete unmounted mint bottom right hand pane of 60 (6 x 10) with plate number (1) at base, 1st, 5th & 6th columns all var. '"5" with short foot' and R9/1 with unlisted var "Broken right frame" (believed to only occur on this pane of the sheet). A few minor creases mainly in the margin but affecting 3 units & a few tone spots in the margins only. A scarce multiple SG £720 as singles. £160
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QV STAMPS - 1889 10c on 1d rose, a complete mint (mounted on selvedge only) sheet of 120 comprising two panes of 60 with bottom selvedge removed. Two small marginal rust spots. SG 16 £1,680 as singles. £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889 20c on 2d purple brown, an unmounted mint complete sheet of 120 comprising two divided panes of sixty with central selvedge partly missing, shows small 1 [pos 6/2 on each pane SG 17ab] and broken N [pos 10/5 on each pane SG 17b]. The 2nd vertical row of each pane with 5 with short foot variety. SG £1,500 as singles. £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889 (AUG.) 25c ON 2½d BRIGHT BLUE MINT BLOCK OF 30: Lower five rows from upper left hand pane inc. 2nd column var '"5" with short foot' (5) SG 18a, R6/2 additionally var 'Small "I"' SG 18ab & R10/5 var 'Broken "N"' SG 18b. Mounted in margin only with a few tone spots to the gum otherwise fine and scarce. SG £1550+ as singles. £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889 (AUG.) 75c ON 1/- MINT CORNER PLATE BLOCK OF 28: A fine unmounted mint upper right corner plate (1) block of 28 (4 x 7). SG 21 £1540 as singles. £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889 (AUG.) 75c ON 1/- MINT CORNER PLATE MARGINAL BLOCK OF 12: Fine upper right marginal block of 12 (2 x 6) with 6 units of 2nd column all var '"5 with short foot'. A fine and scarce block mounted in the margin only. SG 21 (6) & 21a (6) £1230 as singles. £240
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 MINT VARIETIES: inc. 5c Green 'Broken "M"' SG 22a £190 & Wmk Inv. SG 22w £300, 20c 'Flat top to "C"' in block of 4 (with 3 normal) SG 25/25a £400+, 40c block of 24 (being the left hand pane rows 5 to 8), a few tone spots on the gum, with unlisted var 'Broken "I" in "CENTIMOS"' [R8/4], etc. Fine (31) £420
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 MINT & USED RANGE INC. VARS: Range inc. 1889 20c Olive-Green & Brown (10, 5 mint & 5 used), 20c Olive-Green (6, 5 mint, 1 used, 25c Ultramarine (4 mint), etc plus mint 5c var 'Broken "M"' SG 22a £190 & mint 20c Olive-Green var 'Flat top to "C"' SG 25a £350. A good range worthy of inspection (109) £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 MINT CORNER PLATE BLOCKS, ETC.: Range inc. 20c Olive-Green plate block of 9, 75c plate block of 6, 1p Bistre plate block of 6, 5p plate block of 4, etc. plus mint 5c inv. wmk. (SG 22w). SG £1350 as singles (48) £260
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 "SPECIMEN" SET & MINT RANGE: SG 22s/24s, 26s/33s specimen set of 11 £450 plus additional 50c specimen & 1p Bistre with part cto cancel and locally produced 'Miss Creswell' "ULTRAMAR" (specimen) overprint & 5c, 10c, 25c, 40c, 50c, 75c, 1p Bistre & 5p mint. Fine (21) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £240
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 MINT & USED RANGE; Group inc. two complete mint sets of 12 SG 22/33 £450, with additional mint 1p Bistre (2), 5p Slate-Grey, etc. plus range of used. A nice group (76) £150
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 MINT PLATE BLOCKS & SINGLES, ETC.: Range inc. 5c (13, lower right corner plate block of 4, strip of 3 & lower left corner plate pair, 10c upper left plate strip of 3, 20c (both) in lower right plate blocks of 4, 1p Bistre & Ultramarine lower right corner plate block of 4, 2p Black & Carmine lower left corner plate block of 6 plus 5c, 10c, 20c Olive-Green & Brown, 25c, 40c (2), 1p Bistre & Ultramarine & 2p Black & Carmine marginal plate number singles & 5c mint block of 4 & top right unit unlisted var 'Flat top to "OS in "CENTIMOS"'. Also used 5c var 'Broken "M"', etc. A fine range of marginal plate numbered examples (46) £120
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 10c CARMINE VARIETY VALUE TABLET OMITTED: A fine mint example of this classic rarity. Only 5 known with gutter margin, demonstrating error is from the left hand pane. RPSL Cert (2003). SG 23a £7000. £3,000
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 MINT PLATE BLOCKS: Four plate blocks, clearly showing the location of the 4 plate number for each sheet - 10c upper left plate marginal strip of 3 & upper right plate block of 25, 40c lower left plate block of 6 (3 x 2) & 50c lower right plate block of 24 (8 x 3), the latter also with inter-pane margin. The odd tone spot to the gum and slight creasing otherwise fine and mounted in margins only. (4 blocks) £260
