List 30 - Specialised QEII
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1952-54 TUDOR CROWN WATERMARK 1955-58 ST EDWARD’S CROWN WATERMARK 1958 CROWN WATERMARK CREAM PAPER 1958 CROWN WATERMARK GRAPHITE 1955-67 CASTLE HIGH VALUES 1962 CROWN WATERMARK WHITER PAPER 1961 BLUE PHOSPHOR/CREAM PAPER 1965-67 9.5mm VIOLET PHOSPHOR WILDING BOOKLETS PRE-DECIMAL COMMEMORATIVES 1967-70 DEFINITIVES, PROOFS, TRIALS & ESSAYS 1967-70 GUM ARABIC PRINTINGS MACHIN BOOKLETS & BOOKLET COVER PROOFS 1968-70 PVA GUM PRINTINGS 1971-03 DECIMAL MACHIN PROOFS, TRIALS & ESSAYS 1971 OCP/GA 1971 OCP/PVA 1971-73 FCP/PVA 1972 FCP/GA 1973-90 FCP/DEXTRIN
1952-54 TUDOR CROWN WATERMARK
1. 1952 Tudor Crown ½d - 1/6. Fine unmounted mint set of 17 values. Cat £95 SG 515-531. (Ref 14401) £39.50
SOLD 2. 1953 Tudor Crown 1d ultramarine. A fine mint cylinder F4 dot booklet pane of six. Lightly hinged on two stamps, perf type IE(B). Perf 3.2.1. Contains the dot in serif flaw R.1/3. SG Spec SB16. (Ref 1130) £9.00
SOLD 3. 1954 Tudor Crown 1d "Please Post Early In The Day" modified setting, inverted watermark booklet pane. Very lightly mounted and trimmed on short edge otherwise fine. Cat £35. SG Spec SB24aab. (Ref 15944) £17.00
4. 1954 Tudor Crown 1d "Please Post Early In The Day" cylinder F6 no dot booklet pane. Mounted on one stamp and with trimmed perfs on short edge, otherwise fine. Cat £42. SG Spec SB24. (Ref 15942) £15.00
SOLD 5. 1959 Tudor Crown 1½d green. A fine unmounted mint cylinder G3 no dot pane of 6. Perf type IE(B). Perf 1.1.5. SG Spec SB59. (Ref 1131) £8.00
6. 1953 Tudor Crown 1½d cylinder G6 dot booklet pane of 6. Trimmed perfs at top and slight crease on one stamp otherwise a fine unmounted mint example. Perf IE(B). Cat £22. SG Spec SB59. (Ref 15955) £7.00
SOLD 7. 1954 Tudor Crown 2d cylinder H1 no dot booklet pane of 6 which shows the retouched face variety (state 1) (R.2/1). Off centre and trimmed perfs otherwise fine. Cat £42. SG Spec SB76. (Ref 15862) £17.00
8. 1953 Tudor 2½d T.1 cylinder 2 dot block of six. Perf type A. Very fine unmounted mint. SG 519. Spec S50. (Ref 1137) £1.50
9. 1954 Tudor crown 2½d sideways watermark horizontal coil strip of 4. Fine with good perfs. (singles £2.75 each). SG 519Ea. Spec S50a. (Ref 9163) £11.00
SOLD 10. 1952 Tudor Crown 2½d carmine-red. A fine unmounted mint cylinder J1 no dot pane of six. Perf type Is. Perf 1.4.4. Cat £8.50 SG Spec SB80. (Ref 1138) £8.50
SOLD 11. 1954 Tudor Crown 6d bottom right hand corner marginal block of 4 showing a superb 4mm downwards perforation shift. Perforations now cut through top of diadem. Spectacular. (Singles £65) SG 523 var. Spec S104 var. (Photo) (Ref 10845) £240.00
12. 1953 Tudor Crown 5d and 8d pair of first day covers neatly handwritten with Bishops Castle, Shropshire c.d.s. SG 547 & 554. (Ref 16297) £7.00
13. 1954 7d Bright green overprinted "CANCELLED IN SERIF CAPITALS" with right corner clipped as additional security measure (see pages 143/144 of the Samuel/Huggins work). A fine mint example without gum. Ex Harrison sample of work folder. Scarce. SG Spec S114 var. (Photo) (Ref 13002) £245.00
14. 1954 9d Bronze-green. A cylinder 1 no dot or dot , A perf, block of six. Lightly mounted on one stamp and in margin, otherwise a fine well centred block.Cat £140 SG 526. (Ref 1142) £65.00
