Number of results: 110


1349

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A Q.E. II duplicated mint and used collection in three albums with main strength in mint issues incl. 1952–54 Tudor 1/2d. to 1s.6d. sets (12) in three sets of blocks (three stamps in each unmounted), inverted wmk. 1/2d. to 21/2d. in blocks, 1955–58 Edward 1/2d. to 1s.6d in two sets of blocks (lower pair in each unmounted), 1955–58 Waterlow set, 1957 graphite's in cylinder blocks, 1958 D.L.R. 2s.6d. and 5s. nine of each in blocks with at least seven in each unmounted, 1959 phosphor graphite set in blocks of six, selection of coil joins and leaders, booklet panes, range of commemorative sets in blocks, many marginal, etc. (Many 100's).

Price Realised £1250


1350

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly fine unmounted mint selection of commemorative and definitive errors and varieties, with missing colours incl. 1966 Christmas ord. 3d. block of four with gold partially omitted leaving silhouette of Queen's head on right pair, also a single with similar variety, 1967 Paintings 1s.6d. grey omitted, 1967 Christmas 4d. gold omitted, 1970 Anniversaries 1s. with gold omitted, Wordsworth 1s.6d. with silver omitted, an excellent range of colour shifts incl. 1965 I.T.U. phos. 1s.6d. black shift, 1966 World Cup ord. 6d. (2) with black & apple-green shift, 1s.3d. pair with blue shift, 1972 Explorers 3p. block of 4 with bright blue shift (double eyes), 1976 Social Reform 81/2p. cylinder block of 6 with black shift (double hands), perf. shifts incl. definitives (14) to £3, 1973 Paintings 3p. pair with 7mm shift to right of vertical perfs., 1981 Christmas 14p. imperf. pair (unused), 1991 Dogs 22p imperf. marginal single, NVI self adhesive 1st and 2nd imperf. pairs, etc. (140).

Price Realised £1350


1351

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: An accumulation of mainly Q.E.II decimal issues to 2005 crammed into eight stockbooks with commemorative sets unmounted mint and used incl. blocks, Machins unmounted mint with a range of printings and gums, many cylinder blocks, high values to £10, regionals, some minor varieties, etc. (1000's)

Price Realised £1000


1352

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly unmounted mint collection of Wilding issues in two albums and a stockbook with cylinder blocks incl. 1952–54 Tudor 1/2d. to 1s.6d.. 1955–58 Edward 1/2d. to 1s.6d., 1959 phosphor graphite set, also booklets and booklet panes, coils, selection of different papers, phosphor variations, sideways and inverted wmks., etc. (100's).

Price Realised £1700


1353

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A collection of mainly decimal issues in nine albums with commemorative sets both mint and used to 1985 incl. cylinder and plate blocks, gutter pairs with sets from 1973 with traffic lights, range of machins incl. blocks, regionals, postage dues, etc. (Many 100's)

Price Realised £620


1354

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A duplicated collection in six albums and stockbooks with commemorative sets apparently complete (incl. early phosphors) to 1968 both unmounted mint and used, a few minor varieties, Wildings both unmounted mint and used incl. 1955–58 Edwards, 1958–65 crowns inverted wmks., 1958 graphites, also inverted wmk. 1/2d. to 3d., 1959 phosphor graphite incl. 2d. error of wmk., 1960–67 phosphor inverted (first 21/2d. mint (2), but no used copy), selection of varieties, etc. (Many 100's).

Price Realised £550


1355

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: The balance of a collection in a stockbook, on leaves and loose with unmounted decimal machins with a quantity of cylinder blocks, booklets and booklet panes, etc. (Many 100's).

