1032

Sale number: 85

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A specialised collection in two boxed Philatelic albums, arranged by value with gums, head types, shades, booklet and coil stamps, many cylinder blocks, high value plate blocks, booklet panes incl. missing phosphors, Cook book stapled set, many complete booklets incl. 1968 (Dec.) 6s. with panes overprinted ''SCHOOL/SPECIMEN'', coil strips incl. 4d. vermilion head A horizontal, 6d. vertical, errors and varieties incl. inking flaws, misperfs., broad bands, missing phosphors incl. 8d. blue, 9d. PVA, 3d. GA imperf. right margin vertical pair (in block with normals), various 5d. imperfs. ex cylinder 10, 5d. booklet pane completely imperf. but torn in half, booklet cover glazed proofs, a few f.d.c's, etc., varied condition, mainly fine. (100s)

Price Realised £2600

1033

Sale number: 85

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1d., 4d. vermilion left band and 5d. in a se-tenant strip of three, all overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', ex Cook book, fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U2s, U16s, U17s, cat. £585. Photo.

Price Realised £180

1034

Sale number: 85

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. violet centre band GA in an unmounted mint block of eight (4 x 2), the right vertical pair completely imperforate, fine and scarce. S.G. 729a, Spec. U8a, cat. £900. Photo.

Price Realised £290

1035

Sale number: 85

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 5d. deep blue in cylinder 13 no dot and dot blocks of nine, occasional light gum bend otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce printing. S.G. Spec. U17(B), cat. £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £720

1036

Sale number: 85

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 5d. deep blue variety imperforate in a horizontal pair with sheet margin at right, ex cylinder 15 with screened borders, fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U17a, cat. £250. Photo.

Price Realised £85

1037

Sale number: 85

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: £1 in the scarce indigo shade, fine unmounted mint, with normal for comparison. S.G. Spec. UC4(2), cat. £750. Photo.

Price Realised £400

1045

Sale number: 88

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A specialised collection of mainly singles on leaves with gums, head types, phosphor screens, booklet and coil stamps, incl. 2d. 150 screen ex vertical coil, 4d. vermilion head A gum arabic 150, 250 and mixed screen, 6d. 250 screen ex vertical coil, also high values (incl. decimals) incl. 50p. uncoated, etc. (129 + 3 blocks)

Price Realised £85

1046

Sale number: 88

1967-70 Machins: 1s.6d. two bands PVA variety greenish blue omitted, three examples with a broad phosphor band at left, central (slightly to left) and at right respectively, fine unmounted mint, the centre band scarce. S.G. Spec. U28e.

Price Realised UNSOLD

1553

Sale number: 91

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: £1 in the scarce indigo shade, fine unmounted mint, with correspondence and a lengthy paper from the Royal Mail Research & Development Department concerning the shade. S.G. Spec. UC4(2), cat. £750. Photo.

Price Realised £300

608

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A collection on leaves incl. gums, head types, shades, constant flaws in positional multiples, errors incl. 1d. uncoated paper, 4d. vermilion centre band imperf. between stamp and top margin, 5d. imperf. pair ex cylinder 10, 1s.6d's with greenish blue omitted, 1s.6d. PVA imperf. between stamp and top margin, missing phosphors incl. 7d., 8d. turquoise-blue, 9d. GA and PVA, 10d., 1s. GA, 1s.9d., broad bands incl. 2d. vertical coil strip of five, 4d. vermilion, 5d., 1s.6d. Prussian blue and indigo PVA block of four, 2s.6d. to £1 plate blocks of four complete as issued, etc., a few gum wrinkles but mainly fine, all apparently unmounted mint. (150 items)

Price Realised £600

609

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1d. yellowish olive two bands head B, a vertical coil strip of four with the top stamp perforated on three sides, the centre pair completely imperforate, and the lower stamp imperforate on three sides, creased horizontally between the centre stamps and with two pinholes between all stamps from the dispensing machine, unmounted mint and very rare. S.G. 724a, Spec. U2a, cat. £2,400, EC GBR1448c - circa 3 mint strips known (one split). Photo.

Price Realised £1400

610

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1d. (2), 4d. vermilion left band, 4d. vermilion right band and 5d. in a strip of five ex Cook book se-tenant pane with part selvedge attached, all overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', one 1d. with gum wrinkle otherwise fine with full gum (unmounted). S.G. Spec. U2s, U16s, U16As, U17s, cat. £1,110. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

611

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1d., 4d. vermilion and 5d. in a strip of three ex Cook book se-tenant pane, with misplaced phosphor resulting in each stamp having broad bands towards the left, fine unmounted mint, scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £80

612

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. violet centre band gum arabic in a block of twelve (6 x 2), the right vertical pair completely imperforate, a few light gum wrinkles otherwise fine, scarce. S.G. 729a, Spec. U8a, cat. £900. Photo.

