Number of results: 1054
2283
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly fine unmounted mint collection from 1952, incl. 1952–54 Tudor wmk. set, early phosphors largely complete, etc. Price Realised £140 |
2284
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952-54 Tudor watermark 21/2d. carmine-red type I, an unmounted mint block of six (2 x 3) showing a spectacular inking variety, the upper stamps completely unprinted, the middle pair with printing partially omitted and the lower pair with an irregular impression, fine and spectacular. S.G. 519var. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2285
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1955-68 Castles, a selection incl. small used study of the 2/6 value in a stockbook, 1963 2/6 (77) in unmounted mint multiples, etc., poor to fine. Price Realised £15 |
2286
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1955–68 mainly good to fine mint selection, mostly Castles incl. 1955 Waterlow set, 1958 1st De La Rue (3 sets incl. vertical pairs with the lower stamps unmounted). (27). Price Realised £320 |
2287
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1957 Scouts 21/2d. vertical coil strip of 21 with continuous coil leader ''480 21/2d. STAMPS/BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE/DELIVERY LOWER END FIRST/Price £5'' from roll ''6'', very fine and scarce. Price Realised £300 |
2288
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1958–65 watermark crowns 4d. deep ultramarine variety double impression (the second impression is lighter), fine unmounted mint, natural gum skip. Photocopy of Brandon certificate (2001) for block of five from which this comes. S.G. 576a., var. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2289
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1958–65 watermark multiple crowns 1/- bistre-brown, variety double impression, a fine unmounted mint block of four, marginal from the foot of the sheet. S.G. Spec. S138a. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
2290
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1960 Wilding low values and Regional presentation packs, fine opened examples. S.G. Spec. SPP1(a) & XPP1(a). Price Realised £150 |
2291
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1960–67 phosphor 6d. deep claret (whiter paper), blue phosphor bands applied typo, a fine unmounted mint marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet, very scarce. R.P.S. certificate (2002). S.G. Spec. S111a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2292
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1960–67 phosphor 6d. deep claret (whiter paper), blue phosphor bands applied typo, fine unmounted mint. R.P.S. certificate (2002). S.G. Spec. S111a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2293
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1963 Nature Week 3d. and 41/2d. imperforate imprimaturs, each with the ''NPM/IMPRIMATUR'' handstamp on reverse, fine with full gum. S.G. 637-8. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
2294
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1967 E.F.T.A. 9d., the dramatic variety black, brown, new blue and yellow (Queen's head, hull, trucks and flags etc.) omitted, fine unmounted mint, normal for comparison. S.G. 715a. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
2295
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1967–70 Machin 1/6 variety greenish-blue omitted in a fine unmounted mint block of four. S.G. 743a, cat. £320. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2296
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1967 Christmas 4d. imperforate and woth gold omitted in a fine unmounted mint pair. S.G. 757var. Pierron 304MEb, cat. £500. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
2297
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1974 Literary Anniversaries, a collection of work by the designer of this issue, Rosalind Dease, which would form the basis of an interesting exhibit, incl. seven glassine faced essays with colour tints with two near issued, three depicting Dickens and two Wordsworth, mock up of 1/6 Grasmere design with masked engraving, other sketches and roughs, rough and mock up of pack design, pencil sketch and overlay for design of first day cover, many notes and suggestions for colours, also mint blocks, presentation pack, f.d.c.'s, much signed. Ex Latto. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
2298
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1973 Explorers 3p. horizontal pair, variety light orange-brown omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 923ad. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
2299