Price Realised £680


1356

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: An unmounted mint accumulation of decimal commemorative and definitive issues loose in packets, with many sets in marginal blocks, gutter blocks, regionals, etc. (Many 100's)

Price Realised £400


1357

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: An unmounted mint collection of sterling and decimal machins in two Connoisseur albums, another album, on leaves and loose in new issue envelopes from B. Alan with pre-decimal issue incl. a range of missing phosphors (many with pencil notes on gum) with values to 1s.9d. incl. 7d. bright emerald, 8d. light turquoise-blue, and 1s., decimal issues with a whole range of printings and gums, high values to £10, Regionals, a selection of missing phosphors, booklets and booklet panes, etc. (many 100's)

Price Realised £300


1358

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: An accumulation/remainder of mostly Wilding definitives incl. 1/2d. and 1d. coil leaders, varieties with 1958–65 3d. tete-beche pairs (2, one in a lrger strip), broad band phosphor varieties, 1965 (May) unissued 4/6 voucher booklet (no stamps), duplicated used Castles, etc. (100's).

Price Realised £450


1359

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A collection of pre-decimal machins in an album and on leaves with unmounted mint cylinder blocks incl. a run of high values incl. 2s.6d. 2 to 6C, 5s. 2 to 3C, 10s. 1 to 1C and £1 3 to 4C (less 3C), booklet panes incl. a written up collection of Cook stapled booklet panes (23) used on philatelic 1972 covers, etc. (100's).

Price Realised £380


1360

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A mint and used collection of Machin and Castle high values in an album with unmounted mint plate and traffic light gutter blocks, illustrated f.d.c's, etc. (Few 100).

Price Realised £250


1361

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly fine unmounted mint Q.E.II selection incl. 1955–58 Edward wmk. sideways set of five in strips of four, 1973 6p. 2 band FCP/PVA cylinder 4, phosphor cylinder 1 corner marginal cylinder block of six, 1976 9p. FCP/DEX cylinder 12 dot. block of six with phophor missing, 1973 Wedding 31/2p. miscut gutter pair, 1978 castle £1 to £5 values in central cross gutter blocks, etc. (67).

Price Realised UNSOLD


1362

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: Various pre-decimal incl. 1958–65 1/2d. lower right corner block with double perfs., 1961 P.O.S.B. Timson 3d. with orange-brown omitted and a cylinder block of 4 perf. through side margin, 1965 B.O.B. 4d. (ordinary) sheet (6 x20), mainly fine unmounted mint, etc. (100's).

Price Realised £170


1363

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: An accumulation of mostly Wilding commercial covers in a shoe box, with a wide range of overseas rates etc.

Price Realised £130


1364

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: An accumulation in three stockbooks and loose with a duplicated range of decimal commemorative sets fine used to 1979, also Regionals with unmounted mint cylinder blocks, I.O.M. mint and used to 1978, presentation packs, a few f.d.c's, booklets and a selection of Tristan da Cunha sets and f.d.c's from 1986–96 and a few G.B. optd., etc. (Many 100's).

Price Realised £120


1365

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly fine unmounted mint collection of pre-decimal and decimal Machins in an album, four stockbooks and new issue packets with a range of printings, papers and gums, a few varieties, booklets and booklet panes, etc. (100's)

Price Realised £110


1366

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: An apparently comprehensive collection of PHQ cards mainly used f.d.i. with commemorative cancels, some earlier issues are unused incl. 1973 Inigo Jones, 1974 Tree and Fire, also a quantity of other cards mainly from the Post Office or Postal Museum with many used with special cancellations. (Many 100's)

Price Realised £150


1367

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: A selection of seven Post Office label (Smiler) sheets incl. 2000 19p. Robin, 2000 first class Christmas cracker (3), unmounted mint, all with very minor bends in margins.

Price Realised £220


1368

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: An accumulation comprising a quantity of mainly decimal issues on covers with commemorative cancels, a comprehensive duplicated selection of unused airletters from early issues, some unused stationery and a selection of presentation packs incl. 2003 Fruit and Vegetables, etc. (Many 100's).

Price Realised £80


1369

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–2001 collection in three stockbooks with definitives incl. high values with 1955 Waterlow and later sets unmounted mint, commemoratives, prestige booklets, etc. (100's).