Price Realised £240

613

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 4d. deep-olive brown two bands gum arabic head B, minor gum disturbance otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce. R.P.S. certificate (1994). S.G. Spec. U11(2)B, cat. £1,400. Photo.

Price Realised £620

614

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 4d. bright vermilion gum arabic head A, variety phosphor omitted, fine unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. 733Egy, Spec. U15a, cat. £1,650. Photo.

Price Realised £350

615

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 4d. bright vermilion left band and 4d. right band variety uncoated paper, ex Cook book se-tenant pane, fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U16b, U16Ab, cat. £550. Photo.

Price Realised £160

616

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 4d. bright vermilion right band variety phosphor omitted from the front but printed at right on the gummed side, light bend and tiny adhesion on reverse otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U16Ac, cat. £325. Photo.

Price Realised £170

617

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 5d. deep blue head B in a cylinder ''13'' dot block of twelve (4 x 3) showing the [R. 19/4] 'severed neck' variety, fine unmounted mint with angled margins, scarce printing. S.G. Spec. U17, h, cat. £450+. Photo.

Price Realised £350

618

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 8d. bright vermilion variety phosphor omitted, small light gum bend otherwise fine unmounted mint with sheet margin at left. S.G. 738Ey, Spec. U20a, cat. £425. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

619

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1s.6d. PCP/PVA variety Prussian blue omitted, the top stamp in a marginal vertical strip of four (lightly folded through perfs.), fine unmounted mint. S.G. 743ca, Spec. U29a, cat. £450. Photo.

Price Realised £220

620

Sale number: 93

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: £1 in the scarce indigo shade, tiny gum wrinkle otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. UC4(2), cat. £750. Photo.

Price Realised £320

2215

Sale number: 96

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A collection of cylinder block of six to 1s.9d., plus 2s.6d. to £1 plate blocks of four complete as issued with one duplicate, unmounted mint. (121 blocks)

Price Realised £210

2216

Sale number: 96

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1d. (2) and 4d. vermilion right band (2) in a se-tenant block of four with part selvedge from the Cook book multivalue pane, variety uncoated paper, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 724d, 734Eba, cat. £730. Photo.

Price Realised £220

2449

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A collection in two albums with singles and multiples, cylinder blocks of six or larger, coill strips incl. 2d. vertical 150 screen (folded through central perfs.), 3d. centre band PVA horizontal, 6d. vertical 150 screen, missing phosphors incl. 9d. PVA, 5d. imperf. vertical pair ex cylinder 10, duplicated booklet panes incl. cylinder panes, 2s. to £1 booklets with some duplicates, etc. (100s)

Price Realised £190

2450

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A comprehensive collection in three Lindner albums and on stockcards, with singles and multiples arranged by value, with gums, head types, phosphor screens incl. mixed screens, shades, booklet and coil stamps, wide range of cylinder blocks incl. perf. types, right margin blocks showing phosphor Ph1 in margin with 2d., 5d., 6d. and 7d., 2s.6d. to £1 plate blocks of four complete as issued, coil strips of four or five incl. 2d. vertical 150 screen, 3d. PVA centre band horizontal, 4d. vermilion head A horizontal, 6d. vertical 150 screen, booklet panes incl. perf. types, 4d. vermilion GA pane of six, 4d. vermilion Stuffed Cucumber and se-tenant panes of fifteen ex Cook book missing phosphor, errors and varieties with missing phosphors incl. 7d., 8d. vermilion, 8d. turquoise-blue, 9d. PVA, 10d., 1s. GA, 1s.9d. GA, broad bands, 1s.6d's with greenish blue omitted incl. PVA with broad band, 2s.6d. to £1 affixed to card signed Arnold Machin, low value and high value German edition presentation packs, etc., some trimmed perfs. but mainly fine. (100s)

Price Realised £1150

2451

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1d., 4d. vermilion centre band, left band and right band, and 5d. all overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', ex £1 Cook booklet, 5d. trimmed at foot otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. U2s, U14s, U16s, U16As, U17s, cat. £905. Photo.