SOLD 15. 1954 11d Brown-purple. A fine and fresh well centred cylinder 1 dot perf type C block of six. Lightly hinged on one stamp and margin. The key stamp to the Tudor crown set. Cat £200. SG 528. (Ref 13017) £95.00
SOLD 16. 1952-54 Tudor Crown ½d-1/6 set of 17 values in NO DOT CYLINDER BLOCKS OF SIX. Mainly lightly hinged on one stamp only and slight perf separation between two stamps on the 1/6 block, otherwise very fine and fresh. Cat £733 SG 515-531. (Ref 13004) £250.00
1955-58 ST EDWARD'S CROWN WATERMARK
17. 1955 Edward Crown. A very fine unmounted mint basic set of 18 values. SG 540 - 556. (Ref 15961) £69.00
18. 1955 Edward crown ½d - 3d WATERMARK INVERTED. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint set of 7 with full perforations. SG 540-545wi. (Ref 7326) £7.75
SOLD 19. 1955 Edward Crown ½d W960 number 6 vertical coil leader. Very fine with one stamp attached. SG Spec S2 var. (Ref 17066) £7.50
SOLD 20. 1955 Edward Crown ½d Y1920 number 7 vertical coil leader. Very fine with 2 stamps attached. SG Spec S62 var (DEEGAM Y2). (Ref 17069) £7.50
21. 1955 Edward Crown 1d X960 number 9 vertical coil leader. Fine with 3 good perf stamps attached. SG Spec S14 var (DEEGAM X2). (Ref 17071) £10.00
SOLD 22. 1955 Edward Crown 1d Z1920 number 5 vertical coil leader. Fine with 2 stamps attached. SG Spec S14 var (DEEGAM Z2). (Ref 17072) £15.00
SOLD 23. 1955 Edward Crown 1d "Pack Your Parcels" cylinder F9 no dot booklet pane. Mounted mint on one stamp and trimmed perfs otherwise fine. Cat £38. SG Spec SB29. (Ref 15951) £9.00
SOLD 24. 1956 Edward Crown 1½d sideways watermark (N)480 number 2. A horizontal coil leader with 3 stamps attached. SG S26c. Spec DEEGAM N3. (Ref 17065) £7.50
SOLD 25. 1955 Edwards Crown 1½d deep green. A fine unmounted mint cylinder G6 dot booklet pane of six. Perf type IE(B). Perf 4.1.1. SG Spec SB62. (Ref 1160) £7.00
26. 1955 Edward Crown 2d V960 number 2 vertical coil leader. Very fine with 2 stamps attached. SG Spec S37 var (DEEGAM V3). (Ref 17070) £14.00
SOLD 27. 1956 Edward Crown 2d sideways watermark T480 number 5 horizontal coil leader. Very fine with 2 stamps attached. SG 543a var. Spec 37d var. (Ref 17068) £10.00
28. 1957 Edward crown 2d light red-brown sideways watermark horizontal coil strip of 4. (singles £4.50 each). SG 543be. Spec S38e. (Ref 9165) £22.50
SOLD 29. 1956 St. Edward's Crown 2d light red-brown inverted watermark. An unmounted mint booklet pane of six showing the SPOT AFTER 2 flaw on stamp 2. Perf 1.2.4. SG Spec SB78ad. (Ref 1172) £12.00
SOLD 30. 1956 Edward Crown 2½d sideways watermark M480 number 1 horizontal coil leader. Fine with 2 good perf stamps attached. SG Spec S52b/DEEGAM M2. (Ref 17067) £15.00
SOLD 31. 1955 St Edward 3d cylinder 10 dot, perf type A block of six. Unmounted mint. SG 545. Spec S68. (Ref 1180) £1.50
1958 CROWN WATERMARK CREAM PAPER
SOLD 32. 1958 Crowns/cream paper ½d overprinted CANCELLED (16½mm X 2mm). A very fine unmounted mint single. Not listed in SG, but believed to be genuine. SG 570 var. Spec S4 var. (Photo) (Ref 9270) £35.00
33. 1958 Crowns/Cream paper ½d vertical coil strip of 4 overprinted SCHOOL SPECIMEN. Slightly trimmed perfs on one side. (singles £1 each) other lengths pro-rata. SG 570. Spec S4 var. (Ref 6735) £4.00