Price Realised £480


1370

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–70 mainly fine mint duplicated collection in an F.G. album incl. commemoratives with 1953 Coronation (46 sets, plus 14 extra 1s.3d. & 1s.6d.), 1957 Scouts (50 sets), 1958 Games (50 sets), etc. (100's).

Price Realised £290


1371

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–70 mainly fine mint or unmounted mint collection in a binder incl. definitives with 1955 Waterlow set, commemoratives incl. better phosphors with 1963 Red Cross, etc. (100's).

Price Realised £170


1372

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1953-2005 duplicated collection of illustrated f.d.c's in an album and loose with commemorative sets incl. early phosphors, definitives, booklet panes, special cancellations, etc. (Many 100's)

Price Realised £520


1373

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1953–63 selection of four Wilding first day covers incl. two J. Sanders covers comprising 1957 graphite set on plain cover and 1963 (29th Jan.) Phosphor 1/2d. to 41/2d. values on illustrated cover.

Price Realised £65


1374

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1955–63 mainly fine unmounted mint selection incl. 1955 Waterlow and 1959 2nd De La Rue sets and 1958–61 graphite watermark upright 1/2d. to 41/2d. (11/2d. with slightly trimmed perfs.). (20).

Price Realised £140


1375

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1957–59 mint and used collection of Wilding graphite issues written up on leaves illustrating the variations in line placement, etc. (Few 100)

Price Realised £85


1376

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1958–97 mainly fine unmounted mint collection of high values incl. 1959 2nd De La Rue set (with additional corner block of 10s.), etc. (137).

Price Realised £240


1377

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1971–85, a selection of better illustrated f.d.c's incl. 1972 Churches with Exhibition Huish Episcopi, 1972 B.B.C. with Flatholm Island, 1975 Architecture Official cover with Corinium 1900, 1976 Christmas Official cover with Pompeii Exhibition, 1978 Horses Official cover with Courage Shire horse Centre, etc. (11 items).

Price Realised UNSOLD


1378

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1952–54 Tudor watermark 1/2d. to 1s.6d. set on six special printed first day covers, all sent from London, minor cover imperfections but scarce. S.G. 515–531, cat. £638.

Price Realised £130


1379

 

Sale number: 24

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


1380

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1955 Waterlow 2s.6d. to £1 set in corner marginal mint pairs, the stamps are fine unmounted but mounted in margins with linen hinges. S.G. 536–39.

Price Realised £210


1381

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1955 Waterlow 2s.6d. to £1 set with additional 10s. shade, fine unmounted mint marginal. (5). S.G. 536–539.

Price Realised £110


1382

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1955–69 collection of Castle high values incl. Goaman 10s. and Enid Marx £1 (2) photographic essays, all printings of the issued stamps mainly fine mint incl. varieties with 1958 De La Rue 2s.6d. showing pre-printing paper fold, 1959 De La Rue 5s. marginal pair (creases) overprinted ''SCHOOL/SPECIMEN'' and stated to be the sole surving pair, 1967–68 no wmk. 2s.6d. plate 10 block of 8 optd. ''SCOOL/SPECIMEN'', etc. (90).

Price Realised £920


1383

 

Sale number: 24

Great Britain: 1955–58 Edward watermark 21/2d. mint block of forty (4 x 10) from the lower left of the sheet, with doctor blade flaw affecting the cylinder block, perf. separation between fourth and five rows and gum discolouration on all four stamps on fourth row.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1384

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1955–58 Edward watermark 3d. deep lilac block of 12 (6 x 2) with three imperf between stamp and top margin due to a paper fold, fine unmounted mint (hinge in top margin of upper right stamp). Not catalogued by S.G., EC F421Mc, this being the unique 'listing' piece, cat. £3,750+. Photo.

Price Realised £600


1385

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1957 Scouts set in fine unmounted mint corner blocks of 21 (3 x 7) with attractive ''B•P'' above scroll perfin, unusual. S.G. 557–559var.

Price Realised £60


1386

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1957 graphite 1/2d. to 3d. two sets of different fine unmounted mint cylinder blocks incl. one 21/2d. block with unusual perf. step.

