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1969-70 4d. Guernsey Lily booklet pane with yellow omitted, unmounted mint. With normal for comparison. Pierron GU36MCa, £750; S.G. 18ab, £600. Photo £220-280
Note: The missing yellow results in the loss of colour from the lily's filament and causes the petals to appear in a bright lilac shade. The error is known to have come from 2s booklets with white covers and text in black depicting a trooper from the Royal Guernsey Cavalry on horseback (containing 3 x 4d, 2 x 5d and 2 x 1d). However, it is possible the error also came from any or all of five other similar booklets (differing in composition, text colour, or cover image)
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ββ 4d. Guernsey Lily with yellow omitted booklet pane contained in complete 1969 (12 Dec.) 2/- booklet, fine. Pierron GU36MCa, £1100; S.G. 18ab, £600+ £400-500
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ββ 4d. Guernsey Lily booklet panes (2), one with emerald (stem) omitted, the other with misplaced 5mm. to right, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron GU36MCb, £750; S.G. 18ac, £500. Photo £250-300
Note: The missing emerald causes the flower stem to appear in the yellow underlay colour. The error is known to have come from 4s booklets with white covers and text in black depicting an officer from St Martin's Company (containing 6 x 4d, 4 x 5d and 4 x 1d). However, it is possible the error also came from any or all of five other similar booklets (differing in composition, text colour, or cover image)
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ββ 4d. Guernsey Lily with emerald (stem) omitted booklet pane contained in complete 1969 (12 Dec.) 4/- booklet, fine. Pierron GU36MCa, £1100; S.G. 18ab, £600+ £400-500
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ββ 1/9d. Guernsey Lily with emerald (stem) omitted, fine. Brandon Certificate (1998). With normal for comparison. Pierron GU48MCa, £825; S.G. 24a, £600. Photo £220-280
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1971-73 2 1/2p. Guernsey Arms with bright vermilion omitted, fine. Brandon Certificate (2005). Pierron GU96MCa, £1350; S.G. 48a, £500 (2006). Photo £300-400
Note: The missing bright vermilion causes the loss of colour from the shield. The error comes from sheet printings.
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1982 (12 Oct.) Christmas 8p. with black (Queen's head, value and inscription) omitted, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron GU526MCa, £2,275; S.G. 263a unpriced (2006). Photo £1,500-2,000
Provenance: Sir Gawaine Baillie, November 2006
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2002 (6 Feb.) Golden Jubilee £2 sheetlet with black omitted, fine. Rare. With normal for comparison. Pierron AL368MCa, £1,125; S.G. MSA184a, £400 (2006). Photo £400-500
Note: The missing black causes the entire image to appear in a grey-blue wash
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1969 (1 Oct.) 3d. La Corbière Lighthouse with orange omitted, a block of four with margin at left, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron JR36MCA, £1600; S.G. 18b, £1100. Photo £400-500
Note: The shading of the sea and sky are affected
quantity: circa 60 mint
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ββ 3d. La Corbière Lighthouse with orange omitted, a single with margin at left, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron JR36MCa, £400; S.G. 18b, £275 £100-120
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1970-74 2 1/2p. Arms and Royal Mace booklet pane (perfs trimmed at foot) with gold (Mace) omitted, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron JR92MCa, £750; S.G. 46ab, £375 (2006). Photo £250-300
Note: The error, which results in the loss of the Royal mace, is known in two different 10p booklets: Martello Tower issued 15 February 1971 (containing 2 x 2 1/2p, 2 x 2p, 2 x 1/2p) and Legislative Chamber issued 1 December 1972 (containing 3 x 1/2p, 1 x 2 1/2p, 2 x 3p). Just one of the 2 1/2p stamps in the Martello Tower booklet is affected. Some booklet stamps are poorly trimmed to the extent one or more sides may lack perforations. Although not confirmed, the error might also have occurred in the Mont Orgueil booklet issued 1 June 1973. Intact booklets with the error command a significant premium
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ββ 2 1/2p. Arms and Royal Mace booklet pane with gold (Mace) omitted contained in complete 1971 (15 Feb.) 10p. booklet, fine. Pierron GU36MCa, £1100+; S.G. 18ab, £600+ £500-600
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1990 (13 Nov.) Christmas 18p. with greenish blue omitted, a lower left corner block of four with plate numbers, fine. With a normal complete sheet for comparison. A unique positional piece. Brandon Certificate (2006). Pierron JR1072MCa, £9000; Unlisted in S.G. Photo £6,000-8,000
Note: The missing greenish blue results in the loss of the Queen's head, value and country inscription. A complete pane of 20, with the top row double perforated, was discovered in November 2006 in a new issue collection in Ireland.
