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QEII STAMPS - 1971 CHRISTMAS - ESSAYS:1971 Christmas artists preliminary stamp size hand painted essays of the final design format and values on a single card (195 x 124 mm) with m/s notes and artist signed. Also mint corner blocks of four of the issued stamps. (3 items) Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £180
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QEII STAMPS - 1971 CHRISTMAS - ESSAY ETC.:1971 Christmas hand coloured 2p & 3p essays in designs similar to the issued stamps, on a single card (277 x 188 mm) with various m/s notes and design changes. Artist signed. Also issued 3p &5p plus 1970 Christmas 2/- mint corner block & pair. (5 items) Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, ESSAYS & PROOFS £180
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QEII STAMPS - 1972 UNIFORMS - COLOUR ROUGHS:1972 Uniforms 1p to 10p hand painted colour roughs of the completed designs mounted on black card (92 x 132 mm) each with a single of the relevant adhesive tied by 1st day c.d.s. at upper right. Artist signed. Fine. The ultimate maximum card. Cross Reference: MILITARY £240
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QEII STAMPS - 1972 UNIFORMS - HAND PAINTED DESIGNS:1972 Uniforms, four hand painted images of the issued uniform designs without arms, values or country name, each on card (219 x 290 mm) with overlapping red frame. All are artist signed. (4 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £200
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QEII STAMPS - 1972 UNIFORMS - ESSAYS ETC:1972 Uniforms inc. a hand coloured rough on card (256 x 267 mm) of the finished 1p with colour guide at foot and reverse side inscription at left. Detailed drawings (2) of the 1p sword handle and 3p rifle & helmet on thin card (163 x 210 mm).Also 1972 Royal Engineers 1p to 5p in complete mint sheets. (16 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £150
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QEII STAMPS - 1972 CHRISTMAS - FOUR UNACCEPTED HAND PAINTED ESSAYS:1972 Christmas, 2p (3) and 3p hand painted essays on thick cards with green frames (253 x 159 mm) and one 2p in the vertical format (159 x 252 mm). All are artist signed. A beautiful group. (4 essays) Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £340
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QEII STAMPS - 1972 CHRISTMAS - COLOUR ESSAYS ETC.:1972 Christmas inc five colour samples (120 x 200 mm) as suggested for the background. Issued 3p & 5p with wmk crown to right of CA. Also 1973 Christmas issue in corner blocks. 1975 Christmas, ten miniature sheets with differing cylinder numbers and one with Crown to right of CA variety. Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, ESSAYS & PROOFS £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1972 CHRISTMAS - 5p MISSING INSCRIPTION:5p an unmounted mint lower left corner example with inscription on reverse omitted. Fine. Very scarce as only three examples are believed to exist. SG 305a Unpriced.. Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £360
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QEII STAMPS - 1972 & 1976 CHRISTMAS - ESSAYS: 1972 Christmas photographic essay (121 x 177 mm) of the vignette. 1976 Christmas essay with central photographic vignette and hand drawn frame as used for the 12p, on board (228 x 287 mm) headed "PRELIMINARY IDEA" and notes at foot. Artist signed. 1976 hand drawn essay of the frame on acetate in white in sunken frame (190 x 252 mm) with "four values: 6p 9p 12p and 20p/Size 28.5 mm x 42.5 mm". Artist signed (3 essays) Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £140
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QEII STAMPS - 1972 R.S.W. 5p & 7p inverted wmks. marginal mint plus normals in mint corner blocks of 4. SG £600+ £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1973 125th ANNIVERSARY OF GIBRALTAR SKULL DISCOVERY - 4d WITH GOLD (GIBRALTAR) OMITTED:1973 Skull Anniversary 4p with gold (Gibraltar) omitted. A fine unmounted mint example of this very rare variety. SG 310a £6,000. Only five examples of this variety have been recorded. £2,400
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QEII STAMPS - 1973 UNIFORMS - HAND PAINTED FINISHED ESSAYS:1973 Uniforms, a set of four painted essays of the soldiers as used in the finished design on individual cards (210 x 290 mm) with stamp size blank square at upper right and suggested title. Artist signed and fine Also an issued set and FDC. Cross Reference: MILITARY £200
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QEII STAMPS - 1974 UNIFORMS - DRAWINGS ETC:1974 Uniforms detailed drawings (4) on thin card of varying sizes (c 185 x 250 mm) of uniforms, helmets, gun stocks and Orange & Lilies uniform.Drawings with wording of the Royal Sussex and Somerset Light Infantry regimental badges on thin cards (184 x 250 mm). A coloured painting of a Royal Sussex soldier on card (184 x 247 mm). Also an FDC, an issued mint set and 16p with crown facing to right watermark variety (SG 334w - £180). A good group (12 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £240