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1974 U.P.U., a collection of work by the designer of this issue, Rosalind Dease, which would form the basis of an interesting exhibit, with 11 pages of artists' notes and ideas, about 20 rough sketches (mostly vans or aircraft), nearly as many rough drawings of cancellations which were to form part of the designs, 12 photographs of subjects under consideration, two colourful essays (165 x 115mm approx.) with simulated perforations depicting U.P.U. initials and Cancellations respectively, a set of stamp size bromide essays in near issued designs with different face values, another set of five stamp size bromide essays (incl. the two essays already mentioned plus H. Heaton M.P., Heinrich von Stephan and Montgomery Blair), also mint blocks and first day cover signed by the designer. Ex Latto. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
2300
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1979 Sir Rowland Hill, a collection of essays etc. by the designer of this issue, Eric Stemp, with a set of four watercolour essays (109 x 147mm approx.) very similar to the issued designs but all denominated ''9p'', each affixed to card and endorsed '1st rough' in pencil; colour drawings of postboy delivering mail, seven pencil sketches (several in near issued designs), set in mint blocks, miniature sheets, PHQ cards and f.d.c.'s, all signed. Ex Latto. Photo. Price Realised £1200 |
2301
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1980 Authoresses 171/2p. an imperforate horizontal pair with slate-blue omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1128a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2302
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1981 Folklore, a collection of essays etc. by the designer of this issue, Fritz Wegner, with 62 stamp sized essays mounted on eight cards with nine in colour and several similar to issued; 19 pencil working drawings (some partly in colour); a set of four enlarged colour photographic proofs of the issued designs with glassine overlays showing Queen's head and value (not the issued values); also mint blocks, PHQ cards and f.d.c.'s, all designer signed. An impressive group. Ex Latto. Photo. Price Realised £1000 |
2303
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1984 Bicentenary of First Mail Coach Run, a collection of essays etc. in three albums, by one of the designers of this issue, S. Paine, with over 160 sketches in pencil or ink or photocopy (incl. nine coloured and some others with grey wash), mostly depicting coach and horses or details of scenes but some of other transport subjects with cars, aircraft and ships, also notes, extracts from books, mint blocks, presentation pack, PHQ cards, f.d.c.'s, all signed. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2304
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1990 R.S.P.C.A. 20p. variety silver (Queen's head and value) omitted, fine unmounted mint, normal for comparison. S.G. 1479a. Price Realised £90 |
2305
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1990 Astronomy 22p. variety gold (Queen's head) omitted, fine unmounted mint, normal for comparison. S.G. 1522a. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
2306
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1991 Faraday 22p. imperf. pair from the upper right corner of the sheet, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1546a. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
2307
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1995 Christmas 19p., reissued in 2000, colour trial of value and Queen's head in red (printed in silver on issued design), a block of four from the lower left corner of the unique trial sheet, fine with full gum, rare, normal block for comparison. S.G. 1896 P. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2308
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1998 Comedians 'Eric Morecambe' 26p. variety black printed triple and vermilion quadruple, fine unmounted mint and rare, not listed by S.G., B.P.A. certificate (2003). S.G. 2042var. Photo. Price Realised £1500 |
2309
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1999 19p. Weaver, variety gold (Queen's head and inscription) and phosphor omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 2088var. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2310
| Sale number: 15 Queen Elizabeth II: 1999 26p. Millenium series: The Scientist's Tale, an imperf. horizontal pair from the upper left corner of the sheet, slight bends in margin otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 2103a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2506
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: A mint and used collection incl. early phosphors, specialised Wildings and Machins with some missing phosphors, booklets, miniature sheets, later issues to 2000, mainly fine. Price Realised £580 |
2507
