OCTOBER 2008

Queen Victoria   King Edward VII   KGV 1911-12 Downey Head   KGV 1912-24 Royal Cypher  
KGV 1924 Block Cypher   KGV 1934-36 Photogravure   KGV Seahorses   Sundry KGV  
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Queen Victoria

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1. 1840 1d Black plate 9 lettered RA. A very fine used four margined example with full black MC. SG 2. (Ref 34822) £235.00

2. 1841 1d Red-brown lettered CA. A very fine clear to good margined example with upright No 5 in MC. SG 8m. (Ref 33584) £45.00

3. 1841 2d Deep full blue plate 3 lettered IE-IF. A very fine used four margined horizontal pair with No 290 numeral cancels. SG 15. (Ref 33885) £65.00

4. 1841 2d Blues plate 3 and 4 lettered LJ. A very fine used four margined matched pair with 1844 type cancels. SG 14. (Ref 34925) £70.00

5. 1854 2d Pale blue plate 4 small crown perf 16 lettered SJ. A fine used example with numeral cancel. SG 20. (Ref 32866) £45.00

6. 1855 2d Blue plate 5 small crown perf 14 lettered GD. A very fine used well centred example. SG 23a. (Ref 35188) £75.00

7. 1858-79 1d Rose-red plate 89 lettered BF. A l/m/m original gum example. SG 43. (Ref 34487) £15.00

8. 1858-79 1d Rose-red plate 201 lettered MA. A superb CDS used example with clear profile. SG 43. (Ref 34532) £20.00

9. 1858 2d Blue plate 9 lettered QA. A superb mint original gum example. SG 45. (Ref 31980) £95.00

10. 1847 1/- Green embossed. A fine used square cut example with light cancel. SG 55. (Ref 33029) £125.00

11. 1854 6d Dull lilac embossed watermark inverted & reversed. A fine used square cut example. SG 59Wk. (Ref 30283) £85.00

12. 1855 4d Carmine small garter watermark. A fine used example of good strong colour. SG 62. (Ref 32194) £135.00

13. 1856 6d Lilac emblems watermark. A superb used example with "Liverpool" CDS dated 6th July, 1860. Scarce! SG 70. (Ref 34205) £65.00

14. 1866 4d Vermilion plate 8 garter watermark lettered IJ. A fine used lightly cancelled example. SG 94. (Ref 29668) £20.00

15. 1865 1/- green plate 4 emblems watermark lettered MA-NB. A scarce used block of four. Minor faults, SG Cat £1000. SG 101. (Ref 35291) £85.00

16. 1871 3d Rose plate 7 spray watermark lettered MG. A superb used example with "Dundee" CDS dated 23rd February, 1872. SG 103. (Ref 35292) £35.00

17. 1872 3d Rose plate 8 spray watermark lettered BE-CF. A fine used block of four with "Ashbourne" CDS dated 13th September, 1872. Some ragged perfs at left. SG 103. (Ref 35295) £75.00

18. 1870 6d Mauve plate 9 spray watermark lettered PE. A very fine CDS used example of good colour. SG 109. (Ref 31763) £45.00

19. 1867 10d Red-brown plate 1 spray watermark lettered CC. A fine used example with crisp 159 numeral. SG 112. (Ref 35211) £85.00

20. 1871 1/- Green plate 5 spray watermark lettered KB. A very fine used example with "Dulwich" CDS dated 29th July, 1872. SG 117. (Ref 30877) £15.00

21. 1871 1/- Green plate 6 spray watermark lettered GD. A superb used example with "Grimsby" CDS dated 19th August, 1872. SG 117. (Ref 35405) £20.00

22. 1867 2/- Deep blue plate 1 spray watermark lettered NH. A very fine CDS used example dated 12th June, 1872. SG 119. (Ref 35193) £95.00

23. 1872 6d Deep chestnut plate 11 spray watermark lettered TC. A fine CDS used example dated 1st June, 1872. SG 122. (Ref 35196) £35.00

24. 1877 2½d Rosy mauve plate 8 orb watermark lettered LG. A very fine used example with light 131 "Edinburgh" cancel. SG 141. (Ref 35248) £30.00

25. 1879 2½d Rosy mauve plate 15 orb watermark lettered IJ. A fine used example with crisp numeral cancel. SG 141. (Ref 35249) £20.00

26. 1880 2½d Blue plate 19 orb watermark lettered HL. A fine lightly cancelled example. SG 142. (Ref 35213) £15.00