quantity: 20 mint
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2006 (21 Apr.) Queen Elizabeth II 80th Birthday joint issue with New Zealand, £5 and $5 miniature sheet with silver foil missing, fine. Very rare. With normal for comparison. Pierron JR2812MCa, £3,250; unlisted in S.G. Photo £2,000-2,500
Note: The silver foil missing results in the loss of border, denomination and country name from both stamps. The miniature sheets were sent from the Auckland Downtown Post Shop to new issue customers.quantity: 5 mint miniature sheets (1 partially missing)
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1963 (23 May) 1 1/2d. Black Noddy with cobalt omitted, a lower right corner block of four with plate numbers, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron AS142MCa, £900; S.G. 71a, £400+. Photo £500-600
Note: The missing cobalt results in the loss of colour from the top of the bird's head and the base of the nest.quantity: circa 120 mint, some used
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ββ 1 1/2d. Black Noddy with cobalt omitted, a vertical strip of three with margin at right, fine. Pierron AS142MCa, £450; S.G. 71a, £300 £180-220
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1980 (18 Feb.) Thorns and Grasses 18p. with brown (thorns) omitted, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron AS524MCa, £200; S.G. 262a, £275 £80-100
Note: The missing brown results in the loss of detail from the stems
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1962 (1 Nov.) Seventh Commonwealth Games 5d. with red omitted, marginal, fine. Very rare. B&K handstamp on reverse of selvedge. With normal for comparison. Pierron AU692MCa, £3,750; BW 390c; S.G. 346a, £3,750. Photo £2,000-2,500
Note: The missing red results in the loss of colour from the Kangaroo Paw stems, the glow in the sky and several buildings in the background. The top row of a sheet was completely affected.quantity: 10 mint
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1963 (3 Dec.) Opening of COMPAC 2/3d. with dark blue and black omitted, creased and a little soiled. With normal for comparison. Very rare. Pierron AU724MCa, £600; BW 411var; S.G. 362var. Photo £250-300
Note: All examples have the design shifted up and to the right, and are creased and grubby to varying extents. It is probable the item's are printer's waste which somehow got onto the market.quantity: circa 18 mint (all damaged)
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1964 (21 Oct.) Christmas 5d. with red omitted, lightly cancelled, fine. Rare. R.P.S.V. Certificate (1998). Pierron AU744MCa, £4,250; S.G. 372a, £1500. Photo £700-900
Note: The missing red results in the loss of colour from the girl's headband, the standing person's cloak and the country inscription.quantity: 1 mint, circa 10 used
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ββ Christmas 5d. with red partly omitted (country inscription), lightly mounted in one corner, fine. BW 425cb. Photo £200-250
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ββ Christmas 5d. strip of four with margin at left, the second and third stamps with black omitted, fine. Rare. Pierron AU744MCb, £3,400+; BW 425cd; S.G. 372b, £3400+. Photo £2,500-3,000
Note: Columns two and three of a pane (008943) were affected by the error.quantity: 24 mint
Provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, July 2005
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1965 (25 May) Churchill 5d. vertical strip of four from the left of a pane, the bottom stamp with pale grey (facial shading and autotron bar) omitted; the strip a little creased though the variety apparently clear. A unique positional piece. Pierron AU754MCa, £4,2500+; BW 430ca; S.G. 377a, £4250+. Photo £2,500-3,000
Note: The missing pale grey occurred on the bottom row of a pane resulting in Churchill appearing with a white face.quantity: circa 12 mint
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1965 (5 Aug.) Hargrave Anniversary 5d. with purple (value) omitted, fine. Pierron AU758MCa, £350; BW 433c; S.G. 379a, £350. Photo £120-150
Note: The missing purple resulted in the loss of the value. At least six panes with the error were purchased from a northern Sydney suburb post office.quantity: circa 228 mint, several used
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1965 (20 Oct.) Christmas 5d. vertical strip of five with margins at either end, showing gold omitted on the bottom stamp and partially from the stamp above, fine. Very rare. Pierron AU762MCa, £3,750+; BW 435c; S.G. 381a, £3500+. Photo £2,000-2,500
Note: The missing gold causes the background to appear in the black underlay and the subsequent loss of the country name and inscription. Examples originate from the bottom row of an upper pane (number 065133) purchased from a post office in a Sydney suburb.quantity: 12 mint
provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, July 2005
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1965 (20 Oct.) Christmas 5d. with blue omitted, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron AU762MCb, £650; BW 435cb; S.G. 38b, £650. Photo £250-300
quantity: circa 60 mint; several used
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ββ Christmas 5d. with blue omitted, fine used. Pierron AU762MCb, £450; BW 435cb; S.G. 381b, unpriced. Photo £200-250
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ββ Christmas 5d. with brown omitted, light horizontal crease towards top otherwise fine. Very rare. Pierron AU762MCc, £4,250; BW 435cc; S.G. 381c, £3,750. Photo £2,000-2,500
quantity: circa 12 mint