34. 1959 Crowns/cream paper 9d with a 5mm upwards perforation shift. Very fine and spectacular. SG 582 var. Spec S126 var. (Photo) (Ref 12042) £55.00
1958 CROWN WATERMARK GRAPHITE
SOLD 35. 1958 2nd Graphite. The set of 5 (2d - 4d) in CYLINDER BLOCKS OF SIX. Lightly hinged on two stamps. Fine and fresh. Cat £199. SG 588-594. (Ref 2756) £60.00
1955-67 CASTLE HIGH VALUES
SOLD 36. 1958 1st De La Rue 2/6 - £1. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint set of 4. Cat £550 SG 536a-539a. (Ref 14435) £295.00
37. 1958 1st De La Rue £1 black. A superb well centred fresh unmounted mint single with full perforations. Scarce. Cat £325. SG 539a. Spec T22. (Ref 1615) £160.00
38. 1959 2nd De La Rue 2/6 - £1. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint set of 4. Cat £180 (Lightly mounted mint set £30) SG 595-598. (Ref 14438) £75.00
SOLD 39. 1959 De La Rue 2/6 black-brown overprinted SCHOOL SPECIMEN. A fine unmounted mint top marginal single. Very scarce, ex Lord Spens. SG 595 Var. Spec T3 var. (Ref 2684) £70.00
SOLD 40. 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- red PRINTED ON THE GUMMED SIDE. A fresh unmounted mint example of this scarce error. Cat £750. SG 596ab. Spec T12b. (Ref 7031) £295.00
41. 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson/crowns watermark 5/- red. A fine unmounted mint plate 1A block of 4. Scarce. SG 596a. Spec T12(1). (Ref 1617) £60.00
42. 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- crowns watermark set of 8 plate blocks of 4. Plates 1 to 4A all very fine and fresh. The scarce plates 1 to 2A being lightly mounted. Plates 3 - 4A being unmounted mint. Tricky. SG 596a. Spec T12. (Ref 12731) £195.00
43. 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson £1 Black. A superb well centred unmounted mint marginal block of 4. (singles £3.75) SG 598a. (Ref 4735) £15.00
1962 CROWN WATERMARK WHITER PAPER
SOLD 44. 1962 Crowns/white paper set of 17 values in superb cylinder blocks of 6. All lightly mounted mint on top two stamps only. Cat £77. SG Spec S5 - S153. (Ref 7947) £40.00
SOLD 45. 1963 Crowns chalky paper ½d/2½d se-tenent. A very fine unmounted mint booklet pane with inverted watermark. Full perfs, AP perf. Cat £7.50 SG Spec SB12a. (Ref 1262) £6.00
46. 1963 Crowns chalky paper 2½d upright watermark. A superb unmounted mint booklet pane of 4. Perf type AP. Full perfs. Cat £2.25. SG 574k. Spec SB84. (Ref 1265) £1.25
47. Multiple crowns/whiter paper 1/-. Cylinder 3 no dot block of six, perf type A. Unmounted mint. SG 584. Spec S139. (Ref 1230) £2.25
SOLD 48. 1958 1/- Crowns white paper. A fine unmounted mint bottom right-hand marginal block of 4 with pale vertical inking flaw affecting two stamps. SG 584. Spec S139. (Ref 1278) £15.00
49. 1958 Multiple crowns basic set of 9 values INVERTED WATERMARK. Very fine unmounted mint with good perfs. SG 570/576wi. (Ref 15962) £68.00
1961 BLUE PHOSPHOR/CREAM PAPER
50. 1961 Blue phosphor/cream paper 2½d Type II, 2 bands, watermark inverted. A superb u/m well centred example with full perfs. Cat £140 (Trimmed perfs £7.50) SG 614wi. Spec S62a. (Ref 7518) £120.00
SOLD 51. 1961 Blue phosphor/cream paper 3d 2B. A fine unmounted mint cylinder K18 dot (lower) booklet pane of six. Perf 1.1.5. SG Spec S75. (Ref 1360) £15.00