27. 1876 3d Rose plate 19 spray watermark lettered AA. A very fine used example with circular cancel dated 1878. SG 143. (Ref 35250) £35.00

28. 1880 6d Grey plate 17 spray watermark lettered GG. A very fine used example with CDS dated 7th April, 1881. SG 147. (Ref 34839) £85.00

29. 1879 Charles Skipper & East Tender Essay. A very fine imperforate example in red-brown with the Ceres head inscribed "SPECIMEN STAMP" on thick card. Scarce! (Ref 35404) £125.00

30. 1879 Perkins, Bacon 1½d deep blue Tender Essay. A very fine perforated example on unwatermarked paper. (Ref 31141) £25.00

31. 1881 2½d Blue plate 22 crown watermark lettered NB. A very fine used example with "London" hooded CDS. SG 157. (Ref 32638) £15.00

32. 1880 4d Grey-brown plate 17 crown watermark lettered QE. A very fine used example with "Peterhead" CDS dated 6th June, 1881. SG 160. (Ref 35217) £20.00

33. 1881 6d Grey plate 17 crown watermark lettered CB. A very fine used example with "Richmond" squared circle dated 29th July, 1881. SG 161. (Ref 34935) £35.00

34. 1883 6d on 6d Lilac plate 18 crown watermark lettered DG. A very fine used example with CDS dated 27th September, 1883. SG 162. (Ref 34127) £45.00

35. 1881 5d Indigo crown watermark. A very fine used copy with "London" CDS dated 7th December, 1883. SG 169. (Ref 21819) £25.00

36. 1883-4 2/6d Lilac on white paper anchor watermark lettered CG. A l/m/m original gum example. SG 178. (Ref 34502) £120.00

37. 1884 2½d Lilac crown watermark sideways lettered LC. A very fine CDS used example dated 1887. SG 190. (Ref 35460) £10.00

38. 1884 6d Dull green crown watermark sideways lettered CM. A superb used example with outstanding "Bath" CDS dated 31st March, 1885. SG 194. (Ref 35461) £125.00

39. 1900 "Jubilee" 1/- green & carmine. A superb part CDS used example with clear profile and excellent original colour. SG 214. (Ref 35251) £45.00

King Edward VII

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40. 1904 De La Rue ½d yellowish green. An u/m control block of six (F6) with plate 28 marking perf type V2A. SG 217. (Ref 33554) £20.00

41. 1902 De La Rue 1d deep green PLATE PROOF. An unmounted imperforate example of the DOUBLE IMPRESSION on thin white card. (Ref 34947) £30.00

42. 1902 De La Rue 3d dull purple/orange-yellow. A l/m/m original gum example overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 15. SG Spec M19s. (Ref 33110) £135.00

43. 1909 De La Rue 4d pale orange. A superb used example with "Morecambe" CDS dated 18th October, 1910. SG 240. (Ref 34214) £15.00

44. 1902 De La Rue 6d pale dull purple. A l/m/m original gum example overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 15. SG Spec M31s. (Ref 33111) £135.00

45. 1910 De La Rue 1/- dull green & scarlet (chalky). An u/m original gum example. SG 259. (Ref 34215) £130.00

46. 1902 De La Rue 5/- bright carmine. A very fine used example with light registered cancel. SG 263. (Ref 28380) £55.00

47. 1911 Harrison perf 15 x 14 2½d dull blue. An u/m original gum example. SG 284. (Ref 31846) £25.00

48. 1913 Somerset House 6d deep plum (chalky). A l/m/m original gum example. SG 303. (Ref 35173) £14.00

49. 1912 Somerset House 1/- green & carmine. An u/m original gum corner example with date cuts below. SG 314. (Ref 31845) £75.00

KGV 1911-12 Downey Head

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50. ½d Green die 1B crown watermark. A l/m/m control single (A11 wide) with the plate 3 variety "cracked plate" row 20/2. SG Spec N2c. (Ref 33839) £85.00

51. ½d Deep green die 1b simple cypher watermark. An u/m original gum example in the TRUE deep shade with excellent perfs. Difficult! SG Spec N3(3). (Ref 33560) £125.00

52. ½d Green die 2 crown watermark. An u/m control block of six (B12 close) perf type 2. SG 339. (Ref 35467) £35.00

53. ½d Green die 2 simple cypher WATERMARK INVERTED. A l/m/m example of this scarce variety. SG 344Wi. (Ref 34855) £135.00