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: A collection in four albums, mint and used with 1958 and 1959 De La Rue 2/6 to £1 unmounted mint, Wildings, extensive later issues, mostly fine. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2508
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: A selection of sets in Harrison & Sons presentation folders from 1964 to 1973 incl. 1964 Shakespeare, 1965 Churchill, etc., mainly fine. (13 different). Price Realised £70 |
2509
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: A selection of presentation packs in a small box, incl. Regionals, postage dues, etc., chiefly fine. (80). Price Realised £160 |
2510
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly fine unmounted mint selection of varieties incl. 1952–54 11/2d. upper left corner block of 8 (2 x 4) with paper join affecting the upper 4 stamps, 1965 Churchill ordinary 4d. & 1/3 with watermarks inverted, 1971–96 Machin 7p. & 121/2p. imperf. pairs (S.G. X875a & X898a), 9p. (S.G. X883) upper right corner block of six with the upper right stamp partially imperforate due to paper fold, 1977 Christmas 9p. vertical lower marginal pair with the lower stamp almost completely imperforate, 1982 Technology 151/2p. marginal pair, both stamps imperf. at left and the lower stamp completely imperf. (15 items). Price Realised £150 |
2511
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly fine unmounted mint selection of commemoratives with varieties, incl. some excellent colour shifts, perf. shifts, missing phosphors, a few missing colours, etc. (98 items). Price Realised £400 |
2512
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly fine unmounted mint selection of definitives with varieties, incl. 1971 Machin 3p. and 6p. uncoated paper (S.G. X855c & 870a) blocks of six, Wales 1971 51/2p. (2 bands) vertical strip of three, the lower stamp with unusual offset on reverse, etc. (92 ) Price Realised UNSOLD |
2513
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–70 mainly fine mint or unmounted mint collection in a Collecta album, largely complete incl. definitives with 1955–58 Edward watermark 1/2d to 1/6, watermark varieties incl. 1960–68 watermark crowns phosphor 21/2d. type II (both) watermark inverted, graphites, 1955–58 Waterlow & De La Rue sets (both unmounted), commemoratives incl. phosphors, postage dues incl. 1954–55 Tudor watermark set (unmounted), etc. (100's). Price Realised £550 |
2514
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–65 mainly fine mint or unmounted mint selection incl. 1952–54 Tudor watermark (2 sets), 1955–58 Edward watermark (2 sets), 1955 Waterlow (3 sets), 1959 phosphor graphite (2 sets, also a single 2d. error of watermark) 1959 2nd De La Rue (5 sets). (220). Price Realised £400 |
2515
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1955–72 mainly fine unmounted mint selection of perf. varieties comprising 1955–58 Edward watermark 6d. vertical pair, 1966 Abbey 3d. cylinder block of nine (3 x 3), 1967–70 Machin 4d. bright vermilion lower left corner marginal strip of 6 (some gum disturbance), 1970 Christmas 4d. and 1972 Christmas 21/2p. traffic light blocks of four, all showing double perfs., 1970–72 Machin £1 misperforated lower marginal block of four, 1971 Machin 3p. marginal block of four the upper pair partially imperforate. (7 items). Price Realised UNSOLD |
2516
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 1/2d. to 1/6, a mainly fine unmounted mint selection of cylinder blocks of six, comprising 1/2d. (6), 1d. (5), 11/2d. (31), 2d. (9), 21/2d. (49), 3d. (5), 4d. (6), 5d. (3), 6d. (4), 7d. (4), 8d. (4), 9d. (5), 10d. (4), 11d. (2), 1/- (4), 1/3 (5) and 1/6 (6), upper pair of one block of each mounted, a little duplication. Price Realised £580 |
2517
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 1/2d. to 1/6 set on six f.d.c.'s, two are special printed covers, the others plain, some imperfections but a scarce set. S.G. 515–531. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2518
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1955–58 Edward watermark 1/2d. to 1/6, a mainly fine unmounted mint selection of cylinder blocks of six, with at least two blocks of each value, the 1/6's with a few bends or creases. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2519
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1958–65 watermark crowns 4d. deep ultramarine variety double impression (the second impression is lighter), a fine unmounted mint block of four, normal single for comparison. Brandon certificate (2001) for block of five from which one stamp has been removed. S.G. 576a., var. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2520
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1958–61 graphite 3d. deep lilac variety both graphite lines at left and clear of perfs., fine unmounted mint. S.G. 592a, cat. £400. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
