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1965 Commonwealth Arts Festival, two pieces of wove paper with black prints of the dancers used for the two issued stamps, one with an additional unadopted design, both signed in pencil by David Gentleman; and a print of the Queens head in silhouette form signed in ink by Gentleman. Also a large photo of an unadopted 1963 Christmas design, and a pencil sketch of buildings and a double arch on tracing paper initialled "DG". An interesting group of items by David Gentleman. (5). £200-250
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Thematics - Winston Churchill. 1965-74 Churchill stamps of Great Britain, Jersey and Isle of Man with many varieties, cylinder blocks, 1965 1/3 inverted watermark, doctor blade and dry ink varieties, 1/3 with phospher on front and reverse, 1974 5½p missing phosphor (3), also postal stationery, strike posts, presentation packs, etc, in an album. (Also see lots 46, 835). £100-120
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1968 Christmas, original drawings by Rosalind Dease of the three adopted designs in black ink on tracing paper, similar drawings for the First Day Cover, presentation pack cover and contents, coloured artwork for the First Day Cover and presentation pack, stamp size photos of the completed designs (3 of each, one set affixed to F.D.C artwork, all with 1/3 value instead of 1/6), also blocks of 16 of the issued stamps signed in the margins by Dease, a signed F.D.C, signed UK and German presentation packs, etc. (14+). £500-600
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1968 Christmas 4d, variety vermilion omitted, unmounted mint, a couple of tiny gum marks, otherwise fine. S.G. 775b, £450. Photo on Page 44. £100-120
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1968 Christmas 4d, variety ultramarine omitted, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 775c, £425. Photo on Page 44. £100-120
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1968 Christmas 4d, strip of three, the centre "stamp" consisting of an imperforate right margin joined to a perforated left margin together showing a reversed image of the design, unmounted mint, very unusual. Photo on Page 38. £100-120
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1969 Proposed History of the Royal Mail issue, preliminary designs in ink or colour (5) by Rosalind Dease with the artists notes on the designs, which depict an 18th Century postboy, 1856 pillar box, 1820 postman with bell, 1836 Travelling Post Office, 1836 mail coach or 1938 flying boat, also photographs and transparencies of the five final designs. This issue was finally abandoned and replaced by the Post Office Technology issue. (6+). £250-300
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1971 3p Ultramarine Machin with two phosphor bands, upper right corner marginal strip of three, variety imperforate, superb unmounted mint. S.G. X855b, £300 (as a pair). Photo on Page 38. £100-120
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1977 Christmas, black prints of various designs used for the issued stamps, on eight pieces of wove paper each signed by David Gentleman (three inscribed to Douglas Latto), David Gentleman Christmas card which incorporates the designs used in the stamp issue, also mint blocks of twenty of the 7p and 9p stamps, PHQ Cards (6) and First Day Covers (12) all signed by David Gentleman. (9). £500-600
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1981-99 Unmounted mint collection in two albums, commemoratives apparently complete with some definitives to the £10 value. Also a stockbook with some predecimal and duplicated decimal issues mainly mint. (3 Albums). £200-300
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1982 Charles Darwin Centenary, original drawings on perspex, overlain on prints of Darwin, and a drawing of the signature of Darwin between the value and Queens head, all signed by David Gentleman, also a signed note to Douglas Latto, blocks of the four stamps, PHQ Cards (8) and black print of the stamps all signed by Gentleman. (5+). £250-300
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1982 Youth Organisations, preliminary drawings of a Boys Brigade drummer, one very similar to the design used in the issued 15½p stamp, both signed by the designer Brian Sanders. (2). £80-100
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1984 Europa, ten unadopted stamp size designs applied to card (205x260mm) with notes on "Europa" and "Mercury", signed by Fritz Wegner, who drew one of the adopted designs. £200-250
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1984 British Council, artist's sketches and drawings by Brian Sanders in pencil (35, including issued designs) or watercolour (19, including issued designs), photographic proofs (29, most stamp size including four colour proofs of the issued stamps), also artwork for the First Day Cover (8), FDCs (11), P.H.Q Cards (8) and the issued stamps in blocks all signed by Sanders, with various letters from Sanders to Dr Latto. A unique and interesting group in an album; S.G. incorrectly attribute the design of this issue to F. Newell and J. Sorrell. (90+). £800-1,000
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1985 Famous Trains, preliminary drawings of the "Golden Arrow" in charcoal or the "Royal Scot" in pen both signed by Terence Cuneo, also blocks of nine of the five stamps, PHQ Cards (10), F.D.C, presentation pack and reproductions of the stamps on five Stampex 1985 cards all signed by Cuneo. An interesting group from a famous artist. (2+). £400-500
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1985 British Film Year, artist's drawings on tracing paper of David Niven, Vivien Leigh and Alfred Hitchcock, similar to the designs adopted for the issued 22p, 31p and 34p stamps, all signed by K. Bassford. (3). £120-150
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First Day Covers. 1946-58 Covers comprising 1948 Silver Wedding pair on neat registration envelope posted in Cambridge, 1946 Victory pair illustrated F.D.C with printed "V / ••• <\a> / CHURCHILL / ROOSEVELT / STALIN", 1948 Channel Islands Liberation pair on illustrated F.D.Cs, etc. (6) £100-120
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Booklets. 1938-1960s KEVIII-QEII predecimal booklets (91) including KEVIII 6d booklet BC1, KGVI 6d booklets BD1, BD3, 2/6 booklet BD18(80) and 5/- booklet BD28(49), August 1962 QEII 10/- booklet with the fourth advert page inverted in error, Sept. 1959 3/- booklets with "SCHOOL / SPECIMEN" overprints (2), etc. Also au uncut sheet of forty red 3/9 booklet covers with "Buy Lyon's Tea" adverts on reverse. (92). £150-200
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Jersey. 1974 Jersey flowers, pencil drawings (each 111x156mm) by Gordon Drummond of the four adopted designs, with unadopted values and inscription "21st Anniversary of the Jersey Bulb and Flower Growers Association" which was omitted from the issued stamps. (4). £120-150
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Jersey. 1975 50th Anniversary of the R.A.F Association Jersey, preliminary drawings in pencil on tracing paper (6), and well painted coloured pictures of the four final designs (each 121x84mm, three with incorrect values) all signed by A. Theobald. (8). £200-250
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Isle of Man. 1973 50p Pencil essay depicting a Manx Corporation Ram, used for the issued 20p stamp with the Queens head and Manx arms swapped over, signed below by the designer John Nicholson. £80-100
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Board of Trade perfins used on five pieces, stamps comprising 1887 "Jubilee" issue 1½d + 6d, 2d + 5d, 3d + 4d, 1/- , or 6d + 1d lilac, also perfins on 1881 2½d blue plate 22 with "LONDON / VR" scroll cancel, or 1887 ½d. (11 stamps). £100-120
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Government Parcels. 1883 9d Dull green used with "BRORA" single arc c.d.s, good colour, fine. S.G. O63, £1,200. Photo on Page 40. £150-180
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Board of Education. 1903-04 Pieces (124) bearing KEVII Board of Education ½d (62) or 1d (149), twenty one pieces with a combination of ½d and 1d overprints, one piece with a 1d overprint in combination with an unoverprinted 1d, some pairs, strips and blocks including ½d blocks of four (2, on a single piece) and 1d blocks of four (4) and six, various cancels. S.G. £9,495. (211 stamps on 124 pieces). £380-450
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1922 (Sep 29) Post Office memo headed "Proposal for Postage Due label of the value of 1½d for foreign surcharges", with the decision "It has been decided to issue a postage due label of 1½d denomination, particulars will be issued shortly", a covering sheet showing when P.O Officials received this memo (first sent out in March 1922). Also 1922 (Jan 4) part Post Office Circular announcing a minimum charge of 1½d on underpaid mail from abroad. £80-100
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Underprints. 1d Reds (71) and 1870 ½d (3) with underprints of Copestake Moose (56), J.& C. Boyd (10), W.H Smith, O.U.S (3) or G.E.R, or overprints of O.U.S (3, two on covers, one of these with fault to stamp), very mixed quality. (72 + 2 covers). £100-120
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Telegraph Stamps. 1876 5/- Plate 1, £1 and £5 all used, the £1 with blue Bristol Telegraph Dept. c.d.s and slightly heavy and oily boxed "T.M.B / G.P.O", one pulled upper perf; the £5 with Parliament St. c.d.s and slightly smudged boxed cancel, small crease at foot and gum stain on the face, all reasonable examples. S.G. T13, 17, 18, £4,350. (3). £150-200
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QV Telegraph stamps (20) including 10/- used (S.G. £450); also 1887 ½d orange block of nine with forged "BONNY RIVER" datestamps, 1897 Diamond Jubilee labels, De La Rue labels, testing labels, etc. (133). Photo on Page 40. £120-140
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A large quantity of revenues and cinderellas in a box including advertising and exhibition labels and poster stamps, WW1 patriotic and war savings, some perfins and ephemera, railway stamps, locals, Lundy, revenues with some mint QV and KEVII issues, Life Policy, Customs, Liverpool Cotton Brokers Association and Cotton Brokers Bank Ltd, Liverpool Corn Trade Association, etc., an interesting and extensive lot. (1,000s). £600-800
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A stockbook containing various railway parcel stamps, revenues, advertising rings, postal related labels, airway stamps, etc. (100s). £120-150
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Revenues and Cinderellas, small selection comprising 1902 KEVII "District Audit" 5/-, 10/- and £2 overprinted "Specimen", superb mint; 1905 Shipping Federation registration certificate bearing four 6d renewal stamps overprinted "DUBLIN"; 1725 document with three embossed 6d revenues authorising the Registrar of Sion College to sell or transfer stock in the South Seas Company; other revenue documents (4); 1900 Manchester Philatelic Society War Fund 1d and 2½d labels in complete mint sheets of twelve, very fine; other labels, etc. (c.60). £140-160
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Ireland. c.1820 George IV Ireland Chancery Fund 10d - £4 embossed revenues, proof impressions of the thirteen values in orange on thin card, 229x332mm, a few minor peripheral tone marks and light creases, otherwise fine and rare. £400-500
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Passports. 1827-1923 British passports or travel documents (7) and a U.S passport, all with embossed revenue stamps or Consular Service stamps. Also a 1923 French document issued in London with a Newhaven immigration handstamp, and 1943 U.S temporary visa issued to a British woman. (10). £100-120
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1908 Somerset House sample pages and letters concerning Cypher stamps and their application to documents, an interesting group affixed into a booklet including Vellum pieces each bearing six embossed revenue stamps with "Specimen" overprints (3 pieces, one showing formalin treatment to three stamps, the others with cypher labels used to affix three of the six stamps); vellum piece with embossed "Allsop & Sons" seals; vellum pieces (4) bearing cypher labels affixed with aluminium escutcheons all franked with various chemicals to test if they could be removed from documents; unused strip of twenty cypher labels; De La Rue letter recommending the continued use of glue to affix cypher labels; notes on "Cementation" adhesive; notes on the cost of cypher stamps; a series of De La Rue notes on aluminium escutcheons and how they reacted to various chemical treatments, etc. An interesting lot. (18 items). Photo on Page 46. £500-600
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Postal Fiscals. 1855 1d Draft or Receipt stamps in reddish lilac on blue glazed paper, watermark double-lined Anchor, single with inverted watermark and a strip of four (one short corner perf) with upright watermark, all unmounted mint. S.G. F5/wi, £930. (5). Photo on Page 38. £200-240
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Postal Fiscals. 1856-57 1d Draft or Receipt stamps watermarked single-lined Anchor, imperforate imprimaturs, two possibly on bluish paper, shades, fine mint. S.G. F6/7, £1,750. (7). Photo on Page 44. £300-350
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1855-57 Draft or Receipt 1d, various stamps mint (16), fiscally used (13) or postally used (5, one on cover, faults), documents (9, one bearing 15 stamps), imperforate imprimaturs (4, creases) and an unusual piece of blued paper with 14 impressions of the single-lined Anchor watermark and "Inland Revenue" in the margin. (48). £150-180
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Various revenues including KEVII "250 Dollars" on £20 proof in lilac on card without "Consular Service" overprint, but overprinted "SPECIMEN"; KEVII Consular Service 50 cents on 6d, 50 Dollars on £5 and scarce 2 Rupees on 2/- (no gum) all overprinted "SPECIMEN"; Matrimonial Causes 1866 6d ultramarine overprinted "SPECIMEN"; KEVII Isle of Man 6d used on piece; also a piece of paper with eight sailing ship watermarks (as used for 1860 Customs stamps) and various revenues showing differing watermarks. (27). Photo on Page 44. £120-140
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Chancery Court. 1856 £1 Die Proof in violet on white glazed card, 92x60mm. £140-160
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Chancery Court. 1856-57 Stamps comprising perf 16 3d - £1 overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 2) fine mint (18 values, no 8d or 4/-), used stamps (9) and complete documents bearing stamps (5). Barefoot only records Specimen overprints on the perf 14 issue, and not this first perf 16 set. (27 + 5 documents). £180-220
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Common Law Courts. 1865 1d - £1 Set of seven all with current number in the left margin, overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 6), superb mint. (7). Photo on Page 44. £120-150
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Common Law Courts. 1865 1d - £1 Set of seven overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 6) fine mint, and documents (4) bearing seven stamps. Also a second copy of one of these documents with a Judicature Fee stamp, and a document with an embossed General Duty stamp. (7 + 6 documents). £120-150
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Foreign Bill. 1854-81 QV issues, including 1854 stamps used (27, with 22 values); 1857 perf 14 set overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 6), fine mint (18 values, no 2/10/-), used stamps (25, including set of 19 values) and used on documents (4); and 1871-81 stamps overprinted "SPECIMEN" (4), used (32, with 1881 set of 17) or used on documents (5). (106 + 9 documents). £200-250
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Judicature Fees. 1876-81 QV issues including 1881 1d - £5 set of fifteen overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 11 (with additional 1/6, 15/-, also 6d type 9 overprint) and 2/- imperf plate proof pair with type 11 Specimen overprint; 6d, £1, £2 and £5 overprinted "CANCELLED" type 14; also used stamps (30), and documents (7) bearing ten stamps. (54 + & documents). £240-300
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Medicine Duty. c.1823-1941 Medicine Duty stamps, various types, values and duty rates, some bearing the name of individual companies or medicines, ten used on complete medicine or pill boxes, another on a complete and unopened ointment tube. A good large lot, most in unusually fine condition. (243). £500-600
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Medicine Duty. 1907 Medicine Duty stamps, two imperforate proof sheets of ten of the frames printed in green and brown, the two sheets glued together to form a single sheet of twenty, dated handstamp "23 NOV 07" in the margin, endorsed "amalgamated 'S+T' medicine plates (drawings with Mr Brown) charged 30 Nov 1907", two central vertical folds, otherwise fine, a unique archival proof. £300-400
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Game Licence. c.1872 £2 Game Dealers Licence and Gamekeepers Licence both in brown, £2 Licence to Kill Game No.2 in green and No.3 in mauve, similar £3 Licence to Kill Game No.1 in red, all unused with attached counterpart at left, the last four with oval embossed "GAME / INLAND REVENUE" stamps, apparently produced as colour trials, an attractive and scarce group. (5). £300-350
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Game Licences - Ireland. c.1872 £2 Certificate of a Registered Gamekeeper No.2 in red and No.3 in green, and similar £3 Certificate No.1 in blue; £2 Certificate to Kill Game No.2 in green and No.3 in mauve, and similar £3 Certificate No.1 in red, all with oval embossed "GAME / INLAND REVENUE" stamps, unused with attached counterparts at left, apparently produced as colour trials, an attractive and scarce group. (6). £400-500
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1962 "Peoples League" delivery service, stamps issued during the Post Office "work to rule", the collection in two albums including paste-up proof sheet, proofs of the values and wording, photographic proof sheets (5), imperf proof sheets of 48 (10, some on incorrect papers or unissued colours), further imperf proof blocks or strips, paper samples, issued stamps in sheets and blocks with all town overprints, overprint and roulette errors, used stamps, handstamp proofs, the first stampless cover to be posted, etc., also O.W Newport's booklet on the subject. A good collection. (100s). £500-600
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Canary Islands - Teneriffe. 1851 (Sep 1) Small stampless cover to England charged 10d, backstamped "TENERIFFE" British P.O double arc datestamp. An uncommon mark from this office in the Canary Islands, open 1851-58. Cover opened out, otherwise fine, ex John Sacher collection. £100-120
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