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QEII STAMPS - 1974 UNIFORMS - COLOUR ROUGHS:1974 Uniforms 4p to 16p, a set of hand painted colour roughs (Queen's head in outline only) of the issued design on acetate (184 x 242 mm) over which a pink frame (200 x 264 mm) has been placed. All items bear the relevant issued adhesive with 1st day c.d.s.(4 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £200
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QEII STAMPS - 1974 - 2013 MISCELLANY WITH ESSAYS:1974-2013 A unrelated group inc a hand painted Christmas 1974 picture of a praying girl without value or country on card (195 x 282 mm) signed by A G Ryman. 1970 Phylimpia 1/- horizontal strip of five with major vertical perforation shift. 1975 Michelangelo birth set photographic essays. 2009 Views 10p to 51p & miniature sheet, imperf colour proofs. (64 items) £140
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QEII STAMPS - 1974 CHURCHILL mini. sheet wmk Crown to right of CA unmounted mint. SG 339w, £500. £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1975 GIRL GUIDES - 15p SILVER OMITTED VARIETY:1975 Girl Guides 15p with silver omitted variety. Fine unmounted mint. Also the set in tete-beche pairs. SG 348b £2,500 £1,200
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QEII STAMPS - 1975 GIRL GUIDES - ESSAY: A hand painted 16p essay in the design of the issued 15p in sunken mount (227 x 225 mm) with various m/s observations inc "COLOUR ROUGH" and "instead of a/R Angle Triangle/An Isoseilis triangle". Artist signed. Cross Reference: BOY SCOUTS, ESSAYS & PROOFS £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1975 CHRISTMAS - A SET OF SIX ARTISTS COLOUR ROUGHS OF THE ACCEPTED DESIGNS:1975 Christmas, a set of six artists colour roughs in the accepted designs, the vignettes painted on acetate (152 x 220 mm) with the hand painted borders overlaid to give the appearance of an issued stamp. All have a 5p face value (issued as 6p) with m/s colour suggestions. All are artist signed. An exceptional group. (6 itemS) Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £500
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QEII STAMPS - 1976 UNIFORMS - DRAWINGS ETC:1976 Uniforms, a complete coloured design of the issued 6p without value or date painted on acetate (190 x 255 mm) with artist note surrounds. A thick board (161 x 141 mm) with coloured detailed drawings of the helmet & sword of the Lancashire Fusiliers (12p) and Ordinance Corps (25p). A thick board (162 x 196 mm) with coloured detailed drawings of the Suffolk Regiment (1p) helmet & sword position. Also a mint set & FDC. (24 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £200
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QEII STAMPS - 1976 CHRISTMAS - ESSAYS: 6p to 20p artist's photographic essays on cards (148 x 225 mm) with background colour indicator, all are artist signed. Also a working colour negative of the central vignettes plus a print mounted on cards (148 x 190 mm) and cylinder blocks of the issued stamps. (12 items). Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS, CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £240
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QEII STAMPS - 1977 JUBILEE ISSUE - ESSAYS:1977 Jubilee 6d, a composite essay of the completed design, hand painted essays of the Crown and dolphins with various notes by the artist. All three in sunken mounts (215 x 265 mm). Also two preliminary sketches of the mini. sheet £1 value and scrolls on paper (127 x 164 mm) with artist notes. An issued unmounted mini. sheet and a rouletted complete sheet of six. (7 items) Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £360
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QEII STAMPS - 1977 FLOWERS ½p on chalk surfaced paper, a complete post office condition sheet of 100 with cylinder no 2A 1A 1A 1A 1A. SG 374 £550 £100
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QEII STAMPS - 1977 CHRISTMAS - ESSAYS:1977 Christmas 3p, 9p & 15p large composite photographic essays in sunken mounts (170 x 250 mm), each headed "PRELIMINARY" and artist signed. The 3p with value and "GIBRALTAR" overlays, the other two without country name. All with stamp size printer's bromide attached. Also a complete sheet of 15 3p containing two constant varieties. Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £240
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QEII STAMPS - 1977 PRELIMINARY CHRISTMAS - ESSAY:1977 Christmas 12p composite photographic essay in sunken mount (248 x 170 mm) with stamp size printer's bromide. Artist signed. Also the issued miniature sheet & 12p stamp. Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS, ESSAYS & PROOFS £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1978 SPACE - HAND PAINTED ESSAYS ETC:1978 Space 12p, 20p & 25p hand painted essays on thin cards (c 80 x 62 mm) mounted on a large card (215 x 276 mm) upon which is drawn another B & W design. Also a photographic essay of the miniature sheet. Artist signed with comments. Cross Reference: SPACE £140