2521
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1960 General Letter Office 3d. and 1/3 imperforate imprimaturs, very fine with gum (unmounted). Ex Michael Jackson. S.G. 619 & 620. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
2522
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1960 General Letter Office 3d. and 1/3 imperforate imprimaturs, very fine with gum (unmounted). Ex Michael Jackson. S.G. 619 & 620. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
2523
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Geographical 4d. (ordinary) variety violet omitted, fine unmounted mint . S.G. 652a, cat. £180. Photo. Price Realised £85 |
2524
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Geographical 4d. (ordinary) variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint marginal. S.G. 652Wi, Pierron 190WEa, cat. £500. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
2525
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1964–67 fine unmounted mint selection of commemoratives with watermarks inverted incl. 1965 Churchill ord. 1/3, Lister ord. 1/-, P.O.T. ord. 1/3, I.T.U. phos. 9d., World Cup ord. 1/3 & 1966 Hastings ord. 6d. etc. (40). S.G. cat. £706. Price Realised £400 |
2526
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1965 Post Office Tower 3d. variety olive-yellow (Tower) omitted, slight bends otherwise fine unmounted mint, normal for comparison. S.G. 629a, cat. £900. Photo. Price Realised £520 |
2527
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1965 United Nations 1/6 phosphor, variety phosphor band on both back and front, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 682p, var. Photo. Price Realised £95 |
2528
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1966–70 mainly fine unmounted mint selection of missing colours incl. 1966 World Cup ord. 6d. missing black, 1/3 missing blue, 1966 Birds ord. 4d. block missing emerald-green (perfs. separated between upper pair), 4d. vertical pair incl. blackbird with reddish-brown omitted, 1966 Hastings ord. 4d. strip missing grey, phos. strip missing green, 1967 EFTA ord. 9d. & 1/6 missing brown, phos. 9d. missing new blue & missing lilac, 1967 Christmas 4d. missing gold, 1968 Paintings 4d. missing gold, 1969 Ships 5d. missing red, 1969 Cathedrals 9d. missing black, 1969 Christmas 1/6 missing gold, 1970 Architecture 1/- missing new blue, 1970 Anniversaries 1/- missing gold, 1970 Literary Anniversaries 1/6 missing silver, 1970 Christmas 5d. missing emerald and 1/6 missing ochre, also 1968 Bridges 4d. printed on the gummed side, all but the Birds unmounted. S.G. cat. £1,992. Price Realised £650 |
2529
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Battle of Hastings 4d., 6d. and 1/3 set of three unaccepted handpainted essays (each 163 x 95mm approx.), on cards with tracing paper overlays on each of which is written 'Intention would be to print background overall i.e. no white gutter', most attractive. Ex Farrar-Bell archive. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
2530
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Battle of Hastings 4d., four different unaccepted handpainted essays (each 150 x 83mm approx.), three featuring scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry and the other the Seal of William I, attractive. Ex Farrar-Bell archive. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
2531
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Battle of Hastings, a collection with a range of varieties incl. 4d. strips with good colour shifts, phosphor strips (3) with watermarks inverted, ordinary strip with perf. shift leaving inscription at right instead of left (the last stamp with inscription missing), upper right corner block of 24 the last vertical column showing partial double perfs., 1/3 ord. horizontal row of 6, the 3rd stamp with gold omitted, 1/3 lower left corner marginal strip, the lower two stamps missing phosphor due to paper fold, etc. (75 items). Price Realised £225 |
2532
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Battle of Hastings 4d., a set of nine se-tenant imperforate proof strips of six of each of the individual colours, together with progressive proofs of two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight of the nine colours printed together, all being the 18th row of the sheet with some showing appropriate cylinder nos. or traffic lights, on gummed watermarked paper and mainly very fine (unmounted), most unusual. (96). S.G. 705–10var. Photo. Price Realised £1400 |
2533