Price Realised £190

2452

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1d., 4d. vermilion centre band, left band and right band, and 5d. all variety uncoated paper, ex £1 Cook booklet, 1d. and 4d. left band trimmed at top otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U2b, U14b, U16b, U16Ab, U17b, cat. £666. Photo.

Price Realised £90

2453

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1d. (2), 4d. vermilion left band, 4d. vermilion right band and 5d. in a strip of five ex Cook book se-tenant pane with part selvedge attached, all overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', one 1d. with gum wrinkle otherwise fine with full gum (unmounted). S.G. Spec. U2s, U16s, U16As, U17s, cat. £1,110. Photo.

Price Realised £180

2454

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. violet centre band gum arabic in a block of twelve (6 x 2), the right vertical pair completely imperforate, small light gum wrinkle otherwise fine, scarce. S.G. 729a, Spec. U8a, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2455

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 5d. deep blue in cylinder 13 no dot and dot blocks of nine, occasional light gum bend otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce printing. S.G. Spec. U17(B), cat. £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £380

2456

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 5d. head B variety imperforate in a horizontal pair, ex cylinder 15 printing with screening dots in the margins, fine unmounted mint from left of sheet, fine. S.G. 735c, cat. £275. Photo.

Price Realised £110

2457

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 5d. deep blue head B two bands on phosphor coated paper, fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U17c, cat. £325. Photo.

Price Realised £90

2458

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 6d. claret head B 250 screen in a coil strip of five, on thin paper with the usual light ink offsets on reverse, folded through perfs. between second and third stamps otherwise fine unmounted mint with good perfs., a scarce printing. Photocopy of R.P.S. certificate (2008) for an original strip of sixteen. S.G. Spec. U18 (3) (B), cat. £400+. Photo.

Price Realised £150

2459

Sale number: 101

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1s.6d. Prussian blue and indigo on phosphor coated paper, variety Prussian blue omitted, the lower stamp in a vertical strip of four, fine unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. 743ca, Spec. U29a, cat. £450. Photo.

Price Realised £200

862

Sale number: 106

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. violet centre band gum arabic in a block of twelve (6 x 2), the right vertical pair completely imperforate, small light gum wrinkle otherwise fine, scarce. S.G. 729a, Spec. U8a, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £210

823

Sale number: 111

1967-70 Machins: 1s.6d. two bands PVA, in an unmounted mint horizontal strip of six from the foot of the sheet, showing pre-perforating paper fold affecting right hand strip, most dramatic. S.G. 744, var. Photo.

Price Realised £190

976

Sale number: 114

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: An accumulation on stockpages with singles and multiples, range of cylinder blocks, booklet panes mostly with cylinder numbers, selection of missing phosphors, 4d. 'Method' pane ex Cook booklet on uncoated paper with good perfs., etc.

Price Realised £260

1909

Sale number: 118

Queen Elizabeth II: A collection of pre-decimal Machins on stock cards, each a control single, block of four or block of six, mainly fine. (68 items)

Price Realised UNSOLD

1910

Sale number: 118

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 8d. colour trial in bright mauve, hinged with pencilled ''E'' on reverse, fine and rare, with issued 8d. and 39p. Photo.

Price Realised £900

1911

Sale number: 118

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 8d. colour trial in ultramarine, hinged with pencilled ''K'' on reverse, fine and rare, with issued 8d., 3p., 15p. and 31p. Photo.

Price Realised £880

1912

Sale number: 118

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1s. colour trial in light emerald, hinged with pencilled ''O'' on reverse, repaired top left corner, rare, with issued 1s. and 6p. Photo.

Price Realised £190

1913

Sale number: 118

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1s. colour trial in pale chestnut, hinged with pencilled ''U'' on reverse, diagonal crease at top right, rare, with issued 1s. and 71/2p. Photo.

Price Realised £210

1914

Sale number: 118

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1s. colour trial in slate-blue, hinged with pencilled ''J'' on reverse, ragged perfs. at right with tiny thin in margin, rare, with issued 1s. Photo.

Price Realised £220

1915

Sale number: 118

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1s.6d. colour trial in deep blue-green and rose-pink, hinged with pencilled ''R'' on reverse, fine and rare, with issued 1s.6d. Photo.

Price Realised £950

1495

Sale number: 121

Queen Elizabeth II Machins: A framed sculpture of Arnold Machin's Queens Head, limited edition of 1,000, this one numbered 548. Ex Op den Kamp.