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QEII STAMPS - 1978 SPACE - ESSAY:1978 Space issue 10p & 20p hand painted essays on card (194 x 172 mm) which lifts to reveal a hand painted essay for a miniature sheet incorporating the two stamp designs. Also two prints on cards (238 x 174 mm) with illustrations of various space stations and satellites. (3 items) Cross Reference: SPACE £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1978 R.A.F. AND 1982 DEFINITIVE ISSUES - PROOFS & ESSAYS ETC:1978 R.A.F. 3p. to 18p mint matched with stamp size photographic essays. 1982 definitive set final stamp size photographic essays from the artist's designs, a single bromide of all the final designs for publicity purposes. 1½p, 7p & 25p artist's ink drawings on paper (154 x 114 mm) in the designs of the issued 2p, 5p & 14p respectively together with coloured bromides of the issued stamps. Also a similar never used 50p design. The issued stamps comprise 1p (5, inc a block of four), 2p (4), 3p (11, inc a block of six), 4p (20, inc three blocks of four), 5p (8), 10p, 14p, 15p (5, inc a block of four), 20p (2), 25p, 50p (4), £2 & £5 (10, inc two blocks of four), some show plate varieties. Also vending machine sachets. (80 items) £300
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QEII STAMPS - 1979 SIR ROWLAND HILL 12p mounted mint marginal gutter block of 4 with wmk Crown to right of CA. Scarce thus. £100
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QEII STAMPS - 1979 CHRISTMAS - ESSAYS AS SUBMITTED TO THE STAMP ADVISORY COMMITTEE:1979 Christmas, six unadopted hand painted designs for 12p values on thin card (147 x 210 mm), all signed by A G Ryman. Three pieces of card of the same size with the artist's original pencil sketches as presented to the Stamp Design Committee. A thin piece of card (210 x 278 mm) with hand drawn colour designs for 3p & 12p, another of a vignette only and a further example in pencil of a vignette. A hand drawn coloured 9p essay on thin card (88 x 115 mm). A coloured photographic essay of the mini. sheet and an example as issued. Also a page of comments from the artist inc. "Hutchins tried to imitate my Children Christmas design which was very popular". The Hutchins designs were accepted which annoyed A G Ryman as he suspected plagiarism. Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £500
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QEII STAMPS - 1980-89 THE COLLECTION OF MINT SETS PLUS PRINTERS PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOFS:1980-89 an exceptional display collection of issued unmounted mint sets inc 1984 Europa 23p corner example with inverted watermark, plus the matching printer's photographic essays, includes some miniature sheets. A fine lot. (c135 items) £300
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QEII STAMPS - 1980 NELSON - THE UNISSUED 3p PORTRAIT FACING LEFT:1980 Nelson 3p unissued with portrait facing left, unmounted mint, very minor bend. It is believed that c50 example exist Also a printer's unadopted photographic proof. (2 items) £150
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QEII STAMPS - 1980 CHRISTMAS - ESSAYS:1980 hand painted 2p & 3p essays dated 1973 but used for the 1980 Christmas issue, on individual cards (112 x 85 mm) mounted on a single black card (282 x 160 mm) with m/s "COLOUR ROUGH" and artist signed. Two 15p stamp size photographs. The 3p a little rubbed. Also another religious artwork (112 x 115 mm) dated 1961-62 and artist signed. Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £140
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QEII STAMPS - 1981 EUROPA - PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS:1981 Europa 9p & 12p (issued as a 15p) large coloured photographic essays (125 x 185 mm) and matching B & W stamp size essays. Also issued mint sheets of ten. (6 items). £100
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QEII STAMPS - 1982 AIRCRAFT - COMPLETE SHEETS:1982 Aircraft, a collection of complete unmounted mint sheets of fifty with a good range of cylinder numbers, comprising 1p (7), 2p to 5p, 14p to 17p & £5 x four of each, 10p and 50p to £2 x three of each, 2p (5) & 25p (2). Also 1986 -87 Aircraft 2p (3) & 5p (2). One sheet of 2p, 3p, 10p, 15p & 50p with a small piece of selvedge missing at top left, all others as issued. SG 460 to 474 and 549 & 552 £6,479. Face £1,780. Cross Reference: AVIATION £500
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QEII STAMPS - 1982 CHAMBER OF TRADE - ESSAYS:1982 100th Anniversary of Gibraltar Chamber of Trade hand painted 20p essay on card (120 x 89 mm) with m/s changes in pencil. Also a fine coloured painting of the arms without inscription on acetate (152 x 80 mm). Most attractive. (2 items). £140
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QEII STAMPS - 1982 CHRISTMAS - ESSAYS:1982 Christmas four hand painted essays for the vignette on black cards (c 160 x 120) including the finished design for the 14p one is artist signed. Also 14p & 17p corner blocks of four. (7 items). Cross Reference: CHRISTMAS/RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS £200