Price Realised £50


1387

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1957–61 mint and used collection of graphite issues mounted on leaves incl. 1958-61 11/2d. two mint copies with good perfs and both with wmk. inverted, 1959 phosphor graphite set in unmounted mint pairs, etc. (83).

Price Realised £110


1388

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1957 graphite 11/2d. green variety both lines at left, fine unmounted mint and very scarce. R.P.S. certificate (1991). S.G. 563a, EC F50GRa, cat. £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £1250


1389

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1958–65 watermark crowns 21/2d. carmine-red, the lower three rows of the sheet, most unusually miscut with narrow sheet margin at left showing cylinder 50 no dot, and wide sheet margin at right showing cylinder 50 dot (the dot cut away), fine mint, small stain at extremity of margin at lower right. S.G. 574var.

Price Realised £40


1390

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1958–61 graphite 3d. variety single line, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 592a/var., EC F69GRc, cat. £600. Photo.

Price Realised £380


1391

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1958–61 graphite 3d. variety two lines at left and well clear of perforations, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 592a, EC F69GRa, cat. £400. Photo.

Price Realised £210


1392

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1959 De La Rue 2s.6d. showing reversed image on gummed side, a very fine unmounted mint marginal example from the top of the sheet. S.G. 595var., EC F88OFa, Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1393

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1959 De La Rue 2s.6d. showing a very fine complete offset on the gummed side, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 595var., EC F880Fa - circa 90 examples known, cat. £300. Photo.

Price Realised £110


1394

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1959 De La Rue 5s. showing a major perforation shift leaving the value at the top of the stamp, fine unmounted mint, apparently only one sheet of 40 was found. S.G. 596var. Photo.

Price Realised £300


1395

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1963 Bradbury 5s. variety watermark inverted, a fine unmounted mint marginal example from the top of the sheet, natural gum skips. S.G. 596aWi, ECF177WEa. Photo.

Price Realised £100


1396

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1963(c.) Bradbury Wilkinson unissued trial printing on coated paper £1 black (fine impression), a superb unmounted mint example of this rarity. Photocopy of Brandon certificate (1998) for pair from which this comes. S.G. 598a, var., Spec. T24var. EC F182TRa - 30 known, cat. £2,750. Photo.

Price Realised £1200


1397

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1959 phosphor graphite 2d. light red-brown with 4mm centre phosphor band, fine unmounted mint and very rare. R.P.S. certificate (1998). S.G. 605var. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1398

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1959 phosphor graphite 21/2d. carmine-red watermark St. Edward's Crown, produced for trial purposes but not officially issued, a fine unmounted mint example of this rarity. Photocopy of B.P.A. certificate (1996) for a block of six of which this is the lower right corner example. EC F95WEa - 37 known. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1399

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1960 G.L.O. four fine examples of the scarce illustrated first day cover with the International Postal Conference, Eastbourne slogan cancel.

Price Realised £170


1400

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 P.O.S.B. 3d. (Timson) variety orange-brown omitted fine commercially used with Exeter P.O.S.B. slogan on 1961 (Sept.) envelope to Skegness, some cover imperfections well clear of stamp. S.G. 624Aa, EC F124MCa.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1401

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1962–64 mainly fine unmounted mint selection of phosphor commemorative issues incl. seven sets of 1963 Lifeboat, Red Cross and 1964 Geographical, etc. (123).

Price Realised £260


1402

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1962 N.P.Y. ordinary, a selection of pre-first day release covers (7), comprising 3d. on 16.10.62 from Lewisham, 3d. on 25.10.62 from Bexleyheath, 3d. (red ms. cancellation) on 29.10.62 from Ashford, 3d. on 13.11.62 from Brighton (d.s. overstruck by the P.O.), and the set on separate 13.11.62 envelopes from Pontypool, mainly fine.