54. ½d Green die 2 multiple cypher watermark. A superb l/m/m complete bottom row of twelve control B12 close with plate 11 marking and perf type 2A. SG 346. (Ref 35465) £75.00

55. ½d Green die 2 multiple cypher watermark inverted & reversed. An u/m control single (B12 close) imperf margin. Scarce! SG 346Wk. (Ref 34221) £65.00

56. 1d Carmine-red die 1A crown watermark. A l/m/m control block of four (A.11) printed at Somerset House with scarce perf type 1A. SG 327. (Ref 33770) £125.00

57. 1d Carmine-red die 1B crown watermark. An u/m control single (A11 close) with the plate 16 variety "white scratch to left of lion's face". Minor gum creasing. SG Spec N8i. (Ref 35253) £25.00

58. 1d Rose-pink die 1B crown watermark. A superb u/m original gum block of four with interpane pillars between. SG 331. (Ref 35464) £395.00

59. 1d Scarlet die 1B simple cypher inverted. A very fine used example with exceptional "Garston Liverpool" squared circle dated 26th March, 1913. Very late use of this cancel. Good perfs. SG 336Wi. (Ref 35232) £15.00

60. 1d Scarlet die 1B simple cypher watermark inverted. An u/m original gum example overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 22 and good perfs. SG Spec N10s. (Ref 33764) £145.00

61. 1d Scarlet die 2 crown watermark. A fine mint complete bottom row control (B12 close) perf type 2 with plate 6b markings. Some creasing but scarce! SG 342. (Ref 33003) £45.00

62. 1d Scarlet die 2 multiple cypher watermark. A fine mint complete bottom row of twelve control B12 perf type 2 with plate 12 marking. Scarce! SG 350. (Ref 35466) £85.00

KGV 1912-24 Royal Cypher

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63. ½d Green. A fine green on white coil leader (G) "delivery top end first" in black with four stamps attached. Scarce! SG 351. (Ref 35408) £195.00

64. ½d green. An u/m control block of six (Q21) perf type 2 with plate 69 markings. SG 351. (Ref 34766) £25.00

65. ½d Green. A l/m/m control strip of three (W24) perf type 2A. Scarce! SG 351. (Ref 35410) £225.00

66. ½d Very pale green. A very fine used example with "Brighton" CDS dated 6th March, 1919 (correct date for this shade). SG Spec N14(4). (Ref 35299) £35.00

67. ½d Bright green WATERMARK INVERTED & REVERSED. A l/m/m control block of six (U23) perf type 2A. SG 352Wk. (Ref 35412) £65.00

68. ½d Green. A l/m/m control single (M19 imperf) with the plate 49b variety "deformed E in HALFPENNY" row 20/2. Scarce! SG Spec N14m. (Ref 35407) £150.00

69. ½d Bright green. A l/m/m booklet pane of six (P perf) with good perfs. SG Spec NB6. (Ref 35397) £55.00

70. 1d Bright scarlet. A fine red on white coil leader "KERMODE ROLL - 1000 Value £4-3-4" in black with one stamp attached. Scarce! SG 357. (Ref 35416) £195.00

71. 1d Bright scarlet. An u/m control block of six (C12) perf type 2 with additional security line below control. SG 357. (Ref 35418) £65.00

72. 1d Pale vermilion. A l/m/m control strip of three (M18) perf type 2 with the constant plate variety "white dot over eye" row 20/10. SG 358. (Ref 35443) £35.00

73. 1d Deep carmine-red. A l/m/m original gum example of this rare shade with RPS certificate. SG Spec N16(13). (Ref 35417) £425.00

74. 1d Deep orange-vermilion. A very fine CDS used example dated 28th January, 1918. SG Spec N16(16). (Ref 35229) £35.00

75. 1d Scarlet. A fine used example with the plate 43 variety "broken corner" row 19/10. This is the first used copy of this variety I have seen! SG Spec N16m. (Ref 35246) £65.00

76. 1½d Red-brown. A l/m/m example overprinted "ADDITIONAL MEDICINE DUTY not available for postage" in five lines. SG 362. (Ref 34223) £30.00

77. 1½d Red-brown. A l/m/m control block of six (C13) perf type 2. SG 362. (Ref 35448) £30.00

78. 1½d Red-brown WATERMARK INVERTED. An u/m control block of six (O20) perf type 2. SG 362Wi. (Ref 35432) £125.00

79. 2d Reddish orange (die 1). An u/m control block of six (D14) perf type 2 from plate 22. SG 367. (Ref 35449) £30.00