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Battle of Hastings 4d., a selection of se-tenant strips of six with missing colours, comprising ordinary missing olive-green (block of 12 comprising two complete rows), magenta, green (2), blue (2 strips, each with blue completely omitted from the first three stamps) and grey; phosphor missing bistre, deep blue and orange; several normal strips for comparisons, mainly fine unmounted mint. (114). S.G. cat. £2,390. Price Realised £520 |
2534
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Battle of Hastings 4d. phosphor, the lower four rows of the sheet with traffic lights and cylinders, variety orange omitted, some perf. separation, one stamp mounted and two with slight marks on gum, otherwise mainly fine unmounted mint. S.G. 705pe–10pe, cat. £700 Price Realised £150 |
2535
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Battle of Hastings ordinary 1/3 horizontal strip of three, the centre stamp with gold omitted, and phosphor single with gold omitted except for the nose!, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 712/p, var. Photo. Price Realised £90 |
2536
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Battle of Hastings phosphor 1/3 variety lilac omitted fine unmounted mint. S.G. 712pa, cat. £650, Pierron 266MCc. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
2537
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1967 Flowers ordinary 9d. and 1/9 imperforate imprimaturs, fine unmounted. S.G. 721 & 722. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
2538
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1967–72 mainly fine unmounted mint selection of commemoratives with missing phosphor incl. 1968 Bridges, Anniversaries, 1969 Ships sets, 1969 Cathedrals 9d., 1970 Christmas, 1971 Ulster, Architecture, 1972 Churches sets, etc. (80). S.G. cat. £1,100 (approx). Price Realised £220 |
2539
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1967 Paintings 9d. variety phosphor omitted fine unmounted mint. S.G. 749Ey, Pierron 293PHa, cat. £450. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
2540
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1967 Christmas 3d. variety imperforate, a fine unmounted mint pair. S.G. 756var. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
2541
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1968 Bridges 1/9 variety gold omitted fine unmounted mint. S.G. 766a, cat. £180. Pierron 320MCa. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
2542
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1969 Gandhi 1/6 variety printed on the gummed side, a fine marginal example, natural gum skip, very scarce. Pierron 377GUa circa 50 known, S.G. 807, cat. £325. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
2543
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1969 History of the Post Office (issue became Post Office Technology), five colour sketches by Rosalind Dease, depicting 5d. 18th century postboy, 5d. 1836 mail coach, 5d. 1838 travelling post office, 9d. 1820 Postman with bell, and 9d. 1856 pillar box, six colour transparencies, six enlarged colour bromides (all signed), and a sketch for an abandoned flying boat design, also a few other items. Ex Michael Jackson and mostly ex Latto. Price Realised £350 |
2544
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1969 Christmas 1/6 variety deep slate omitted, fine unmounted mint, normal for comparison. Pierron 387MCb, S.G. 814b, cat. £250. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
2545
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1970 Anniversaries 5d. variety missing phosphor, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 819Ey, Pierron 394PHa, cat. £300. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
2546
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1970 Literary Anniversaries 1/6, an imperforate lower marginal imprimatur block of four, very fine with gum (unmounted). S.G. 828. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2547
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1970–72 Machin 20p. olive-green plate 54 lower marginal block of 10 (5 x 2) showing printing ink smudges on the Queen's neck on the lower row due to over inked roller, also a lower marginal block of 12 (3 x 4) showing light steaks due to under inking. S.G. 830var. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2548
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1970 Christmas 5d. imperforate arrow marginal blocks of four, horizontal fold between, otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 839c, cat. £550, Pierron 416IMa, cat. £500. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2549
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1971–96 Machin 31/2p. deep olive-brown (faulty ink mix), fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. U116(2), cat. £950. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
2550