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 KEY PLATE 2 MASTER DIE PROOF: stamp sized die proof, value tablet blank, affixed to piece (56 x 55mm) ex De La Rue Striking Book. Initialled "WRS" and dated "21/3/95" in margin. Card inscribed "March 28/120 Leads" and "Repeat/&/chgd/June 18/95" in red. [Ex. Duveen & Barclays]. [Sold in a London auction in 2014 where it realised £1,100]. Fine and rare. Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £750
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 "20 CENTIMOS" & "2 PESETAS" DUTY DIE PROOFS: stamp sized die proofs, affixed to card (64 x 54mm) ex De La Rue Striking Book. Both inscribed "Gibraltar". Card endorsed "(fr)om each die" in black & "June 18.95" (the date of invoicing) in red. [Ex. Duveen & Barclays]. [Sold in a London auction in 2014 where it realised £380]. Fine and rare. Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £250
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QV STAMPS - 1889 20c olive-green, a complete undivided sheet of 120 containing two panes of 60, one on each pane [row 4 no 4] with flat top to C variety (SG 25a). Some overall climatic toning and a few are rust spotted. A rare survivor. SG £2,820 as singles. £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 40c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF MARGINAL STRIP OF FOUR: in Orange-Brown (the issued colour) on gummed Crown CA watermarked paper. [Ex 'Barclays']. Offsets on gum and some gum creasing, otherwise fine. Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £600
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 40c & 50c MINT PANES: 40c Orange-Brown & 50c Bright Lilac, both from plate 2 (with jubilee lines), in full mint left-hand panes of sixty, the former inc. unlisted var 'Broken ''I'' in ''CENTIMOS''' [R8/4], hinged on two 50c. and in margins only, odd tone spot on gum otherwise fine. SG 27, var. & 28, cat. £420+ as singles (2 panes) £120
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 50c & 75c UNMOUNTED MINT BLOCKS: 50c Bright-Lilac unmounted mint corner block of 16 (with Jubilee lines indicating plate 2) corner crease impacting one unit only otherwise fine & 75c Olive-Green unmounted mint upper right plate (1) corner block of 24 (6 x 4) mounted in top margin only tone spots to gum impacting two units and some perf. separation otherwise fine (2 blocks) £340
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 1p COLOUR TRIAL: Upper marginal imperf. colour trial in Bistre & Black on gummed unwatermarked paper. [Ex Duveen] [Sold in a London auction in 2014 where it realised £520]. Fine and rare. Cross Reference: COLOUR TRIALS £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 1p COLOUR TRIAL: Upper marginal imperf. colour trial in adopted Bistre & Ultramarine on gummed unwatermarked paper. Annotated "no/4" in red in margin. [Ex Duveen] [Sold in a London auction in 2014 where it realised £580]. Fine and rare. Cross Reference: COLOUR TRIALS £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 1p COLOUR TRIAL: Upper marginal imperf. colour trial in Bistre & Mauve on gummed unwatermarked paper. [Ex Duveen] [Sold in a London auction in 2014 where it realised £520]. Fine and rare. Cross Reference: COLOUR TRIALS £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 5p COLOUR TRIAL: Upper marginal imperf. colour trial in adopted Black & Carmine on gummed unwatermarked paper for the 2p (with existing "5 PESATAS" value tablet used for the colour trial of this proposed new value). Annotated "Ca's/no 4" in red in margin. [Ex Duveen] [Sold in a London auction in 2014 where it realised £600]. Fine and rare. Cross Reference: COLOUR TRIALS £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 5p COLOUR TRIAL: Upper marginal imperf. colour trial in Black & Ultramarine on gummed unwatermarked paper for the 2p (with existing "5 PESATAS" value tablet used for the colour trial of this proposed new value). [Ex Duveen] [Sold in a London auction in 2014 where it realised £550]. Fine and rare. Cross Reference: COLOUR TRIALS £300
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QV STAMPS - 1889-96 5p COLOUR TRIAL: Upper marginal imperf. colour trial in Black & Mauve on gummed unwatermarked paper for the 2p (with existing "5 PESATAS" value tablet used for the colour trial of this proposed new value). [Ex Duveen] [Sold in a London auction in 2014 where it realised £550]. Fine and rare. Cross Reference: COLOUR TRIALS £300
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QV STAMPS - 1898 "SPECIMEN" & MINT SETS PLUS VARS, ETC.: Range inc. SG 39s/49s specimen set of 7 £275, SG 39/45 mint set of 7 £180, 2½d var. inv. wmk. SG 42w £350 [Brandon Cert 1986] 4d var. '"FOUR PENCE" trimmed at top' SG 43a £500, ½d Green lower plate marginal block of 4, 4d upper plate marginal single, etc. Fine (29) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £280
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QV STAMPS - 1898 4d COLOUR TRIAL: Imperf. colour trial on gummed watermarked paper in Purple & Ultramarine, the frame in the colour used for the 6d and the duty being in the colour used for the 2d, but utilising the 4d value tablet. Fine & rare. Cross Reference: COLOUR TRIALS £300
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KEVII STAMPS - 1903 MINT ½d TO 1/- INC. VARS: SG 46/51 mint plus additional ½d, 2½d (2, one optd. "SPECIMEN") & 6d plus 2½d (2, both var 'Large "2" in "½"') SG 49a £325 each. (12) £170
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KEVII STAMPS - 1903 MINT 2/- to £1: SG 52/55 £1,170. Fine (4) £240
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KEVII STAMPS - 1904-08 MINT ½d TO 1/- INC. VARS: Mint SG 56/61 & chalk-surfaced paper vars SG 56a, 57c, 58a, 60a & 61a plus additional ½d (8, 2 blocks of four), 2½d with plate number in selvedge & 1/- & 2½d var 'Large "2" in "½"') SG 59a £600. (22) £240
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KEVII STAMPS - 1904-08 MINT 2/- to £1: SG 62/64 plus 2/- Chalk-surfaced paper SG 62a. SG £1,170. Fine (4) £240
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KEVII STAMPS - 1906-11 MINT ½d TO 8/- INC. VARS: Mint set SG 66/74 £600 plus additional 2½d (5, single & corner plate block of 4 with lower left unit var 'Large "2" in "½"') SG 69a £300 & ½d used with unlisted var 'Extra green ink on "F" and second "N" of HALFPENNY'. Fine (15) £180
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KGV STAMPS - 1912-24 MINT & USED RANGE: Mint range inc. set of 10 SG 76/85 £325 with additional shades, 1/- Black-Green stated to be Ordinary paper (SG 81a £900), additional mint £1, 2½d Deep Bright-Blue and Pale Ultramarine both var 'Large "2" in "½"' SG 79a & 79ba £300 each plus some used 2/- "shades". A good range of shades & varieties (44) £380
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KGV STAMPS - 1918 MINT WAR TAX OPT. WMK. INV. & REVERSED, ETC: Large, mainly mint, study of ½d Green "WAR TAX" opt. with some 300+ examples in singles and large blocks with many minor (unlisted) vars shown plus mint SG 86y £550 [with 1994 invoice for £275]. Also, range of 1921-35 mint & used inc. SG 110/13 & 110a/13a mint sets, etc. SG £2,000+ (Qty) £200
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KGV STAMPS - 1921-27 MINT SET PLUS VARS: Range inc. SG 89/101 mint set of 11 £400 plus 2½d var 'Large "2" in "½"' SG 94a £600. Fine (18) £200
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KGV STAMPS - 1925-32 MINT £5 VIOLET & BLACK, ETC: Range inc. SG 102/107 mint set of 6 with additional 2/-, 2/6d, 5/- & 10/- plus SG 108 £5 Violet & Black - a key stamp for any Gibraltar collection. SG £1,850+ Fine (13) £380
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KGV STAMPS - 1925-32 £5 "SPECIMEN", ETC: Specimen set 1/- to £1 (minus 2/-) SG 102s/7s (no 103s) £500 if complete, £5 specimen SG 108s £800 (some toning but a scarce item) plus ½d Green SG 89s (7) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS £120
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KGV STAMPS - 1935 MINT SILVER JUBILEE VARS, ETC: 2d marginal block of 4, 3d, 6d positional corner block of 4 & 1/- positional corner pair each with one unit var "Extra flagstaff" SG 114a/117a; 2d, 3d & 1/- each var "Short extra flagstaff" SG 114b, 115b & 117b plus 2d with unlisted var "Broken flagstaff" and normal set of 4. A good group of vars. SG £2,000+ (19) £400
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KGV STAMPS - 1937 MINT COIL JOINS: Three coil join examples from the 1927 ½d Green (SG 89) made up into coils in 1937 - a single, a pair and a strip of four (with join between units two and three). Stated to be only 6 coil joins recorded and rare thus. (7) £300
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KGVI STAMPS - 1937-1950 MINT GROUP INC SPECIMENS, VARS & FDCs, ETC: Range inc. 1937 Coronation SG 118s/20s & 1946 Victory SG 132s/3s "SPECIMEN" sets, 1948 Silver Wedding £1 SG 135, 1950 6d var "Overprint double" SG 142a £1,000 (BPA Cert 1956) & 1/- pair with top unit var 'Broken "R"' SG 143a. plus range of FDCs (inc. Silver Wedding), etc. A good group of the KGVI issues (75 stamps & 5 FDCs) Cross Reference: FIRST DAY COVERS, SPECIMENS £340
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KGVI STAMPS - 1938-51 MINT STUDY INC. PERF. & WMK VARS: Range inc. SG 121/31 set of 14 plus perf 13 vars 129b & 130a, perf 13½ vars SG 122a, 123a, 127a & 128a, perf 14 vars 125a & 126a, SG 122ab strip of 5 showing coil join plus a few used, etc. A fine study of this issue. SG £1,600+ (78 stamps & 1 cover) £320
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