Price Realised £60


1403

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Shakespeare 2s.6d. 'jet-black', the rare shade fine unmounted mint, faint gum bend. See footnote in S.G. Spec., EC F188SVa - circa 20 known mint (some overprinted ''CANCELLED'') and 50 f.d.c.'s, cat. £500. Photo.

Price Realised £210


1404

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Shakespeare 2s.6d. 'jet-black', the rare shade overprinted large ''CANCELLED'', perf. faults at top, otherwise fine with gum (unmounted). See footnote in S.G. Spec., EC F188SVa - circa 20 known mint (some overprinted ''CANCELLED'') and 50 f.d.c.'s. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1405

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1965 Parliament 6d. ordinary imperforate between stamp and top margin, a very fine unmounted mint upper right corner marginal example. S.G. Spec. W59a, EC F209IMa, cat. £1,000. Photo.

Price Realised £550


1406

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Birds ordinary 4d. se-tenant block of four, variety reddish-brown omitted, fine unmounted mint, folded vertically and with a few perfs. separated. S.G. 696a,j EC 252–253MCj.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1407

 

Sale number: 24

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 proof strips of six of two, three, four, five, six, seven and eight of the nine colours printed together, on gummed watermarked paper and mainly very fine (unmounted), most unusual. (16 strips of six). S.G. 705–10var., EC F259PRa–F264PRp, cat. £2,250. Photo.

Price Realised £1300


1408

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1966 Battle of Hastings 4d., a selection of strips of six (8) with missing colours comprising ordinary strips with orange, magenta, blue and grey (2) omitted, and phosphor strips (3) with bistre, deep blue and magenta (first two stamps with third partial) omitted, mainly fine unmounted mint. EC cat. £2,860.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1409

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967–70 Machin a selection of twelve different values in unmounted mint pairs all with phosphor omitted incl. 1/2d. , and 9d. (2 pairs), etc. (20 pairs in total), also 1970–72 £1 bluish black imperforate block.

Price Realised £130


1410

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967–70 Machin, a small mainly fine unmounted mint collection incl. 4d. deep olive-brown GA head B fine mint, a few missing phosphors incl. 1d.+3d. se-tenant booklet panes of 4 (2), etc. (160).

Price Realised £320


1411

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967–70 Machin 1s.6d. greenish-blue and deep blue (PVA) variety greenish blue omitted in a fine unmounted mint block of four, normal block for comparison. S.G. 743Eva, cat. £500, EC F336MCa. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1412

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967 Paintings 4d. fine unmounted mint marginal block from the foot of the sheet, doubly perforated leaving the stamps virtually quartered. S.G. 748var.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1413

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1967 Christmas 3d. cylinder block of 9 (3 x 3) showing an approx. 3mm shift of the gold to the left leaving most of the stamps with the majority of the ''3'' of ''3D'' at right, unmounted mint, some natural gum bends and skips. S.G. 756var., EC F305CSa, cat. £315+.

Price Realised £200


1414

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1968 Bridges 4d. variety printed on the gummed side, a fine unmounted mint traffic light block of four. S.G. 763a, EC F317GUa.

Price Realised £55


1415

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1968 Bridges 1/9, a set of nine imperforate progressive proofs on gummed unwatermarked paper, incl. the completed design, very fine unmounted. S.G. 766var., EC F320PRa-i 'circa 10 of each known), cat. £425. Photo.

Price Realised £340


1416

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1968 British Paintings 4d. variety vermilion omitted in a fine unmounted mint cylinder block of four, normal block for comparison. R.P.S. certificate (2005) rather curiously states 'slightly faded' which in our opinion it is not. S.G. 771b, Spec. W138c, cat. £1,400+, EC F332MCb - circa 60 known. Photo.

Price Realised £520


1417

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1968 Paintings 1s.9d. unmounted mint corner marginal block of six, grossly misperforated. S.G. 774var. Photo.

Price Realised £80


1418

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1968 British Paintings 1s.9d. variety red omitted, one of the four known used copies, light parcel cancellation. S.G. 774b, unpriced used, EC F335MCa. cat, £1,500. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1419

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1969 Concorde 4d. variety violet (value etc.) omitted, fine unmounted mint marginal. S.G. 784a, EC F354MCa, cat. £300. Photo.

