Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History No 53 (Day 1 of 2)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 494 288
Date: 26th October 2023 Time: 10:30AM
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Click to view full image... 1909 4d Orange, imperforate plate proof block of four on buff paper. S.G. £340+. Photo on Page 20. £90-110
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  c.1910 Imperforate De la Rue Minerva Head dummy stamps in six differing colours on gummed chalk surface paper. (6). £100-120
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  1911-12 KEVII ½d on picture postcards, virtually all Harrison printings, various shades, including perf 15x14 stamps (55, S.G. £100 on cover), also a 1913 card with ½d Downey Head showing an unusual moustache flaw. (138). £250-300
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Click to view full image... 1911 KEVII Somerset House 2/6 dull reddish purple, block of six used with Dalston Lane 244, Hackney datestamps, ink mark on one stamp, otherwise fine. S.G. 316, £1,460. Photo on Page 18. £300-350
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Click to view full image... 1912 KEVII Somerset House 5/- carmine, lower right corner marginal single, date cuts to marginal rule, superb mint. S.G. 318, £425+. Photo on Page 18. £160-180
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Click to view full image... 1912 KEVII Somerset House 5/- carmine, lower right interpane marginal pair, date cuts to marginal rule below the corner stamp, superb mint. S.G. 318, £850+. Photo on Page 20. £350-400
107
Click to view full image... 1911 KEVII Somerset House £1 deep green, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 320, £3,000. Photo on Page 12. £1,000-1,200
108
Click to view full image... 1911 KGV ½d Bright Green Downey Head, die B, watermark Imperial Crown, variety watermark sideways, superb used with light 1911 (Oct. 3) c.d.s. A very rare variety, with R.P.S Certificate (1999). S.G. 325a, £5,750. Photo on Page 12. £3,000-3,500
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Click to view full image... 1911 KGV Downey Head 1d, die 1B imperforate plate proofs, marginal single and a pair in carmine on unwatermarked chalk surfaced paper, fine mint. Also 1d die 2 imperforate paper trial pair in scarlet on John Allen special finish paper. S.G. £1,040. (5). Photo on Page 12. £200-240
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Click to view full image... 1912 KGV 1d Scarlet Downey Head, watermark Imperial Crown, overprinted "CANCELLED" type 25, fine mint, scarce. S.G. £600. Photo on Page 12. £180-200
111
Click to view full image... 1912 KGV 1d Deep bright scarlet Downey Head, without watermark, superb unmounted mint. S.G. £1,500. Photo on Page 26. £500-600
112
  1912-24 ½d - 1/- Mint including ½d, 1d pair and imperf 1d pair with "CANCELLED" overprint type 24, imperf ½d and 1d pairs with Specimen overprints type 26, Controls of all values (109), shades. (c.250). £250-300
113
Click to view full image... 1912-24 7d Olive, margin at right, without watermark, superb unmounted mint, a very scarce variety this fine. S.G. £950. Photo on Page 26. £400-450
114
Click to view full image... 1912-24 9d Agate, margin at right, without watermark, fine mint, a scarce variety. With R.P.S Certificate (1989). S.G. £950. Photo on Page 26. £400-500
115
Click to view full image... 1912-24 1/- Bistre, watermark Royal Cypher, variety watermark inverted, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 395wi, £350. Photo on Page 26. £130-150
116
Click to view full image... 1913 Waterlow 2/6 Sepia-brown, lower left corner marginal single, lightly mounted in the margins only, the stamp unmounted, very fine. S.G. 400, £600+. Photo on Page 20. £230-260
117
Click to view full image... 1913 Waterlow 5/- Rose-carmine, lower right corner marginal single, lightly mounted in the lower margin only, the stamp superb unmounted. S.G. 401, £1,100+. Photo on Page 20. £480-550
118
Click to view full image... 1913 £1 Dull blue-green unmounted mint, superb in all respects. With R.P.S Certificate (2007). S.G. £3,800. Photo on Page 26. £1,600-2,000
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Click to view full image... 1915 De la Rue 2/6 Grey-brown, margin at base, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 407, £700+. Photo on Page 28. £300-350
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Click to view full image... 1915 De la Rue 2/6 Sepia, margin at right, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 408, £550+. Photo on Page 26. £200-240
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Click to view full image... 1915 De la Rue 5/- Bright carmine, margin at right, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 409, £1,100+. Photo on Page 26. £450-500