Price Realised £110

1496

Sale number: 121

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A comprehensive collection of singles and multiples written up on leaves with shades, head types, phosphor screens incl. mixed screens, high value plate blocks, coil strips of four incl. 1d. missing phosphor, 2d. vertical 150 screen, 3d. centre band horizontal PVA, 4d. vermilion horizontal head A, 6d. 250 screen, selection of 1d. coil leaders, a few booklets and panes, range of multiples showing the phosphor cylinder ''Ph1'' in the right margin with 2d. (2), 5d. (3), 6d. (2), 7d. (3), errors and varieties incl. misperfs., uncoated papers, range of missing phosphors incl. 8d. blue, 1s.9d. GA, doctor blade flaws, inking flaws, paper joins, 5d. imperf. pair ex cylinder 10 and four pairs in a tête-bêche block of eight, etc.

Price Realised £900

1497

Sale number: 121

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A specialised collection written up in two Safe albums with singles and multiples, booklet and coil stamps, shades, paper types, gums, phosphor screens, print directions, wide range of cylinder blocks, booklet panes of four, six and fifteen incl. 4d. vermilion Method pane of fifteen on uncoated paper, coil strips of five incl. 4d. sepia GA vertical, 6d. 150 screen, missing phosphors from various sources incl. 8d. bright vermilion (R.P.S. certificate, 2006), 5d. imperf. pair ex cylinder 10, 1s.6d. two bands PVA greenish blue omitted (R.P.S. certificate, 2006), 1s.6d. PCP block of eight (2 x 4) with the top pair showing Prussian blue partially omitted, etc. Ex Op den Kamp.

Price Realised £850

1498

Sale number: 121

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A collection of cylinder blocks and other multiples written up on leaves, with 1/2d. to 1s.9d. basic cylinder blocks almost complete as issued, plus some shades, many other positional multiples showing constant flaws, minor perforation shifts, etc.

Price Realised £190

1499

Sale number: 121

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 5d. deep blue head B two bands on phosphor coated paper, tiny adhesion at top otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U17c, cat. £325. Photo.

Price Realised £80

1500

Sale number: 121

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 9d. myrtle-green PVA in a right margin block of ten (2 x 5) showing phosphor ''Ph1'' in the margin, from later printings from cylinder 2, bends at top and foot otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. Spec. U23, cat. £850. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

1501

Sale number: 121

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1s.6d. Prussian blue and indigo on phosphorised paper in a left margin strip of three, the left stamp variety Prussian blue omitted, and the centre stamp showing partial omission, fine unmounted mint. R.P.S. certificate (2006). S.G. 743ca, Spec. U29a, cat. £450+. Ex Op den Kamp. Photo.

Price Realised £290

2422

Sale number: 123

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. violet centre band gum arabic in a block of twelve (6 x 2), the right vertical pair completely imperforate, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 729a, Spec. U8a, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £170

2423

Sale number: 123

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. violet centre band gum arabic in a block of eight (4 x 2), the right vertical pair completely imperforate, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 729a, Spec. U8a, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £170

2424

Sale number: 123

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. violet centre band gum arabic in a block of twenty-four (12 x 2) from the top of the sheet, the right vertical pair completely imperforate, folded down central row of perfs., otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 729a, Spec. U8a, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £280

2425

Sale number: 123

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. violet centre band gum arabic in a block of four, the right vertical pair completely imperforate, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 729a, Spec. U8a, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £250

2426

Sale number: 123

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machin 3d. violet centre band gum arabic unmounted mint block of twenty-four (12 x 2) being two complete rows of the sheet, the right vertical pair completely imperforate. S.G. 729a, cat £950+. Photo.

Price Realised £150

2427

Sale number: 123

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. head B and 4d. deep olive-brown head B each in imperforate horizontal pairs without phosphor and with PVAD gum, produced as a trial in the early 1970s to test the suitability of the new dextrin gum, fine unmounted mint. EC F378TRa, F338TRa, cat. £4,000. Photo.

Price Realised £1150

2428

Sale number: 123

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 4d. deep sepia GA head A variety imperforate in a horizontal pair, also phosphor omitted, tiny gum fault at top otherwise fine, ex booklet pane of six, uncatalogued, rare, also 5d. head B variety imperforate in a horizontal pair, ex cylinder 15 printing with screening dots in the margins, fine unmounted mint and an imperf. block of four from cylinder 10 unmounted mint. Photo.