Price Realised £180


1420

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1969 Machin, a complete collection of plate blocks with 2s. 6d. (numbers 2 to 6C.), 5s. (2 to 3C.), 10s. (1 to 1C.), and £1 (3 to 4C.), mainly fine unmounted mint. S.G. cat. £638.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1421

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1969 Machin £1 indigo (plate 3B faulty ink mix), an unmounted mint lower left corner marginal block of four, usual bends and lower right stamp with small fault at foot, otherwise fine, normal single for comparison. Sold with copes of correspondence from Royal Mail 'Research and Development' in evidence of the ink mix error and not subject to extension. S.G. Spec. UC4(2), cat. £3,000. EC F360MSa 'It is known that the sheet was stored in vinyl alongside the 10s. deep ultramarine for many years and that acid from the vinyl was the most likely cause of the error'. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD


1422

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1969 Cathedrals 5d. se-tenant marginal block from the left of the sheet, variety imperforate, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 796a/var., EC 366Ima - 25 blocks known, cat. £1,250. Photo.

Price Realised £720


1423

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1969 Cathedrals 5d. missing ''d'' after value, a fine unmounted mint cylinder block of eight (2 x 4, mounted in margin and with adherence on face of margin), the variety affecting the four stamps in the first vertical row, an unusual error, believed 12 se-tenant blocks known. S.G. 796a, var., EC F366MSa etc., cat. £800. Photo.

Price Realised £280


1424

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1969 Gandhi 1/6 variety printed on the gummed side, a fine unmounted example, very scarce, normal for comparison. S.G. 807a, cat. £400, EC F377GUa - circa 50 known. Photo.

Price Realised £300


1425

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1970 Christmas 4d. variety imperforate between stamp and left margin, unmounted mint, small gum blemish at lower right, otherwise fine. S.G. 838var., EC F415IMa - 10 known, cat. £650. Photo.

Price Realised £210


1426

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1971 British Anniversaries 9p. variety olive-brown omitted, a fine unmounted mint upper left corner marginal example showing marginal registration markings. S.G. 889a, EC F445MCa - 100 known.

Price Realised £55


1427

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1972 Christmas 21/2p. variety imperforate between stamp and left margin contained in a horizontal pair, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 913var., EC F487IMa - 10 known, cat. £650. Photo.

Price Realised £420


1428

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1972 Christmas 3p. variety imperforate between stamp and left margin contained in a horizontal strip, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 914var., EC F488IMa - 10 known, cat. £650. Photo.

Price Realised £380


1429

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1973 Explorers 3p. pair with 3mm left shift of turquoise-blue, 71/2p. with grey-black shift and 9p. with brown-grey shift, fine unmounted mint, all good visual varieties. (5). EC F500–01CSa, 503CSa & 504CSa, cat. £250.

Price Realised £90


1430

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1973 Explorers 9p. variety brown-grey printing double, fine unmounted mint marginal from the right of the sheet, a fine example. S.G. 927b, cat. from £850, EC F504MIa. Photo.

Price Realised £220


1431

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1974 Medieval Warriors 10p. imperforate pair fine unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. 961var, EC F565IMa - 20 pairs known, cat. £625. Photo.

Price Realised £350


1432

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1974 Sailing 8p. variety black omitted, the lower left quarter of a sheet (5 x 5) with cylinders and traffic lights, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 981a, EC FC590MCa, cat. £1,250.

Price Realised £260


1433

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1980 London Landmarks 171/2p., a fine unmounted mint cylinder strip of four, the last stamp with silver omitted ( a few minute specks) and the other three showing progressive omission. S.G. 1124a, EC F785MCa. Photo.

Price Realised £200


1434

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1980 Sports Centenaries 15p. variety imperforate between stamp and sheet margin at foot, contained in a fine unmounted mint vertical strip of three. S.G. 1136var., EC F803IMa - circa 30 known. Photo.