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1971–96 Machin 10p. orange-brown & chestnut variety orange-brown omitted, 1972 Christmas 71/2p. missing ochre and 1973 Christmas 31/2p. missing grey-black (slight crease), unmounted mint. S.G. cat. £305. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2551
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1973 Inigo Jones 5p. pair variety missing phosphor, fine unmounted mint unlike most missing phosphors the omission affects the appearance of the stamps, the background being white instead of cream. S.G. 937a., var. Spec. W257b/86b, Pierron 519/20PHa, cat. £450. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
2552
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1973–99 selection comprising 1973 Christmas 31/2p. with shift of green, 1999 Millennium 26p. (S.G. 2103) showing a dramatic shift of vertical perfs. leaving the value almost in the centre, fine unmounted mint, 1985 Film Year 34p. with 15mm downward shift of silver and 1994 Channel Tunnel 41p. pair showing multiple colour and perf. shift, fine used. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2553
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1978 Cycling 9p., an imperforate vertical pair, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1067a, Pierron 700IMa, cat. £350. Photo. Price Realised £90 |
2554
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1983 Christmas 16p., the left four vertical rows of the sheet (4 x 10), showing paper join variety with the upper row on completely double paper and the 2nd row printed across the join, the third vertical row also showing pre-printing creases, fine unmounted mint, unusual. S.G. 1232var. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
2555
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1988 Christmas 19p. lower right corner traffic light block of 20 (4 x 5), partially imperforate, the right hand block of 10 appearing almost completely imperforate except for traces of 'ghosted' or blind perfs. (more apparent towards foot), fine unmounted mint, spectacular. S.G. 1415/a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2556
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1992 Wintertime 24p. imperforate horizontal pair from the right of the sheet, right stamp with vertical bend, otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1588a, cat. £350, Pierron 1432IMa (circa 25 pairs known), cat. £400. Photo. Price Realised £110 |
2557
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1994 Christmas 19p., a fine unmounted mint lower marginal vertical pair showing dramatic non-coincident downward shifts of all colours except the deep green (Queen's head and value). S.G. 1843var. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2558
| Sale number: 16 Queen Elizabeth II: 1998 Comedians 26p. Eric Morcambe variety vermilion printed double, fine unmounted mint marginal. S.G. 2042Ea, cat. £250. Price Realised £65 |
2510
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: A collection of QE II definitive issues, mainly unmounted mint, with 1952–54, 1955–58 sets with watermark varieties, 1958–65 incl. 2d. watermark inverted, 1958–61 graphites both upright and inverted watermarks, 3d. with misplaced lines, 1959 phosphor graphites, a selection of later issues. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2511
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly fine unmounted mint selection of definitives with varieties, incl. 1971 Machin 3p. and 6p. uncoated paper (S.G. X855c & 870a) blocks of six, Wales 1971 51/2p. (2 bands) vertical strip of three, the lower stamp with unusual offset on reverse, etc. (92 ) Price Realised UNSOLD |
2512
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 1/2d. to 1/6 set overprinted ''CANCELLED'' (16 x 11/2mm) and with upper right corner clipped, very fine and fresh with gum, these were distributed by Harrison & Sons as samples, a rare set. (17) S.G. 515–531. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2513
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 1/2d., 21/2d., 5d., 10d., 11d. and 1/3, all overprinted ''CANCELLED'' (16 x 1.5mm) and with upper right corner clipped, all mounted in Harrison's pamphlet 'PHOTOGRAVURE PRINTING OF Postage Stamps' together with five sample stamps and issued stamps from New Hebrides (4), New Zealand (1) and Seychelles (6), very fine, the pamphlet with stitching removed. Price Realised £580 |
2514
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 1/2d., 5d., 10d., 11d. and 1/3 overprinted ''CANCELLED'' (16 x 1.5mm) and with upper right corner clipped, very fine without gum, very scarce. Ex Harrison's pamphlet 'PHOTOGRAVURE PRINTING OF Postage Stamps'. (5). Price Realised £450 |
2515
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 11/2d. green, a cylinder 6 dot corner marginal block of six with [R19/1] ''Butterfly'' flaw state 1, very fine and fresh unmounted mint, two stamps (not variety) with minor gum wrinkles, a very rare variety, less than five examples have been recorded. S.G. Spec. S25e. Photo. Price Realised £600 |