80. 2d Orange (die 1). A l/m/m booklet pane of six (I perf) with part "posTAGE" on marginal stamps. Trimmed perfs on row 1/3. SG Spec NB10. (Ref 35399) £135.00

81. 2d Orange (die 2). A l/m/m control single (W24 perf). Scarce! SG 370. (Ref 35430) £185.00

82. 2½d Pale cobalt violet-blue. A l/m/m control strip of three (C14) perf type 2A in a beautiful pale shade! SG Spec N21(2). (Ref 35469) £65.00

83. 3d Brownish violet. An u/m control pair (R21) perf type 2A with plate 6b marking. SG Spec N22(12). (Ref 33630) £130.00

84. 3d Violet. A l/m/m control block of six (O20) perf type 2 with the plate 13b variety "extension to E" row 19/2. Unpriced by SG! SG Spec N22f. (Ref 35434) £95.00

85. 4d Pale slate-green. A very fine mint control block of six (F15) perf type 2A with plate 2c marking. SG Spec N23(5). (Ref 15063) £125.00

86. 5d Ginger-brown. A l/m/m control block of six (K17) perf type 3 with plate 2c marking. SG Spec N25(5). (Ref 24345) £125.00

87. 6d Slate-purple. A superb used example of this scarce shade with "Cheriton" CDS dated 16th March, 1914. SG Spec N26(2). (Ref 35284) £45.00

88. 6d Pale reddish purple. A superb used example with excellent "Gipsy Hill" CDS dated 13th July, 1914. Exhibition quality! SG Spec N26(4). (Ref 35285) £10.00

89. 7d Sage-green. An u/m original gum lower marginal example. SG 389. (Ref 34866) £75.00

90. 8d Black on yellow paper. An u/m control strip of eight (H16) perf type 2. SG 390. (Ref 31050) £195.00

91. 9d Pale agate. A superb l/m/m control strip of three (B.13) printed at Somerset House. SG Spec N29(2). (Ref 33604) £40.00

92. 9d Olive-green INVERTED & REVERSED watermark. A l/m/m original gum example (much scarcer than the inverted). SG 393aWk. (Ref 30242) £695.00

93. 10d Pale greenish blue. A l/m/m control strip of three (O19) perf type 2 with plate 2b marking. SG Spec N31(5). (Ref 35474) £55.00

94. 1/- Pale bistre-brown. A l/m/m control single (C.13 perf) printed at Somerset House. SG Spec N32(2). (Ref 35450) £35.00

95. 1/- Fawn-brown. An u/m original gum control single (J17 imperf) with RPS certificate. SG Spec N32(6). (Ref 35422) £150.00

KGV 1924 Block Cypher

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96. ½d Green. A superb u/m original gum complete lower two rows of the sheet with control (B24) perf type 2. SG 418. (Ref 26615) £55.00

97. ½d Green. An u/m control block of six (C25) with scarce perf type 2A. SG 418. (Ref 35451) £125.00

98. ½d Green. An u/m example overprinted "CANCELLED" type 28 with good perfs. SG Spec N33w. (Ref 30531) £35.00

99. 1d Scarlet. A fine mint red on white coil leader (X) "960 1d STAMPS" in black with two stamps attached. SG 419. (Ref 30621) £95.00

100. 1d Scarlet. An u/m example overprinted "CANCELLED" type 33 with good perfs. Much rarer than catalogue suggests! SG Spec N34z. (Ref 35458) £175.00

101. 1d Scarlet watermark inverted. A l/m/m booklet pane of six (P perf) with good perfs. SG Spec NB13a. (Ref 34519) £55.00

102. 1½d Red-brown. An u/m control block of six (F26) with scarce perf type 2A. SG 420. (Ref 35456) £125.00

103. 1½d Red-brown WATERMARK INVERTED. A l/m/m control single (C25). SG 420Wi. (Ref 33749) £15.00

104. 1½d Red-brown. An u/m example overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 23. SG Spec N35t. (Ref 35459) £45.00

105. 1½d Red-brown. A l/m/m advert booklet pane (Millennium Oat Flakes/Wright's Coal Tar Soap) I perf with reasonable perfs. SG Spec NB15(73). (Ref 34180) £145.00

106. 1½d Red-brown watermark inverted. A l/m/m advert booklet pane (Telehone Service/Air Mails letters and parcels) P perf with good perfs from the scarcer Harrison printing. SG Spec NB15(88)a. (Ref 34188) £195.00

