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1867-80 3d Rose plate 6 LI - MJ block of four, a pale shade fine used with Northallerton single ring datestamps, also singles of plates 5 - 8 used (plate 8 with a neat Newtownlimavady c.d.s). S.G. 103. (8). £100-120
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1879 Tender Essays, McCorquodale & Co Imperforate first type dummy stamp in pale carmine, plate II sheet of 120 on wove paper, "J. WHATMAN / 1874" paper makers watermark in the lower margin, two marginal folds, the essays fine, a scarce complete sheet, 222x376mm. £400-500
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1880 1½d Die Proof in black on white glazed card, dated "27 JUL 80" and stamped "BEFORE HARDENING", 92x60mm, very fine. S.G. £1,600. Photo on Page 12. £250-300
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1883 10/- Grey-green, watermark Anchor on blued paper, DA overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9, superb mint, very scarce. S.G. 131s, £8,500. Photo on Page 10. £1,800-2,000
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1882 £5 Orange on blued paper, DB overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9, superb mint, very scarce so fine. S.G. 133s, £3,000. Photo on Page 10. £700-800
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1882 £5 Orange on white paper, BG fine used with 1896 (FE 13) Edinburgh c.d.s. With two Italian expert certificates. S.G. 137, £3,750. Photo on Page 10. £800-1,000
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1882 £5 Orange on white paper, DD used with central Glasgow c.d.s (MR 7 95), very fine. S.G. 137, £3,750. Photo on Page 10. £700-1,000
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1883 2/6 - £1 High value Die Proofs in black on white glazed card, 92x60mm, all handstamped "BEFORE HARDENING", 2/6 - 10/- with void corners, £1 with uncleared corners, the proofs dated "5 APR 83" (2/6), "11 JUL 83" (5/-), "19 JUN 83" (10/-) or "15 AUG 83" (£1), a superb and rare set of proofs. S.G. £14,000. (4). Photo on Page 12. £2,500-3,000
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1884 2½d BT Imperforate colour trial in deep greenish grey on white Crown watermarked paper, fine mint, Rare, probably no more than three examples in private hands. Photo on Page 6. £400-500
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1891 £1 Green, RC fine mint, superb colour. With Brandon Certificate (2007). S.G. 212, £2,500. Photo on Page 6. £800-1,000
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1891 £1 Green, ID with margin at right, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 212, £5,000. Photo on Page 6. £1,600-1,800
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1891 £1 Green, SA fine used with oval 1896 Registered Threadneedle St. datestamp. S.G. £675. With Enzo Diena Certificate (2017). S.G. £675. Photo on Page 6. £120-150
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1892 4½d Handpainted essay in grey-violet, green, pale green and Chinese white on tracing paper, lettered "G" and dated "FEB 1/92", the stamp size essay cancelled by a pen cross, 58x82mm. Ten essays were produced by De la Rue for the new 4½d value, one set on card, a second set on tracing paper. This set on tracing paper, retained by De la Rue, were pen cancelled with a cross. A superb and unique essay from the De la Rue archives; three of these ten essays are in the British Postal Museum. S.G. from £9,500. Photo on Back Cover. £1,500-2,000
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1900 (Apr 3) Post Office notice "New Halfpenny and One-Shilling Stamps", announcing the new colour stamps to be issued on 17th April, folded, otherwise fine and scarce, 212x334mm. £150-200
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1901 KEVII ½d Die Proof in black on white glazed card, signed "A.S Roberts", 92x60mm, fine and scarce. S.G. £2,500. Photo on Page 12. £350-450
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1902-13 KEVII Reference collection in two stockbooks and on stockcards, mint and used stamps identified by shade and S.G. number, all appear correct, most very fine with many unmounted, includes 1d aniline rose and aniline pink shades used, also mint 1½d (14, one Admiralty Official), 2d (27), 3d (10), 4d green and brown (6), 4d orange (34, including brown-orange), 5d (14), 6d (40), 7d (65), 9d (13), 10d (12) and 1/- (12), a good lot. (100s). £1,200-1,500
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1911 KEVII Somerset House £1 deep green, lower right corner marginal, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 320, £3,000+. Photo on Page 42. £500-600