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Click to view full image... 1915 De la Rue 5/- Bright carmine, margin at right, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 409, £1,100+. Photo on Page 26. £450-500
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Click to view full image... 1915 De la Rue 5/- Pale carmine, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 410, £1,400. Photo on Page 26. £450-550
124
Click to view full image... 1915 De la Rue 10/- Bright (Cambridge) blue unmounted mint, an exceptional stamp, rare in this quality. With Brandon Certificate (2017). S.G. N70 (3), £14,000. Photo on Page 26. £3,500-4,000
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Click to view full image... 1915 De la Rue 10/- Bright (Cambridge) blue unmounted mint, an exceptional stamp, rare in this quality. With Brandon Certificate (2020). S.G. N70 (3), £14,000. Photo on Page 26. £3,500-4,000
126
Click to view full image... 1915 De la Rue 10/- Pale blue, upper left corner marginal block of four, superb used with light single ring datestamps. S.G. £3,600+. Photo on Page 30. £1,000-1,200
127
Click to view full image... 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 Chocolate-brown, block of four superb unmounted mint. S.G. 414, £1,300+. Photo on Page 30. £650-700
128
Click to view full image... 1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- Rose-red overprinted "CANCELLED" type 24, superb unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. £1,000+. Photo on Page 26. £450-500
129
Click to view full image... 1919 Bradbury Wilkinson 10/- Dull grey-blue, block of nine used with Guernsey datestamps, a few reinforced perforations between the two upper left stamps, otherwise very fine. S.G. 417, £1,575+. Photo on Page 22. £600-700
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  1918-19 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 (25), 5/- (25) and 10/- (3) used, piece bearing sixteen 2/6 stamps, and a large piece from a parcel to Uganda bearing 5/- block of six, also a mint 2/6, various shades, mixed quality with some faults and parcel cancels. (76). £100-150
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Click to view full image... 1924-26 1d and 1½d Marginal blocks of four both on experimental paper with differing GR watermark, 1d block with a very light diagonal crease to upper stamps, otherwise fine, both mounted on one upper stamp only, the other stamps unmounted. S.G. 419b, 420g, £740+. (2 blocks). Photo on Page 20. £240-280
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Click to view full image... 1924-26 1½d Red-brown, variety printed on the gummed side, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 420c, £1,000. Photo on Page 26. £350-400
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Click to view full image... 1924-26 6d Reddish purple, lower left corner marginal block of six, variety watermark inverted, mounted on two upper stamps, the other four stamps unmounted, fine. S.G. 426wi, £480+. Photo on Page 30. £180-200
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Click to view full image...Click to view full image... 1924 British Empire Exhibition 1d and 1½d overprinted "CANCELLED" type 28, fine mint. S.G. £2,200. (2). Photo on Page 26. £600-700
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Click to view full image...Click to view full image...Click to view full image... 1929 PUC ½d, 1d and 1½d overprinted "CANCELLED" type 33, fine mint. S.G. £1,800. (3). Photo on Page 26. £550-650
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Click to view full image... 1929 PUC £1, margins at left, fine used with South Kensington datestamps. S.G. 438, £600. Photo on Page 28. £150-180
137
Click to view full image... 1935 Silver Jubilee, 1½d imperforate colour trial in pale brown, affixed to card. Superb and rare, six examples known, each in a different shade of brown. Photo on Page 14. £2,400-2,800
138
  1935 Silver Jubilee stamps and postal history, collection on pages including 2/- and 3/- booklets, control blocks of six, booklet panes (9), 1/- postal order with issuing c.d.s of the Hearts of Oak Benefit Society, May 7th F.D.Cs to South Africa franked 1d + 2½d pair (+ 6d) or to USA franked ½d + 1d + 1½d (3) and redirected back to G.B with U.S stamps, other covers (45) with first flights and commercial air mails, T.P.Os, 1d used in Tristan da Cunha, Paquebots and maritime mail, cover with 2½d tied by Deutsche Seepost cancel, cover to Peru sent by air via New York paid 2/3 with Silver Jubilee ½d (2), 1½d (7) and 2½d (6) + definitive ½d, etc., also May 1st Post Office Circular with news of the issue of the Jubilee stamps. (64). £350-450
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Click to view full image...Click to view full image...Click to view full image... 1939-42 KGVI 2/6 Brown, 2/6 yellow-green, 5/- red and 10/- dark blue in horizontal strips of three all overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 23, the four strips affixed to three pieces cut from the Mauritania Post Office U.P.U Specimen collection, each handstamped violet "SPECIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE". A unique group, exceptional exhibition items. (4 strips). Photo on Page 28. £4,000-5,000
140
Click to view full image... 1940 Stamp Centenary ½d - 3d set of six in vertical strips of three, all affixed to a piece cut from the Mauritania Post Office U.P.U Specimen collection, tied by violet "SPECIMEN / COLLECTION/ MAURITANIE" handstamps. A unique archival piece, that proves these stamps were sent as Specimens to the U.P.U for distribution to member countries. (6 strips). Photo on Page 22. £1,000-1,200
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Click to view full image...Click to view full image... 1941 KGVI ½d Pale green, 1d pale scarlet, 2d pale orange, 2½d light ultramarine and 3d pale violet, the five values issued in lighter colours in 1941, all in horizontal or vertical (2d) strips of three, affixed to two pieces cut from the Mauritania Post Office U.P.U Specimen collection, tied by violet "SPECIMEN / COLLECTION / MAURITANIE" handstamps. Unique archival pieces, that prove these stamps were sent as Specimens to the U.P.U for distribution to member countries. (5 strips). Photo on Page 22. £600-800
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Click to view full image...Click to view full image...Click to view full image...Click to view full image... 1941-42 KGVI ½d Pale green, 1d pale scarlet, 1½d pale red-brown and 2d pale orange all sent as Specimen stamps to the U.P.U, each handstamped "AMOSTRA", applied in Lisbon to Specimens received for distribution to the Portuguese colonies. Mint original gum, very minor toning, otherwise fine and scarce, with B.P.A Certificate (1992). (4). Photo on Page 26. £180-220
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Click to view full image... 1976-84 Machins, unmounted imperforate pairs or blocks comprising 9p deep violet vertical pair, 11½p drab (1 centre band) vertical pair, 16p olive-drab horizontal pair, 18p bright green horizontal pair, 18p deep olive-grey horizontal pair and block of four, also an imperforate colour trial without value in ultramarine on waxy gummed paper (creased), and 2001 Submarine Centenary booklets (2, S.G. PM2). S.G. X883a, 893a, 913a, 949a, 955a, £1,495. (9). Photo on Page 26. £200-250
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  1984-2004 Royal Mail Yearbooks 1-21 (with additional 1986 Yearbook), all complete (22). Also some Presentation Packs. £200-240
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  Expert Committee Certificates issued between 1959 and 2014, mainly for QV stamps or covers or KGV stamps, now sadly separated from the original items, mainly from the R.P.S but some B.P.A, Holcombe, etc., many issued for very rare items. (c.190). £75-100

Officials

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Click to view full image... Admiralty. 1903 KEVII 2d, type O10 overprint, mint block of four, the lower pair unmounted, tiny mark on upper left stamp, otherwise fine and scarce in a block. S.G. £2,200. Photo on Page 20. £300-350
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Click to view full image... Army. 1900 ½d Green, Control "R", fine mint, scarce. S.G. £300. Photo on Page 28. £100-120
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Click to view full image... Office of Works. 1903 KEVII 10d tied to small piece by light oval Registered datestamps. With B.P.A Certificate (1999). S.G. O40, £7,000. Photo on Page 26. £3,200-3,800

Telegraph Stamps

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Click to view full image... 1876 10/- Die Proof in black on white glazed card, stamped "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "Oct. 20 1876", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. S.G. £1,300. Photo on Page 30. £450-500
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Click to view full image... 1877 £1 Brown lilac used with Liverpool Exchange c.d.s and boxed cancel. S.G. £950. Photo on Page 26. £160-200
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
G.B & Worldwide Stamps and Postal History No 53 (Day 1 of 2)
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 494 288
Date: 26th October 2023 Time: 10:30AM
Details: Enquiries regarding this auction - Telephone No. 0207 930 6100
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