107. 2d Orange (die 2) WATERMARK INVERTED. A l/m/m original gum control strip of three (A24). Scarce! SG 421Wi. (Ref 34859) £125.00

108. 2½d Blue watermark inverted. An u/m original gum example. SG 422Wi. (Ref 35475) £65.00

109. 3d Violet. An u/m control single (I 28, K 29, M 30, N 30 or P31) with the plate 5 variety "right 3 broken". SG Spec N38d. (Ref 4061) £20.00

110. 10d Turquoise-blue. A superb used example with "Hackney" CDS dated 5th February, 1936. SG 428. (Ref 35234) £10.00

KGV 1934-36 Photogravure

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111. Small format ½d green. An u/m control block of six (W35) cylinder 22 dot perf type 5. SG 439. (Ref 34283) £10.00

112. Small format ½d green. An u/m control block of six (Y36) cylinder 49 dot perf type 5. SG 439. (Ref 34313) £8.00

113. Small format ½d green. A l/m/m booklet pane of six (P perf) with good perfs. SG Spec NB21. (Ref 30912) £55.00

114. Intermediate format 1d scarlet. An u/m control block of six (V34) cylinder 25 perf type 6. SG Spec N49(1). (Ref 35402) £55.00

115. Small format 1d scarlet. An u/m control block of six (X35) cylinder 39 perf type 5. SG 440. (Ref 34321) £8.00

116. Small format 1d scarlet. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder F6 perf type B4(E) and good perfs. SG Spec NB23. (Ref 30729) £75.00

117. Large format 1½d red-brown. An u/m horizontal pair with misperforation variety imperf at bottom. SG Spec N51. (Ref 35090) £175.00

118. Large format 1½d bright red-brown. An u/m control block of six (V34) cylinder 100 dot perf type 2A. SG Spec N51(2). (Ref 34357) £20.00

119. Intermediate format 1½d red-brown. An u/m control block of six (V34) cylinder 106 perf type 4. SG Spec N52. (Ref 35400) £75.00

120. Intermediate format 1½d red-brown watermark inverted. A l/m/m booklet pane of six (P perf) with much above average perfs. SG Spec NB24a. (Ref 30206) £55.00

121. Small format 1½d red-brown. An u/m control block of six (X35) cylinder 137 dot perf type 5. SG 441. (Ref 34391) £8.00

122. Small format 2d orange. An u/m control block of six (A37) cylinder 13 perf type 5. SG 442. (Ref 34380) £10.00

123. 3d Violet. An u/m control block of six (Y36) cylinder 13 dot perf type 5. SG 444. (Ref 24109) £20.00

124. 4d Deep grey-green. A l/m/m control block of six (X35) with scarce cylinder 9 dot and perf type 5. SG 445. (Ref 25722) £75.00

125. 9d Deep olive-green. A l/m/m control block of six (X35) cylinder 15 dot perf type 5. SG 447. (Ref 32408) £85.00

KGV Seahorses

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126. 1913 Waterlow 2/6d sepia-brown. A very fine CDS used example. SG 400. (Ref 31724) £55.00

127. 1918 Bradbury 2/6d olive-brown. A superb CDS used example dated 12th May, 1925. SG 413a. (Ref 35255) £35.00

128. 1919 Bradbury 5/- rose-red. A superb CDS used example. SG 416. (Ref 35256) £30.00

129. 1919 Bradbury 10/- dull grey-blue. A very fine used example with light registered oval dated 1933. SG 417. (Ref 35257) £55.00

Sundry KGV

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130. 1911 circa International Stamping Machine Co Ltd Coil Trials. An u/m vertical pair in red with good perfs for use in the "Fixo" machine. (Ref 24455) £35.00

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131. 1911 circa Grover & Co Ltd perforation sample "stamp". A scarce u/m example in green on very thin paper. It is believed these were used in trials of Grover's coil making machinery. (Ref 18675) £30.00

132. 1911 De La Rue "Minerva Head". An u/m imperforate example in carmine with even shading background to head. (Ref 33812) £30.00

133. 1913 Profile head ½d bright green multiple cypher watermark. An u/m original gum vertical coil join pair with good perfs. SG Spec N15e. (Ref 34030) £175.00

134. 1913 Profile head 1d scarlet multiple cypher watermark. An u/m original gum vertical coil join pair with good perfs. SG Spec N17e. (Ref 34033) £475.00

135. 1914 Royal Cypher Postage Dues ½d - 1/-. A superb mint original gum set of eight values each stamp overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 23. Scarce! SG Spec R1s-R8s. (Ref 34707) £295.00

136. 1929 PUC 1d scarlet. An u/m control block of six (L29) with the plate 4 variety "broken wreath at left" row 19/12. Scarce on L29! SG Spec NCom6d. (Ref 32449) £95.00

137. 1929 PUC £1 black. A l/m/m original gum example. SG 438. (Ref 35289) £465.00

138. 1932 "BY AIR MAIL" blue-violet labels. An u/m complete sheet of 84 (7 x 12) ref P.25G printed by Bishop & Sons Ltd., Edinburgh. Rouletted and with imprint block at lower left corner "(4?6) Wt. 920-1512 4000 sheets 5/32 B. & S. Ltd. G49/25A." Rare! (Ref 29115) £85.00

139. 1935 Silver Jubilee ½d green watermark inverted. An u/m booklet pane of four with good perfs. SG Spec NComB5a. (Ref 18628) £35.00

140. 1935 Silver Jubilee 1½d red-brown. An u/m control block of six (W35) cylinder 7 dot perf type 5. SG 455. (Ref 27759) £20.00

141. 1935 Silver Jubilee 2½d blue. An u/m control block of eight (W35) cylinder 34 perf type 5A. SG 456. (Ref 35396) £65.00

King Edward VIII

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142. ½d, 1d, 1½d and 2½d values. The set of four values each in an u/m control block of six. SPECIAL OFFER! SG 457-460. (Ref 32027) £20.00

143. ½d Green. An u/m control block of six (A36) cylinder 7 dot, 10 dot or 12 dot perf type 5 with the variety "pearl beside crown" row 20/2. SG Spec P1b. (Ref 32579) £15.00

144. ½d Green watermark inverted. An u/m booklet pane of six with good perfs (I perf or E perf @ £35) or P perf. SG Spec PB1a. (Ref 21308) £25.00

145. 1d Scarlet. An u/m example overprinted "CANCELLED" type 33P with good perfs. SG Spec P2t. (Ref 34952) £35.00

146. 1½d Red-brown. Two very fine mint control blocks of six (A36) cylinder 2 perf type 5 with the varieties "hair flaw" and "hair flaw retouched" row 18/1. SG P3b and c. (Ref 23927) £50.00

147. 1½d Red-brown. An u/m advert booklet pane (Drages) with cylinder G7 dot perf type B4A(I) and full perfs. SG Spec PB5(7). (Ref 28613) £75.00

148. 1½d Red-brown. A l/m/m advert booklet pane (For Safety/Century - see last page) P perf with good perfs. SG Spec PB5(9). (Ref 30209) £85.00

King George VI

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149. King George VI full face Essay in violet. An u/m imperforate example on gummed, unwatermarked paper. (Ref 35480) £12.50

150. 1937 Dark Colours ½d green. A fine mint green on buff coil leader (Y) "delivery lower end first" in black with two stamps attached. SG 462. (Ref 33768) £15.00

151. 1937 Dark Colours ½d green. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder E10 dot perf type B4A(I) and good perfs. SG Spec QB1. (Ref 33263) £55.00

152. 1938 Dark Colours 1d scarlet watermark sideways. A fine mint scarlet on white coil leader (O) "delivery left side first" in black with one stamp attached. SG 463a. (Ref 35050) £35.00

153. 1940 Dark Colours 1d scarlet watermark sideways. An u/m booklet pane of four with cylinder B17 and good perfs. Scarce! SG Spec QB11. (Ref 33245) £185.00

154. 1937 Dark Colours 1½d red-brown. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder G58 and good perfs. SG Spec QB21. (Ref 33381) £55.00

155. 1937 Dark Colours 1½d red-brown. An u/m advert booklet pane (Saving Is Simple) with cylinder G18 perf type B4(E) and good perfs. SG Spec QB23(10). (Ref 33393) £150.00

156. 1940 Dark Colours 2d orange. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder H6 and good perfs. SG Spec QB29. (Ref 33385) £165.00

157. 1938 Dark Colours 3d violet. An u/m control block of six (E39) cylinder 12 perf type 5. SG 467. (Ref 35275) £50.00

158. 1939 6d Purple. An u/m control block of six (E39) cylinder 1. SG 470. (Ref 35262) £20.00

159. 1939 8d Carmine. An u/m control block of six (S46 one bar) cylinder 6 with the variety "hole in leaf" row 20/1. SG Spec Q24b. (Ref 35272) £75.00

160. 1939 10d Turquoise-blue. An u/m control block of six (F39) cylinder 1 perf type 2. Difficult! SG 474. (Ref 35241) £75.00

161. 1942 Light Colours ½d pale green. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder E53 and good perfs. SG Spec QB4. (Ref 33207) £50.00

162. 1941 Light Colours 1d pale scarlet. A fine mint buff coil leader (B) "delivery lower end first" in red with four stamps attached. Scarce! SG 486. (Ref 35055) £45.00

163. 1941 Light Colours 2½d light ultramarine. A l/m/m control block of six (N43) cylinder 146 with scarce perf type 5AE. SG 489. (Ref 35436) £75.00

164. 1941 Light Colours 3d pale violet. A l/m/m control block of six (Q45) cylinder 28 with rare perf type 5AE. SG 490. (Ref 35440) £150.00

165. 1940 Centenary 2d orange. An u/m control block of six (G40) cylinder 1. SG 482. (Ref 34794) £12.00

166. 1952 NewColours ½d pale orange. A superb mint buff coil leader (EXP) "delivery lower end first" in black with two stamps attached. Used experimentally from February, 1952 in vending machines in exposed locations. Rare! SG 503. (Ref 33152) £250.00

167. 1951 New Colours 1d light ultramarine. An u/m corner block of six with perforation skip giving unusually tall stamp. Unusual! SG 504. (Ref 35477) £55.00

168. 1952 New Colours 1d light ultramarine. A superb blue on white coil leader (AB) "delivery lower end first" in black with four stamps attached. Used in vending machines in exposed or isolated locations. Scarce! SG 504. (Ref 35058) £145.00

169. 1953 Light Colours 1d pale ultramarine. An u/m advert booklet pane (MINIMUM - 15mm) with cylinder F7 and the "2mm spacing error between RATE and 1½d". Some trimmed perfs at top but rare! SG Spec QB19. (Ref 35177) £295.00

170. 1954 New Colours 1d light ultramarine. An u/m advert booklet pane (SHORTHAND) with "rotation" number in selvedge and good perfs. SG Spec QB20. (Ref 35113) £55.00

171. 1952 New Colours 1½d pale green. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder G4 perf type B3(I) and good perfs. SG Spec QB26. (Ref 29278) £35.00

172. 1951 New Colours 2d pale red-brown. A very fine mint corner block of twelve with the cylinder 75 varieties "retouch to rose, thistle and cross on crowns" row 1/3 and 1/4. SG Spec N12g. (Ref 27138) £55.00

173. 1951 New Colours 2½d pale scarlet. A fine mint "booklet pane of six" made up from sheet issue and with stapled margin and punch hole on row 1/1. Believed to be from "made up" Post Office Training School" booklet. Scarce! SG Spec QB34. (Ref 35423) £85.00

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174. 1954 Tudor Crown ½d, 1d and 1½d watermark inverted. An u/m set of three booklet panes of four each with good perfs. SG Spec SB2a, 21a, 60a. (Ref 33829) £35.00

175. 1953 Tudor ½d orange-red. A fine mint orange on white coil leader (W) "delivery lower end first" in black with one stamp attached. SG 515. (Ref 28336) £10.00

176. 1954 Tudor Crown 1d ultramarine. An u/m advert booklet pane (Please Post Early) with cylinder F6 dot and full perfs. SG Spec SB24. (Ref 30982) £50.00

177. 1953 Tudor Crown 1½d green. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder G3 and good perfs. SG Spec SB59. (Ref 30570) £15.00

178. 1953 Tudor Crown 2d red-brown watermark sideways. A fine mint buff coil leader (T) "delivery left side first" in black with two stamps attached. SG 518a. (Ref 22513) £15.00

179. 1955 Edward Crown 1d ultramarine. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder F3 and good perfs. SG Spec SB26. (Ref 34651) £25.00

180. 1956 St Edward Crown 1½d green watermark sideways. A fine green coil leader (N) "delivery left side first" in black with five stamps attached. SG 542a. (Ref 16414) £10.00

181. 1955 Edward Crown 2½d carmine-red. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder J8T and good perfs. SG Spec SB81. (Ref 34667) £50.00

182. 1958 Edward Crown Graphite ½d orange-red. A fine mint orange on white coil leader (G) "delivery lower end first" and "LINE STAMPS" (23mm) in black with two stamps attached. SG 561. (Ref 28194) £55.00

183. 1957 Edward Graphite 2½d carmine-red (type II). A very fine mint buff coil leader (M) "delivery left side first" in red and "LINE STAMPS" twice in black with four stamps attached. Scarce! SG 565. (Ref 34993) £85.00

184. 1958 Multiple Crowns 1d ultramarine on cream paper. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder F3 and good perfs. SG Spec SB30. (Ref 34684) £20.00

185. 1959 Multiple Crowns 2d light red-brown. a fine mint brown coil leader (V) "delivery lower end first" in black with two stamps attached. SG 573. (Ref 23709) £15.00

186. 1958 Multiple Crowns 3d deep lilac on cream paper. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder K17T and good perfs. SG Spec SB92. (Ref 34626) £20.00

187. 1962 Multiple Crowns 3d deep lilac on white paper. An u/m booklet paper of six with cylinder K20 dot and good perfs. SG Spec SB93. (Ref 34700) £35.00

188. 1959 Multiple Crowns Graphite 3d deep lilac. An u/m cylinder 11 block of six perf type C. SG 592. (Ref 35169) £8.50

189. 1960 Green phosphor 1d ultramarine. A fine mint blue on white coil leader (E) "delivery lower end first" in black and "LINE STAMPS" in red with four stamps attached. Scarce! SG 611. (Ref 29496) £45.00

190. 1963 Blue Phosphor 1d ultramarine on whiter paper. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder F10 and good perfs. SG Spec SB42. (Ref 34711) £35.00

191. 1962 Blue Phosphor 3d deep lilac on whiter paper. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder K15 dot and good perfs. SG Spec SB100. (Ref 34714) £40.00

192. 1965 Violet Phosphor (8mm) 4d deep ultramarine. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder N2T dot and good perfs. SG Spec SB109. (Ref 34720) £30.00

193. 1967 Violet Phosphor (9.5mm) 4d deep ultramarine. An u/m booklet pane of six with cylinder N1 and the "Y flaw" row 1/2. Good perfs. SG Spec SB111c. (Ref 34721) £25.00

194. 1969 Machin 2/6d brown. An u/m plate 6C block of four. Scarce! SG 787. (Ref 17519) £30.00

Booklets

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195. 1935 Silver Jubilee 2/- blue on buff booklet No 298. A very fine complete booklet. SG BB16. (Ref 33875) £75.00

196. 1936-37 Air Mail booklet pane. An u/m complete booklet pane with the scarce variety "AIR MAII" in the third line of the last paragraph. See SG Spec volume 2 page 448. (Ref 24056) £35.00

197. 1936 King Edard VIII 2/- blue booklet No 371. A very fine complete booklet with scarce Everitt's advert pane (all panes with good perfs). SG BC2. (Ref 33711) £135.00

198. 1936 King Edward VIII 3/- scarlet booklet No 327. A fine complete booklet. SG BC3. (Ref 33610) £65.00

199. 1940 Dark Colours 6d green booklet with plain cover. A very fine complete booklet with selvedge at top. SG BD3. (Ref 31581) £65.00

200. 1947 Light Colours 1/- cream booklet. A very fine complete booklet containing panes of two. SG BD4. (Ref 29294) £15.00

201. 1951 Light Colours 2/6d green booklet dated January, 1951. A very fine complete booklet. SG BD18(89). (Ref 33713) £55.00

202. 1953 Composite 2/6d green booklet dated June, 1953. A very fine complete bookloet. SG F2. (Ref 34255) £20.00

203. 1963 Multiple Crowns 2/- lemon booklet dated October, 1963. A very fine complete booklet. SG N14. (Ref 35320) £33.00

204. 1954 2/6d Green Advertiser's Voucher booklet dated September, 1954. A very fine booklet comprising covers, interleaving and PROOF (Post Early) advert with blank labels above. Scarce! SG F21. (Ref 35094) £235.00

205. 1961 Multiple Crowns 3/- brick-red booklet dated July, 1961. A very fine complete booklet. SG M36. (Ref 35352) £33.00

206. 1956 Edward Crown 5/- buff booklet dated September, 1956. A superb complete booklet with the scarce variety "2nd interleaving unprinted on reverse side". SG H23. (Ref 18281) £60.00

207. 1973 Machin 50p Turquoise-green "paste-up" booklet dated August, 1973. A very fine PROOF booklet with amended advertising pasted into April, 1973 booklet. Accompanied by "Linguaphone" advert PROOF with correction. Unusual! SG DT12. (Ref 21114) £75.00

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