Price Realised £95


1435

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1982 Information Technology 151/2p. cylinder block of six (2 x 3), the left hand vertical strip completely imperforate, remaining stamps partially imperforate, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1196a, EC F895IMb. Photo.

Price Realised £270


1436

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1982 British Motor Cars 191/2p. imperforate between stamp and right margin in a fine unmounted mint traffic light corner block of six (2 x 3) containing three examples of the error, a rare positional multiple. S.G. 1199var., EC F898IMa - 20 examples known, cat. £750+. Photo.

Price Realised £420


1437

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1984 Urban Renewal 31p., an imperforate vertical pair showing multiple colour shifts, fine unmounted mint, two minor bends or gum wrinkles, status uncertain. S.G. 1248a/var., EC F967IMb - 1 pair known, cat. £1,000. Photo.

Price Realised £550


1438

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1985 350 Years of Royal Mail Service 34p., a fine unmounted mint block of 20 (5 x 4) being four complete horizontal rows of the pane, imperforate horizontally between the two central rows, very faint traces of indents. S.G. 1293a, cat £4,000, EC F1033IMa - 15 pairs known. Photo.

Price Realised £1550


1439

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1986 Royal Air Force 22p., a horizontal left marginal strip of three, the first stamp with face value omitted and the second with Queen's head omitted, a most unusual error. S.G. 1337a & b, EC F1096MSa & b - 30 examples of each known, cat. £900. Photo.

Price Realised £450


1440

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1988–95 selection of Castle high values fine unmounted mint comprising £1 (48), £1.50 (100), £2 (80), £3 (40) and £5 (64), mainly in plate or interpanneau gutter blocks with a range of printings, gums and plate numbers, misperforated £2 and £3 values, also 1993 Britannia £10 (10) and four f.d.c.'s.

Price Realised £900


1441

 

Sale number: 24

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


1442

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1991Ordnance Survey 'Ham Street' 26p. error of value, unmounted mint, minor bend at one corner, prepared before the change in postal rates in 1991 and not issued, apparently only a block of twenty was discovered and purchased at a Hastings Post Office. See footnote in S.G., EC F1422VEa, cat. £3,500. Photo.

Price Realised £1600


1443

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1992–95 Castles £1, a dramatically misperforated vertical pair from pane corner, fine unmounted mint, the error due to a sheet from plate 2A printing being put through the perforator inverted. S.G. 1611var., EC F1450INa - 100 known, cat. £550. Photo.

Price Realised £240


1444

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1992–95 Castles £1, a dramatically misperforated lower left corner marginal example, the error due to a sheet from plate 2A printing being put through the perforator inverted, normal for comparison, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1611var., EC F1450INa - 100 known, cat. £275. Photo.

Price Realised £140


1445

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1992–97 collection of Castle High values mounted on leaves with a range of different printings in unmounted mint plate blocks incl. 1997 Enschede £1.50, £2 and £5, also gutter blocks and pairs and a few used, and 1993 Britannia £10 two unmounted mint plate blocks, one plate 2A, etc. (71 items).

Price Realised £450


1446

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1992–95 £3 reddish-violet and gold, a top marginal block of four showing a dramatic 8mm shift leaving the face value in the centre, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1613a, var., EC F1873CSa, cat. £500. Photo.

Price Realised £190


1447

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1992–95 Castles £5 deep brown and gold showing a fine complete offset on the gummed side, the obverse image is similarly misplaced, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1614var., EC F1821OFa, cat. £325. Photo.

Price Realised £200


1448

 

Sale number: 24

Queen Elizabeth II: 1997 Castles £1.50 variety gold omitted, a fine used block of four with Middx ''10 JU/99'' c.d.s.'s (the earliest recorded), some perf. separation between left pair and upper left stamp with slight corner crease, extremely rare, Pierron records only two unused and nine used examples (including this block). S.G. 1993a. unpriced used, EC F1916MCa, cat. £8,000+. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD