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KGVI STAMPS - 1938-51 MINT & USED RANGE: Range on leaves and on stock cards inc. SG 122d 1d Red-Brown perf 13 wmk upright in complete sheet of 60 (£330 as singles), SG 123 1½d Carmine perf 14 (3 mint), SG 123a 1½d Carmine perf 13½ (2 mint), pair of WWII Air Mail envs 1943 or 45 stampless or franked with 1943 1½d Slate-Violet to UK with "FIELD POST OFFICE/475" cds's, plus further mint & used re-entries, etc. (Qty & 2 covers). £240
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QEII STAMPS - TWO CARTONS with the extensive accumulation of commercial & philatelic mail displaying a wide array of frankings, postal markings, cachets, etc. Chiefly from the 1960s-1990s. (Large Qty) £150
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QEII STAMPS - LARGE CARTON with the extensive chiefly late 1980s/90s & 21st Century accumulation inc. mint sets & multiples, booklets, mini. sheets, packs, FDCs, etc. High retail value. (Large Qty) £300
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QEII STAMPS - LARGE CARTON with the extensive accumulation of predominantly late 20th & early 21st Century issues inc. mint sets/blocks, booklets, mini. sheets, packs, covers, etc. (the odd black print noted). Largely purchased as new issues from the Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau. (Large Qty) £240
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QEII STAMPS - CARTON with the extensive collection, c1970-99 inc. mint sets & multiples, mini. sheets, booklets, wmk varieties (1979 12p Hill noted), minor errors, FDCs, etc. Chiefly written up on leaves. A highly attractive lot. (Qty) £200
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QEII STAMPS - CARTON with the mint accumulation in 4 assorted binders/stockbooks inc. many multiples, sundry wmk varieties, errors (largely of flyspeck status), shades etc. A remarkable lot which has to be seen to be fully appreciated. (Qty) £200
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QEII STAMPS - CARTON with the interesting accumulation of stamps (inc. mint multiples with £5 Aircraft blocks of 4 and two blocks of 6, etc.), booklets, covers, etc. A few non-Gibraltar items noted. (Qty) £180
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QEII STAMPS - SMALL CARTON with the range of covers & cards, all bearing adhesives from the first QEII definitive issue. A very diverse range of frankings with Airmails, Express, Maritime, Official mail (inc. O.H.M.S. cover to the U.S.A. with large boxed violet "PASSED FREE" & another bearing 5/- and with Canadian "DUTY FREE" mark), Air letters, Registered etc. A very interesting group. (Approx 200) £150
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QEII STAMPS - SMALL CARTON with the interesting QEII selection of chiefly commercial mail with a wide range of frankings, cachets and postal markings. We note Air mails, Express mail, Govt. Departmental mail, Instructional marks, Maritime/Paquebots, O.H.M.S. mail, Postcards (inc. 1956 Sousa card of the Rock of Gibraltar), signed items, etc. Largely written up on leaves. (Qty) £120
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QEII STAMPS - SMALL BOX with the accumulation of commercial & philatelic mail bearing a wide range of 1960s to 1980s adhesives, largely drawn from the definitive sets of the period (10/- Narcissus & £1 Marie Celeste noted). A highly diverse group. (Approx. 180) £120
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QEII STAMPS - BOXFILE with the varied accumulation on stock cards, in packets, etc. The lot includes wmk varieties (1967 Ship 3d mint block of 4 & 1971 7p defin. mint pair noted), errors (chiefly fly speck), perforation shifts, etc. (Qty) £150
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QEII STAMPS - BOXFILE with the varied accumulation on leaves, etc. We note 1960 £1 corner mint pair plus a FDC bearing a full set to £1, 1965 I.T.U. 4d wmk inverted, 1965 Churchill set in mint pairs incorporating the "white dot by St. Paul's" variety, sundry other errors/minor varieties, etc. (Qty) £120
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QEII STAMPS - SIX BINDERS with the extensive collection, c1954-95 inc. mint sets & multiples, booklets, presentation/year packs, FDCs (inc. Arms, Aircraft & Artillery issues to £5), signed covers with 3 Operation Raleigh types noted, etc. (Qty) £150
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QEII STAMPS - A LARGE FOLDER containing the wide range of complete mint (unmounted) mainly QEII sheets of various mostly lower values, plus mini. sheets, inc 1982 ½p sheet of 100 on chalk surface paper (SG 374a - £550), 1987 Guns 1p (3), 2p (3), 3p, 18p, 19p (6), 22p (2), 50p, £3 (2) & £5 (3) sheets of 50. (Face c £1,150) and 1991 Guns £1.05 on £3 x 6 (SG £1,050 - Face £900). A fine lot. (Qty). £300
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QEII STAMPS - MODERN ERRORS & VARIETIES: Binder & stock book with the mainly 21st Century/late 20th. Century collection of issues with minor flaws, perf. shifts, watermark varieties, etc. (Few 100s) £240
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QEII STAMPS - 1953 DEFINITIVE - QUEEN'S HEAD DIE PROOFS:c1953 De La Rue Queen's head in oval (facing right, two engraved master die proofs respectively with lined background (adopted for the 1953-59 issue), and unadopted cross-hatched background. Each in red on thin card (31 x 44 mm), the second with m/s "592/156" at lower right. Fine. Note this Head was also used for the Fiji 1954-59 issue. Cross Reference: FIJI £200
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QEII STAMPS - 1953-59 DEFINITIVE ISSUE: The mint (mostly unmounted) collection with ½d (109, inc a sheet of sixty, a coil leader with six attached, coil join strips of six & four), 1d (12, inc a coil join pair), 1½d (2), 2d (26, inc a coil leader with six attached, coil join strips of six x 2 and 4), 2½d, 3d (21, inc a block of 12), 4d (6), 5d (23, inc both shades in upper right blocks of eight with re-entry, and a block of four with the same variety), 6d (14), 1/- (12), 2/- (5), 5/- to £1 x 2 of each. Also a complete set used on registered FDC. A good proportion are mounted for display. £160
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QEII STAMPS - 1953-59 A selection of complete mint sheets of 60 with ½d cylinder 1A 1A, 1d (2) cylinders 1A & 1B, 1½d cylinder 1A (a few divided perfs.) an 3d x 4, all cylinder 1A. 1966 Unesco 2d to 5/- sheets of 50. Mostly fine as issued. SG £1,750. £180
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QEII STAMPS - 1953 DEFINITIVE - 2½d INVERTED WATERMARK VARIETY:1953 2½d deep carmine, an unmounted mint single with INVERTED WATERMARK variety. Fine. SG 149 aw £550 £160
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QEII STAMPS - 1960-62 - A STUDY ON LEAVES:1960-62 exhibition collection on 16 display pages plus three others inc photographic reproductions of De La Rue essays, coil strips inc ½d strip of sixty and 2d strip of eight with leader, 1d blocks with crack in wall and phantom flag varieties. 6d corner block of twelve with white patch on map and 2/- to £1. A fine lot. (Small Qty) £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1960-69 Definitive issues. Mint range with 1960-62 set in blocks of 4, 1967-69 Ships to £1 plus 2/-, 5/- & £1 in blocks of 6 & 10/- in marginal block of 15. (Small Qty) £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1965 INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION YEAR - PLATE PROOFS ETC:1965 International Co-operation year ½d & 3d (issued as a 4d) imperforate plate proofs mounted on Harrison & Sons presentation cards. Also an issued mint set, and a pair with broken leaves variety. Fine.(5 items) £200
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QEII STAMPS - 1966 SEA ANGLING - 7d MISSING VALUE:1966 Sea Angling 7d, an upper right corner unmounted mint example with black (value and inscription) omitted . Fine unmounted mint. SG 191a £1,800. It is believed that one sheet of 60 of this variety exists. Also a single with 2 mm downward shift of the black inscription & value. (2) £600
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QEII STAMPS - 1966 OUR LADY OF EUROPA - ESSAY ETC:1966 Our Lady of Europa, a hand painted essay on card (212 x 182 mm) of the issued design without value, overlayed with tracing paper for lettering and value. Artist signed. Also an imperforate plate proof of the finished stamp mounted on Harrison & Sons presentation card as given to the artist for final checking. Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £180
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QEII STAMPS - 1967-69 SHIPS - MINT COLLECTION - PLATE FLAWS & COVERS:1967-6 The unmounted mint collection/study with a good proportion written up for display comprising ½d (269, inc two complete sheets of sixty), 1d (208 inc a sheet of sixty), 2d (31), 2½d (13), 3d (27), 4d (23), 5d (63, inc a half sheet of 30), 6d (37), 7d (19), 9d (17), 1/- (15), 2/- (18), 5/- (25), 10/- (10) & £1 (11). Includes a good number of multiples with positional plate flaws. Also coil join pieces with 1d, 2d, 3d & 6d coil leaders with three stamps attached, 2d strip of four, 1d strips of five & four. Plus covers/cards illustrating a good range of rates and two FDC's. A good lot which would make an excellent display. (Qty) £300
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QEII STAMPS - 1967 SHIPS - PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS:1967 Ships ½d to £1 (less 5d issued in 1969) photographic essays on a single card (250 x 135 mm) showing differences in the country name etc. Also another similar "set" mounted on two cards (127 x 204 mm) dated "Nov 66" and artist signed. (3 items) £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1967 SHIPS - ½d MISSING GREY VARIETY:1967 Ships ½d, an unmounted mint marginal example from the left of the sheet with grey (sails) omitted resulting in the so called "Ghost Ship". It is believed that sixty of this variety exist. SG 200a £800 £300
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QEII STAMPS - 1967 SHIPS 2d - THE UNIQUE VERTICAL STRIP OF TEN WITH THE LOWER STAMP HAVING THE GREY-BLUE (HULL) OMITTED:1967 H.M.S. Carmania 2d second printing, a folded vertical strip of ten (to show rows 1 to 4 and 9 & 10) being the left vertical column of the sheet with full margins showing "249" sheet number at upper left and 1s 8d x 2 at top. The lowest stamp with GREY BLUE (HULL) OMITTED due to a massive upward shift (2.6 cm) of the grey-blue printing. This results in the nine stamps above having misplaced hulls below the ship and with an impression of the hull in the upper margin. Unmounted mint and believed to be a unique multiple. A stunning variety, and one of the most desirable errors of Gibraltar, with only six possible from the one sheet that existed. Especially important in this positional form. At least two strips have been broken and the variety sold as a single stamp. SG 202a £7,500+++ £4,000
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QEII STAMPS - 1967 SHIPS - 2d SHIFTED HULL VARIETY:1967 Ships 2d unmounted mint vertical marginal pair from the 2nd printing with a dramatic upper shift of the grey-blue, resulting in the hull being printed over the colour check squares at the top margin. Fine. Note this colour shift resulted in the lower stamp being printed without grey-blue of which only five examples are recorded. £140
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QEII STAMPS - 1967-69 SHIPS: 7d a half sheet of 30 (6 x 5) with inverted watermarks, one with patched sail [R.10/5], unmounted mint. SG 207w & 207aw. £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1967 INTERNATIONAL TOURIST YEAR - ESSAYS:1967 International Tourist year, three hand painted essays on boards (113 x 177 mm and 178 x 113 mm) without values but similar in design and colour to the issued adhesives. All are annotated with suggestions and artist signed. Also a fine FDC. Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £360