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5c. Yellow-Tailed Thornbill marginal horizontal pair, the left stamp with brown (plumage) omitted, fine. Very rare. Pierron AU772MCa, £3,000+; BW 448ca; S.G. 386a, £2500+. Photo £1,500-1,800
Note: Four printings with acknowledged shade differences exist, however it is thought all examples of the error came from the first printing. A sheet (number 046385) with the first column missing brown and the second partially so was sold in Sydney in late 1966. Examples also exist from another sheet.quantity: circa 25 mint, 1 used
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13c. Red-Necked Avocet vertical strip of five with margins at ends, the first, third and fourth rows with grey (plumage and legs) omitted, fine, mounted in the selvedge only. Very rare. Pierron AU784MCb, £6,000+; BW454cc; S.G. 392b, £6,000+. Photo £5,000-6,000
Note: Examples emanate from a single pane (number 020041).quantity: 30 mint
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15c. Galah vertical strip of five with margins at ends, rose-carmine omitted from the third row with the rows above and below partially omitted, light diagonal crease across the fourth and fifth rows otherwise fine. Pierron AU786MCa, £4,250+; BW455cc; S.G. 393a, £4,250+. Photo £2,000-2,500
Note: The third row from the top of a pane (number 059042) was completely affected while the rows above and below were partially affected.quantity: 10 mint
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15c. Galah with grey omitted, fine. Rare. Pierron AU786MCb, £2,500; BW 455ca; S.G. 393b, £2,250. Photo £1,500-1,800
Note: The missing grey results in the loss of the background twigs and branches, colour from the tail feathers, and shading from the tree trunk. The remaining streaks of grey (near the bird's neck and leg) are created by the mix of red and green. Two sheets were partially affected with the error - the bottom row of a pane (sheet number 053285) and the third row of another (number 018754). Just two mint examples, both in vertical pairs with partials, survive from the second sheet.quantity: 12 mint, several used
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1966 (24 Oct.) Dirk Hartog's Australia Landing 4c., a vertical strip of four with margins at ends showing gold omitted, fine. Extremely rare. With normal for comparison. Pierron AU816MCb, £6,000+; BW 472cb; S.G. 408b, £6,000+. Photo £3,000-4,000
Note: A lower pane with gold missing in the two left most columns surfaced in 2002.quantity: 40 mint
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1968 (20 Mar.) World Weather Watch 20c. with margin at left, showing white (radio waves) omitted, hinged in the selvedge only, fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron AU836MCa, £1,250; BW 481cd; S.G. 418a, £1,100. Photo £500-600
Note: The first reported finding came from a right pane in which the fourth and fifth columns were affected. Since then a few cancelled-to-order stamps, with GPO Sydney cancels, have surfaced probably emanating from another pane.quantity: 20 mint, circa five used
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ββ World Weather Watch 20c. interpanneau strip of three with two stamps at right, the first stamp in the right pane with orange-brown (triangle) omitted, vertical crease in interpanneau margin and tiny glazed area at top right of error otherwise fine. Very rare. Pierron AU836MCb, £3,000+; BW 481c; S.G. 418b, £3,000+. Photo £1,500-1,800
quantity: 10 mint
Provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, July 2005
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1968 (23 Oct.) Christmas 5c., with sheet margin at top, showing green window (gold omitted), fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron AU862MCa, £850; BW 494ca; S.G. 431a, £700. Photo £400-500
Note: The window frame appears in the green underlay as a result of the missing gold.quantity: 20 to 30 mint, some used
provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, July 2005
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ββ Christmas 5c., with sheet margin at top, showing red (inscription) omitted, fine. Pierron AU862MCb, £2,500; BW 494c; S.G. 431b, £2,000. Photo £1,000-1,200
Note: The missing red results in the loss of the inscriptions. It is thought the error occurred in the upper left corner of an upper pane as examples are known with the top margin attached.quantity: circa 11 mint, 1 used
provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, May 2005
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1969 (4 June) Labour Organisation 5c. horizontal pair with margin at top, the left stamp with gold (middle circle) omitted, small light mark at top of centre perfs and the normal damaged at upper right. Rare. Pierron AU878MCa, £2,750+; BW 502ca; S.G. 439a, £2,000+. Photo £1,200-1,500
Note: This error was discovered in a suburban Perth post office. The find was described as coming from a left pane and included a block with the sheet number.quantity: 19 mint, 1 used
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1969 (19 Sept.) Primary Industries 15c. vertical pair, the upper stamp with black ("Australia" and value) omitted, fine. Pierron AU882MCa, £1,400+; BW 504c; S.G. 441a, £1,400+. Photo £600-800
Note: The missing black results in the loss of country inscription and denomination. Two consecutive sheets were affected. The first, purchased at the Wagga Wagga post office in New South Wales, lacked black from the two bottom rows of a lower pane. The second sheet, also thought to originate from Wagga Wagga, had black missing from the top three rows of an upper pane.
quantity: circa 45 mint, some used
provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, July 2005
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1969 (15 Oct.) Christmas 5c., a vertical strip of five with margin at top and interpanneau margin at foot, the top stamp with magenta (robe) omitted and the stamp below with partial omission, fine. Pierron AU888MCa, £2,000+; BW 507c; S.G. 444a, £1,500+. Photo £800-1,000
Note: An upper pane (number 033259) was found with magenta completely missing from the top row and partially missing from the next row down. The lower pane (number 033260) of the following sheet was found with magenta completely missing from row five and with traces on row four. The error usually comes in a vertical strip.quantity: 20 mint
provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, July 2005
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ββ Christmas 5c., a vertical strip of five with interpanneau margin at top and sheet margin at foot, the bottom stamp with magenta (robe) omitted and the row above with just the merest traces of magenta, fine. Pierron AU888MCa, £2000+; BW 507c; S.G. 444a, £1500+. Photo £1,500-1,800
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ββ Christmas 5c., with sheet margin at top, showing yellow omitted, tiny patch of gum missing at top left corner otherwise fine. With normal for comparison. Pierron AU888MCb, £2,000; BW 507cc; S.G. 444b, £1500. Photo £650-750
Note: One upper pane (number 033279) was originally reported as missing yellow from the top row. However, a second sheet must have been affected as an interpane pair and a block of four with the error have been recorded.quantity: circa 20 mint
provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, July 2005
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2c. Sturt's Desert Rose vertical strip of five on white fluorescent paper, the centre stamp with yellow omitted and two others with yellow partially missing, fine. The only recorded example. Pierron AU930MCb, £6,500+; BW 530cc; S.G. 465ba, £1,500. Photo £3,000-4,000
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2c. Sturt's Desert Rose with magenta omitted, short perf at top otherwise fine. Pierron AU930MCc, £2,750; BW529ci; unlisted in S.G. Photo £800-1,000
quantity: 4 mint
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2c. Sturt's Desert Rose with green omitted, very minor wrinkle mentioned only for accuracy, otherwise fine. Pierron AU930MCd, £3,250; BW 529ch; unlisted in S.G. Photo £1,500-1,800
quantity: 2 mint
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7c. Sturt's Desert Pea vertical strip of six, one with black omitted, two with black partially omitted and all with buff omitted, folded along central perforations, fine. Pierron AU937MCa, £2,250+; BW 535cc; S.G. 468ba, £1,700+. Photo £1,500-1,800
Note: Examples come from a group of faulty coils sold at the Adelaide general post office in 1971. The coils were split into strips of six with a mix of normal, partial and one completely missing black. In addition, green (and buff where it exists) is shifted on all examples.quantity: 12 mint
provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, July 2005
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7c. Sturt's Desert Pea, a vertical pair and single with buff omitted and two singles with buff and green omitted, fine. Pierron AU937MCb and AU937MCc, £825; BW 535ce, 535cg; S.G. 468bb, 468bc, £825 £250-300
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7c. Sturt's Desert Pea, a vertical strip of four with buff (shadows on flowers) omitted, fine. Pierron AU937MCb, £675; BW 535ce; S.G. 468bb, £675. Photo £180-220
Note: The error always occurs with a shift of green.quantity: circa 200 mint, some used
provenance:
Sir Gawaine Baillie, July 2005
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1971 Congress of Orientalists 7c., a top right vertical corner pair with yellow omitted on the upper stamp and partly on the stamp below, both perfined "g/nsw", the lower stamp with tone spot on reverse, otherwise fine. With normal vertical pair for comparison. Pierron AU966MCa, £4,750+; unlisted in BW and S.G. Photo £2,500-3,000
Note: The missing yellow results in the loss of background behind the left most character.quantity: 2 mint
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