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QEII STAMPS - 1984-90 NAVAL CRESTS - PRELIMINARY SKETCHES OF THE ARMS:1984-90 A selection of various size pieces of tracing paper with various pencil sketches comprising 1984 (4, with 7 designs), 1985 (9, with 16 designs with on on card), 1986 (1, with 2 designs), 1987 (3, with 12 sketches and one in colour on card), 1988 (2 with single large designs), 1989(3, with single designs) and 1990 a large single design on a plastic overlay. Some are a little folded but generally fine. (23 items). £150
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QEII STAMPS - 1985-1991 NAVAL CREST ISSUES - ESSAYS ETC:1985, 1986 to 1988 & 1991 an unmounted set of each issue, all matched with stamp size printer's photographic essays. Also the relevant FDC. Plus 1990 issue complete with matching essays (126 x 59 mm). The 1985, 1990 & 1991 essays do not have the face values as they had not been agreed at the time of production (54 items) Cross Reference: NAVAL £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1986 CENTENARY OF 1st GIBRALTAR POSTAGE STAMPS - A STUDY:A study on leaves inc. an unadopted essay by F. Ryman, the original examples of 1886 1d & 1887 6d used by the Crown Agents in the preparation of the issued designs, artist signed FDC's, black prints and a rare 29p miniature sheet with inverted watermark (unmounted) being one of only nine recorded examples. Ex Moore (19 items). Cross Reference: ESSAYS & PROOFS £200
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QEII STAMPS - 1987 GUNS - ESSAYS/PROOFS ETC 1967 Guns, a group of ten hand drawn essays for vignettes on thin cards (195 x 127 mm) similar to those used for the 1p (2), 2p, 4p, 5p, 19p, 50p, £1 & £5. Plus another which cannot be ascribed to any value. Eight double size photographic 4p essays with vignettes as used for the 1p, 2p, 5p, 19p, 50p, £1 & £5. Also an issued set matched with stamp size printer's photographic proofs. (44 items). Cross Reference: MILITARY £360
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QEII STAMPS - 1987 GUNS - ESSAYS ETC.:1987 A hand painted essay of the frame in brown of a 23p on acetate (242 x 142 mm), a framework design with acetate overlay design enhancements (260 x 198 mm). 1983 Fortress Gibraltar miniature sheet photographic essay. 1p to £5 photographic essays. 1991 Gun £1. 05 on £3 upper right mint corner block of 18 (3 x 6) with slight doubling of the black. An interesting group. (16 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1987 GUNS - VIGNETTE ESSAYS:1987 Guns 1p to £5 (less 3p) coloured photographic essays of the vignettes, one a little trimmed, others fine. (12) Cross Reference: MILITARY £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1987 GUNS - £5 VIGNETTE ERROR:1987 Guns £5 with "12 POUNDER - 1758" the vignette used on the 22p. Rare as only one sheet of 50 is recorded. Cross Reference: MILITARY £140
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QEII STAMPS - 1987 ROYAL ENGINEERS - PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS:1987 4p, 19p & 17p large coloured photographic essays (100 x 152 mm) in the designs of the 18p, 32p & 44p respectively. Also stamp size B & W photographic essays of the issued designs. Plus an unmounted mint set as issued. Ex designers archive. (9 items) Cross Reference: MILITARY £120
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QEII STAMPS - 1988 EUROPA AND 2000 FOOTBALL - PROOFS ETC:1988 Europa set matched with printer's photographic proofs and FDC signed by designer. Also progressive proofs of the 22p + 22p & 32p + 32p (2) on glossy plastic paper (200 x 210 mm). Plus 22p + 22p sheetlets x 16 with minor printing flaws. 2000 Football 30p (2) & 40p (2) sheets of eight c.t.o..2004 Football mini. sheets x 2. (30 items) £140
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QEII STAMPS - 1990-98 ISSUES - PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOFS/ESSAYS ETC.:1990-98 A selection of printer's photographic essays and proofs of various issues, some are mounted for display and are matched with the issued sets. 1996 WWF imperforate colour proofs . (50+ items) £200
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QEII STAMPS - 1990 DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS - ESSAYS:1990 Development Project composite photographic & hand drawn essays similar to the three designs used, on mounts (245 x 175 mm) with proposed colour circles, headed "Preliminaries" and artist signed. Also three stamp size photographic essays as a single item. (4 item) £300
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QEII STAMPS - 1991 PHILA NIPON - IMPERFORATE PROOFS: 1991 Phila Nipon imperforate £1. 05p mini. sheet on gummed paper (170 x 122 mm), plus an example as issued and FDC. 1997 Butterflies imperforate chromalin proof on plastic film in Enschede presentation folder. Fine.(4 items) Cross Reference: BUTTERFLIES £100
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QEII STAMPS - 1995 EXPANSION OF E U - COLOUR PROOFS:1995 Expansion of E.U. set of four imperforate colour proofs of the issued designs but without imprint mounted in an artist signed House of Questa folder. Ex Philatelic Bureau archive. £300
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