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QEII STAMPS - 1967 CHRISTMAS:2d (30, inc corner block of four with inverted wmk and a normal corner block of fifteen), 6d corner blocks of fifteen (5 x 3) and six, a pair with purple colour shift (slight) and a single with the rare watermark Crown to right of CA variety, (SG 218a - £450). Unmounted mint. (54) Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1967 GENERAL ELLIOT BIRTH ISSUE- ESSAYS:1967 General Elliot issue, a group of six rough hand painted essays as presented to the stamp design committee on various size boards with m/s amendments for both design and value. Four are artist signed. Also a coloured preliminary sketch on tracing paper (165 x 190mm) of the soldiers in the issued 2/-. A unique group. (7 items + some supporting documents). Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £700
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QEII STAMPS - 1968 SCOUTS - ESSAY:1968 hand painted essay in a design similar to the issued 1/- without Queen's head, scout badge or value, in the issued colours on board (227 x 200 mm) with m/s "Scout set Colour & Design/Accepted but with inclusion of/the Old Scout Badge" and at foot "Had to be redrawn". Artist signed. Fine. Cross Reference: BOY SCOUTS £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1968 W.H.O. - ESSAYS BY A G RYMAN:1968 W.H.O. group of four hand painted unadopted essays on various size boards mostly with m/s instructions/suggestions, comprising without value designs similar to the issued 2d x 2, a 4d showing a mosquito and syringe and a 7d with a native head. None have the country title. Also an issued 4d with a 2mm downward shift of the black. Cross Reference: MEDICAL, INSECTS, ESSAYS & PROOFS, FALSE £300
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QEII STAMPS - 1968 HUMAN RIGHTS - THREE HAND PAINTED ESSAYS:1968 Human Rights 4d blue, brown & black hand painted essay on thin card (188 x 253 mm) with colour key and notes. 1/- yellow & black on card (208 x 249 mm) with colour key and notes. Both headed "ROUGH DESIGNS". Also a 2/- design in purple (shades) similar to that issued without value or country name on board (86 x 240 mm) with colour key headed "ROUGH COLOUR". All have the human rights logo.Artist signed. The lower two values slightly rubbed (3 items). £260
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QEII STAMPS - 1968 CHRISTMAS - MISSING GOLD: 4d, a marginal pair from the foot of the sheet with Gold (star) omitted. Fine unmounted mint. Only 29 mint examples of this variety are recorded. SG 231a £1,700 Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £600
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QEII STAMPS - 1968 CHRISTMAS ESSAYS AND MISSING GOLD VARIETY:1968 Christmas 4d & 9d composite colour roughs on a single card (178 x 273 mm) with various m/s notes inc "BOTH ACCEPTED BY THE COMMITTEE". Artist signed. The 9d value a little rubbed. Plus an unmounted example of the 4d with gold (star) omitted, SG 231a - £850) being one of 29 recorded, cylinder blocks of six of the issued stamps and singles used on env to Germany. (5 items). Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS, CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £460
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QEII STAMPS - 1968 CHRISTMAS - MISSING GOLD:4d, a marginal example from the right of the sheet with Gold (star) omitted. Fine unmounted mint. Only 29 mint examples of this variety are recorded. SG 231a £850. RPSL Cert (1998). Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £300
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QEII STAMPS - 1969 NEW CONSTITUTION - ESSAYS:1969 New Constitution, hand painted "Rough Ideas" for a 4d, 9d & 1/- on a single piece of card (160 x 240 mm) with m/s instructions a artist signed. Another piece of card (209 x 150 mm) with the finished design and m/s colour notes and "Committee accepted/the Suggestion (1)/Thank God for it/looked horrible". Corner crease at lower right. (2 items). £160
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QEII STAMPS - 1969 UNIFORMS - ESSAYS ETC:1969 Uniforms, large hand coloured drawings of the 1d, 9d & 1/- vignettes on card (210 x 284 mm) with artist's notes and signature. All matched with an issued set, FDC and maximum card. The 2/- represented with an FDC and maximum card only. Also 1d complete mint sheet and three covers. A magnificent lot. (18 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £300
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QEII STAMPS - 1969 CHRISTMAS - VARIETIES:1969 Christmas, selection inc an unmounted mint se-tenant block of eighteen being the top three rows of the sheet with grey omitted. Only three sheets recorded. RPSL Cert (1997). An unmounted mint horizontal se-tenant strip of three with gold omitted and an FDC. ( 9 items) Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1969 CHRISTMAS TRIPTYCH - ESSAY:1969 Christmas, a large photographic montage on card of a 7d+1/-+5d se-tenant strip on board (288 x 208 mm) with various designers notes inc one indicating dissatisfaction of the Botticelli work used for the vignette, which was changed in the issued adhesives. Artist signed. Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, ESSAYS & PROOFS £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1970 UNIFORMS - ESSAYS ETC:1970 Uniforms, hand drawn coloured essays for the 2d, 5d (2) & 7d on cards (c 142 x 249 mm) with smaller detailed drawing attached, all with notes at edges and signed. A large painting on card (210 x 282 mm) of the 5d vignette with pencil notes, another on card (228 x 280 mm) with country name and badge added. A mint set, maximum cards and values used on covers/cards (9). Also a large card with progressive colour proofs of the 5d. 2d mint strip of three with misplaced vertical perforations. (20+ items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £360
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QEII STAMPS - 1971 DECIMAL CURRENCY - ESSAYS:1971 Decimal Currency, three painted designs on a single piece of card of the vignette without value, Queen' s Head or country name on a single piece of card (240 x 304 mm) with m/s notes. Artist signed. A PPC on paper overlayed with a dividing frame with country name, value (1p) and Queen's Head inserted. Artist notes at left and signed "FREDDY". (2 items) £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1971-82 DEFINITIVES. The chiefly mint study of views (old & new) inc. two sets to £1 in pairs (7p wmk var. noted) plus a further set on 6 FDCs and Aircraft definitive issues. Particular emphasis on the latter with many multiples showing a wide range of flyspeck varieties & with values to £5 (4). A lovely lot for the specialist. (Qty) £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1971 ½p SALUTING BATTERY vertical mint pair with a significant shift of perforation. Taken from the top 2 rows of the sheet & resulting in the upper stamp effectively being over 3.5mm short. A normal pair accompanies for comparison. ONLY ONE SHEET REPORTED. SG 255 var. £100
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QEII STAMPS - 1971 UNIFORMS - A SELECTION INCLUDING ESSAYS:1971 uniforms inc., two pieces of card (165 x 210 mm) each with double stamp size hand painted essays of the 1p, 2p & 4p and an unissued 10p, the issued designs (3) over stamped with the issued adhesive tied by 1st day cancellations. A set of maximum cards with 1st day cancellations. Complete mint sheets of 1p (2), 2p (2), 4p & 10p (2, one with inverted water marks). 2p corner example with inverted watermark (28 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £180
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QEII STAMPS - 1971 UNIFORMS - ESSAYS:1971 Uniforms, coloured paintings on card (142 x 198 mm) of the soldier designs used for the 1p & 4p standing in front of a drawing of Gibraltar with "The/BLACK WATCH" (very minor foxing clear of design) and "The KINGS OWN ROYAL/BORDER REGIMENT" headings. Each with the issued adhesive tied by 1st day cancellations. Also another painting of the 4p soldier on card (111 x 185 mm) with m/s "NOT 3/4 view Front view is preferable". Artist signed. (3 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £160
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QEII STAMPS - 1971 UNIFORMS - PAINTINGS:1971 Uniforms, 4p a fine painting on card (210 x 296 mm) of the soldier used surrounded with artist notes. A similar drawing of a Black Watch drum major which was not used for stamps. Both artist signed. Exceptional. (2 items). Cross Reference: MILITARY £120
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