Price Realised £550

2429

Sale number: 123

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 5d. head B variety imperforate, an upper marginal horizontal pair, ex cylinder 15 with screening dots in the margins, fine unmounted mint, also an imperforate block of four ex cylinder 10. Photo.

Price Realised £95

1457

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: A specialised collection of singles and multiples in three albums, multiples incl. constant flaws, comprehensive cylinder blocks with papers, gums, perf. types, shades, selection of missing phosphor blocks, 5d. cylinder 13 dot (one stamp with gum fault), high value plate blocks of four complete, singles incl. booklet and coil stamps, phosphor screens incl. joins, broad bands incl. 4d. vermilion ex Cook book se-tenant pane with broad band at left, missing phosphors incl. 7d., 8d. vermilion, 8d. blue, inking flaws, misperfs., selection of 1s.6d. examples with greenish blue omitted, 1d., 4d. vermilion centre band, 4d. left band and 5d. all overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' ex Cook book, 3d. centre band PVA horizontal coil strip of eight with coil end attached, also duplicated singles (some mounted) and multiples on leaves and Hagner pages incl. cylinder blocks, booklet panes, etc. (few 1,000s)

Price Realised £880

1458

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1d. two bands, 4d. vermilion centre band, left band and right band, and 5d., all variety uncoated paper, ex Cook book, 4d. right band and 5d. with light gum wrinkles otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 724d, 733b, 734a, 734Eba, 735d, cat. £1,110. Photo.

Price Realised £260

1459

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 2d., 5d., 6d., 7d. and 9d. in right margin blocks, each showing the phosphor ''Ph1'' in the margin, the 7d. and 9d. in blocks of ten, the others six, the 5d. block mounted, the others unmounted, 9d. scarce. S.G. Spec. cat. £1,100. Photo.

Price Realised £260

1460

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 3d. violet centre band gum arabic in a block of twelve (6 x 2), the right vertical pair completely imperforate, a few light gum wrinkles otherwise fine, scarce. S.G. 729a, Spec. U8a, cat. £950. Photo.

Price Realised £150

1461

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 4d. deep-olive brown two bands gum arabic head B, small light gum bend otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce. R.P.S. certificate (1988). S.G. Spec. U11(2)B, cat. £1,400. Photo.

Price Realised £400

1462

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 4d. bright vermilion right band variety phosphor omitted from the front but printed at right on the gummed side, light bend and tiny adhesion on reverse otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U16Ac, cat. £325. Photo.

Price Realised £120

1463

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 5d. deep blue head B two bands on phosphor coated paper, fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U17c, cat. £325. Photo.

Price Realised £95

1464

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 6d. claret head B 250 screen in a coil strip of five, on thin paper with the usual light ink offsets on reverse, folded through perfs. between second and third stamps otherwise fine unmounted mint with good perfs., a scarce printing. Photocopy of R.P.S. certificate (2008) for an original strip of sixteen. S.G. Spec. U18 (3) (B), cat. £400+. Photo.

Price Realised £80

1465

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth: 1967-70 Machin 9d. myrtle-green (two bands), superb unmounted horizontal pair of imperforate imprimaturs each with ''BPMA'' handstamp on reverse, right hand unit displaying 'dot below neckline' variety [R. 9/6], unique. S.G. Spec. U22b. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

1466

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 9d. myrtle-green PVA in a right margin block of ten (2 x 5) showing phosphor ''Ph1'' in the margin, from later printings from cylinder 2, bends at top and foot otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. Spec. U23, cat. £850. Photo.

Price Realised £140

1467

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1s.6d. greenish blue and deep blue PVA two bands in a corner cylinder pair, showing a dry print of the deep blue affecting the corner stamp and half of the stamp above, the deep blue cylinder number almost completely omitted, one or two tiny gum wrinkles otherwise fine unmounted mint, a dramatic variety. Photo.

Price Realised £130

1468

Sale number: 125

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: 1s.6d. Prussian blue and indigo on phosphor coated paper, variety Prussian blue omitted, the lower stamp in a vertical strip of four, fine unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. 743ca, Spec. U29a, cat. £450. Photo.

Price Realised £160

1359

Sale number: 128

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967-70 Machins: Colour Trials, selection comprising 9p. in deep dull green, without phosphor, with pencil ''Q'' on reverse, 1s. in light violet-blue (small tear at left and some thins), 1s.6d. in brown-olive and olive-yellow, and 1s. 6d. in deep blue-green and rose-pink (small tear at right and some thins). Extremely rare, it is believed only four of each exist.

Price Realised £1150