2516
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952(c.) 4d., a large photographic essay (124 x 147mm) by M.C. Farrar-Bell, in the design adopted for the 21/2d. to 41/2d. values but featuring the original Wilding portrait of the Queen with tiara redrawn by Edmund Dulac, mounted on card. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
2517
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 6d. reddish-purple, an imperforate imprimatur pair, superb unmounted. S.G. 523, Spec. S104, unpriced. A maximum of two blocks of four and two singles were offered in the NPM auctions. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
2518
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 1/- bistre-brown, a marginal block of four from the right of the sheet showing a striking Doctor Blade flaw on the right-hand pair, fine mint., lower pair unmounted, also 1955–58 Edward watermark 21/2d. carmine-red type I, a cylinder 16 no dot vertical strip of three showing a good printing variety at left affecting all stamps and probably due to solvent spillage, also a marginal block of 36 (6 x 6) with a similar, though less striking, flaw affecting 12 stamps, all but one stamp unmounted. S.G. 529var. & 544var. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2519
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1953–68, various items from the M.C. Farrar-Bell archive incl. a selection of hand-drawn pencil essays (19) on tracing paper for various commemorative issues with 1953 Coronation (3), 1961 Europa/CEPT (2), 1965 Lister (3), 1966 Hastings (2), 1968 Anniversaries (8), also three hand-painted essays for designs for 1968 Anniversaries first day cover, photographic essays incl. National Insurance stamps, negatives, letters to M.C. Farrar-Bell from officials regarding the submission of essays for various issues incl. 1966 (Jan.) letter from the PMG (Anthony Wedgwood Benn), etc. Price Realised £500 |
2520
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1953 Coronation, an essay (144 x 87mm) by M.C. Farrar-Bell, in the design accepted for the 1/6, handpainted in deep grey-blue, grey and Chinese white with photographic head superimposed, denominated 21/2d. and mounted on thick card marked '40' at top right and 'O/D No. 107' on reverse, most attractive and a marvellous frontispiece. Photo. Price Realised £820 |
2521
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1953 Coronation, a stamp sized photographic essay as last, and a further stamp sized essay in a similar but unissued design, both mounted on cards, other essay related items, also a double size photographic essay of the design as issued denominated 1/6, a corner marginal control 1 dot strip of three of the issued 1/6 signed by the designer M.C. Farrar-Bell in the margin at foot and dated '3/June/1953', lower pair unmounted, small tone spots and crease not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine. (8 items). Ex Farrar-Bell archive. Price Realised £320 |
2522
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1955(c.) two sets of stamp sized photographic essays by M.C. Farrar-Bell for unissued 2/6, 5/-,10/- and £1, in vertical and horizontal formats, attractive. (8). Photo. Price Realised £420 |
2523
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1955 Waterlow 2/6 to £1 on Waterlow & Sons Ltd. presentation card, fine. S.G. 536-539. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2524
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1955 Waterlow 2/6 to £1 set in matching upper left corner blocks of four, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 536-539. Price Realised £520 |
2525
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1958 De La Rue 2/6 to £1, in matching blocks of eight being the lower two rows of the sheet, unmounted mint, fine. S.G. 536-539. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2526
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1955–58 Edward watermark 1/2d. to 1/6, a mainly fine unmounted mint selection of cylinder blocks of six, with at least two blocks of each value, the 1/6's with a few bends or creases. Price Realised £720 |
2527
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1955–58 Edward watermark 1/6 grey-blue, an imperforate imprimatur pair, superb unmounted. A maximum of two blocks of four and two singles were offered in the NPM auctions. S.G. 556, Spec. S151, unpriced. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
2528
| Sale number: 17 Queen Elizabeth II: 1958–65 watermark multiple crowns 1/2d. orange-red on cream paper, a wide margined imperforate vertical pair, some creasing not detracting from appearance, otherwise fine unmounted mint, unlisted by S.G. Photo. Price Realised £620 |