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1911 ½d Downey Head, die A watermark Imperial Crown, perf 14 error, superb mint, very lightly mounted with virtually full original gum, exceptionally rare. We cannot trace another mint example at auction since the unique "Maximus" control single sold in 2000. With B.P.A Certificate (1954). S.G. 322a, £16,000. Photo on Front Cover. £11,000-13,000
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1911 ½d Downey Head, die A Watermark Imperial Crown, perf 14 error, superb used with East Rudham c.d.s (Aug. 25). The only recorded example of this perforation error used at East Rudham, presumably taken there by a passenger on the railway line from Great Yarmouth, where this perf variety was known to have been sold. An interesting example of this uncommon stamp, with B.P.A Certificate (1978). S.G. 322a, £1,000. Photo on Page 6. £300-350
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1911 (Aug 22) Picture postcard from Caistor on Sea bearing ½d Downey Head, perf 14 error, the earliest of six examples of this perforation error recorded from Caistor on Sea. S.G. 322a, £1,250. Photo on Page 8. £250-300
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1911 (Sep. 8) Picture postcard posted within Tunbridge Wells bearing ½d Downey Head, perf 14 error, a late use, most examples from Tunbridge Wells recorded in early August. S.G. 322a, £1,250. Photo on Page 8. £250-300
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1911-24 KGV Downey and Mackennal Heads, ½d - 1/- mint reference collection on pages, neatly mounted in order of S.G. number and shade, all fine, a very useful reference. (194). £400-600
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1913 5d Die Proof in black on white glazed card, the reverse numbered "242" and dated "8.5.13" in pencil, 51x58mm, fine and scarce. S.G. £6,000. Photo on Page 12. £800-1,000
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1913 2/6 Seahorse imperforate colour trial in chrome yellow printed by Waterlow & Layton, on thin ungummed paper watermarked "JAS WRIGLEY LD-219", fine and scarce. S.G. £4,750. Photo on Page 6. £500-600
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1913 £1 Dull blue-green Seahorse overprinted "CANCELLED" type 24, unmounted mint, very fine. S.G. £4,000. Photo on Page 6. £1,000-1,200
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1929 £1 PUC Overprinted "SPECIMEN" in red, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 438s, £3,000. Photo on Page 16. £600-700
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1929 £1 PUC, lower right corner single, lightly mounted mint. S.G. £750+. Photo on Page 42. £280-320
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1936 KEVIII ½d - 2½d Definitive essays in the adopted colours on perforated gummed "GvR" watermarked paper, similar to the adopted design but with the value in both upper corners (the upper right value replaced by a crown in the issued stamps). The 1½d and 2½d essays with a little gum loss and 2½d essay with small corner thin, otherwise fine and rare. (4). Photo on Page 6. £1,800-2,000
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1937-51 KGVI Definitives, used collection in an album, many shades, also blocks of four of virtually every stamp including the 1939-48 and 1951 high values. (100s). £80-100
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1937-51 KGVI Commemoratives, mint collection on pages showing various varieties, nearly all in blocks, also some overprint issues. (100s). £250-350
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1939 KGVI High Value definitives, essay die proofs in the design adopted for the 2/6 stamp, five proofs in black each with a value of 5D, on wove paper, 203x253mm, a few minor rust marks from paper clips at left well away from the proofs, otherwise superb. A newly discovered and unique archival item, unlisted by S.G. Photo on Page 14. £4,000-5,000
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1941 (Nov 28) Commercial cover from Woking to Australia via North Atlantic and Transpacific air service, franked KGVI 6d, 2/6 brown, 5/- and 10/- dark blue paying the 18/- rate, Australian censors on both sides. A scarce use of all three KGVI high values issued by this date. Photo on Page 8. £180-220
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1941-52 KGVI ½d - 2d Definitive Coil leaders, the collection on pages, various differing letters and numbers on the coil ends, a scarce group. (129). £400-500
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1951 Festival of Britain 4d, die proof in black, die sunk on wove paper, 203x101mm. A superb proof, newly discovered, unlisted by S.G. and very rare. Photo on Page 14. £1,500-1,800
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1951 KGVI 1d Light ultramarine, unmounted mint block for four with margin at right, the lower pair with perforations at base, imperforate on all other sides resulting in the upper pair being totally imperforate, the lower pair imperforate on three sides. A very rare and spectacular error. S.G. 504b/c, £8,500. Photo on Back Cover. £2,800-3,000
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1955 2/6 - £1 QEII Castles definitives, photographic stamp size essays of fifteen unadopted designs, numbered 1 - 15, comprising 2/6 (7), 5/- (3), 10/- (3) and £1 (2) designs by J. Hassell ("1" - "6"), M. Adshead ("7"), B.S Biro ("8" - "9"), L. Lamb ("10"), Sir Murhead Bone ("11"), Reynolds Stone ("12" - "13") or L.D Fryer ("14" - "15"). With copies of the original handpainted essays held by the National Postal Museum, and a 2004 R.P.S Certificate for two pages of photographic essays comprising these fifteen numbered unadopted designs (now cut from these pages) and the four adopted designs lettered A - D. (15). Photo on Page 16. £1,000-1,200
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1955-97 Mint and used collection in four albums, apparently complete. (100s). £100-150
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1963 Lifeboat Conference, set of three imperforate imprimaturs, ordinary paper, unmounted mint with NPM handstamps on reverse. Fine and scarce, just ten sets released. (3). Photo on Page 6. £800-1,000
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1965 Commonwealth Arts Festival 6d and 1/6 imperforate imprimaturs on ordinary paper, NPM handstamps on reverse, fine unmounted mint. (2). Photo on Page 6. £700-900
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1973 Christmas 3p, lower left corner marginal block of forty with blind horizontal perforations, minor creasing to six stamps, a visually appealing variety. £150-200
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1980 50p "London 1980" Stamp Exhibition miniature sheet, variety imperforate, superb unmounted mint. Rare, twelve examples recorded by Pierron. S.G. MS1119a. Photo on Page 36. £1,500-1,800
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1980 Queen Mother 80th Birthday 12p imperforate horizontal marginal pair, superb unmounted mint, just 20 pairs recorded by Pierron. S.G 1129a. Photo on Page 16. £500-600
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1990 150th Anniversary of R.S.P.C.A, 35p with variety silver (Queens head and face value) omitted, margin at right, superb unmounted mint. S.G. 1481a, £1,000. Photo on Page 16. £300-350
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1991 Roses Congress, 22p with variety silver (Queens head) omitted, margin at left, superb unmounted mint, rare. S.G. 1568a, £1,800. Photo on Page 16. £750-900
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1995 Die Proof of Sir Rowland Hill engraved by Czeslaw Slania, die sunk in black on card, 78x87mm. A fine and rare proof, this design used for the 25p stamp in the Pioneers of Communication issue. Photo on Page 36. £400-600
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Booklets. 1938 KGVI 3/- booklet, edition 374 with Motor Union Insurance Company Ltd advert on the front, very fine. S.G. BD22, £1,200. £250-300
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Jersey. 1974 Jersey Anniversaries Issue, die proofs in black on thin card of the vignettes of John Wesley, Sir William Hillary and Winston Churchill (used for the issued 3p, 3½p and 20p stamps), and two die proofs in violet of Canon Wace (used for the issued 8p stamp), one on glazed paper with "DP STAMP PROOF" printed above, the other on thin card with wording and Queens head added. The 8p card proof with small thin, the others removed from an album with horizontal gum lines on reverse, the 8p proof without wording with some surface faults along these horizontal lines. Also two original photos of Robin Taylor engraving the 8p die at De la Rue's, Jersey Stamp Bulletin and Stamp Monthly Colour Supplement on this issue (the S.M Supplement illustrating these proofs), the issued stamps in a presentation pack and on F.D.C. A rare, possibly unique, group of progressive proofs. (5+). Photo on Pages 16 & 42. £600-800
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Army. QV and KEVII ½d - 6d Army Official stamps showing differing cancels, some blocks. (203). £150-180
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Inland Revenue. 1882 6d Grey plate 18, AK-BL block of four fine mint, the lower pair unmounted, very scarce so fine. S.G. O4. Photo on Page 42. £500-600
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Inland Revenue. 1885 5/- Rose on blued paper, GH mint with lower margin, pencil inscription on reverse of margin "W.H Peckitt, £9 1906", margin thinned, the stamp fine and rare. With B.P.A Certificate (1978). S.G. O8. Photo on Back Cover. £4,000-5,000
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