SOLD 52. 1961 Blue phos/cream paper 4½d 2B PHOTO cylinder 7 dot block of 6. Extremely lightly mounted on top two stamps only. Cat £120. SG Spec S97c. (Ref 7957) £50.00
1965-67 9.5mm VIOLET PHOSPHOR
SOLD 53. 1960 Crowns/phosphor. A very fine unmounted mint set of 24 values. SG 610/618a. (Ref 15963) £29.50
54. 1967 Crowns 7d bright green MISSING PHOSPHOR. Ex F(L) perf sheets. Distinguishable from S117 by glossy paper. A fine unmounted mint example. SG Spec S118++. (Ref 1423) £7.50
55. 1960 Crowns phosphor basic set of 17 values in superb unmounted mint cylinder blocks of 6. Cat. Approx. £78. SG 610-618a. (Ref 16634) £45.00
56. 1960 Crowns phosphor WATERMARK INVERTED. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint set of 10. All stamps with very good perforations. SG 610-616awi. (Ref 16874) £150.00
57. 1966 violet phosphor 3d centre band + VERY HEAVY ALL OVER PHOSPHOR STREAKS (almost solid). A superb R/H marginal block of 4 of this previously unrecorded variety. SG 615e var. Spec S79 var. (Photo) (Ref 634) £80.00
WILDING BOOKLETS
58. 1961 2/- Lemon booklet. A superb "dummy" booklet containing four blank, imperf gummed, "Harrison" wmk. panes with interleaving. SG N3 var. (Photo) (Ref 15754) £35.00
SOLD 59. Sepember 1961 2/- booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat £30. SG N5. (Ref 10095) £25.00
60. October 1963 2/- booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat £30. SG N14. (Ref 10096) £25.00
SOLD 61. June 1964 2/- booklet. A very fine example of this difficult item. Cat £30. SG N16. (Ref 10100) £25.00
62. March 1968 2/- booklet with the setenant pane being PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb example of this uncatalogued variety. SG Spec N32pa var. (Ref 9241) £55.00
SOLD 63. June 1953 2/6 composite booklet. Fine and complete with the 2½d pane being a cylinder J3 dot (U.I.U.I.) SG Spec F2. (Ref 12539) £14.00
SOLD 64. November 1953 2/6 composite booklet. A very fine example with good perfs on all panes (I.I.U.U.) SG Spec F9. (Ref 12540) £23.00
SOLD 65. October 1956 2/6 booklet. A very fine and fresh example with upright watermark on all panes. Both 2½d and 1½d panes have good perfs. SG F47. (Ref 10110) £16.00
66. April 1957 2/6 booklet. A very fine and fresh example with upright watermark on all panes. SG F53. (Ref 10112) £15.00
67. August 1959 3/- graphite booklet containing a superb full perf 1½d upright watermark pane. Other panes good to very fine. Scarce as such. SG Spec M13g. (Photo) (Ref 12712) £350.00
SOLD 68. April 1960 3/- booklet. A very fine and fresh example (U.U.I.U.). Cat £17. SG M21. (Ref 10073) £15.00
SOLD 69. September 1960 3/- booklet. Slight staining at bottom otherwise fine with two panes having good perfs. Upright watermark on all panes. Cat £18. SG M26. (Ref 10076) £10.00
SOLD 70. January 1965 3/- booklet. Fine and complete. SG Spec M72. (Ref 12508) £16.00
SOLD 71. February 1955 3/9 booklet. A very fine and fresh example with upright watermark on all panes. SG G5. (Ref 10064) £17.00
SOLD 72. October 1956 3/9 booklet. A very fine and fresh example with upright watermark on all panes. SG G16. (Ref 10088) £12.00
SOLD 73. June 1958 4/6 booklet. A very fine and fresh example with upright watermark on all panes. Above average perfs. SG L5. (Ref 10137) £10.00
74. February 1959 4/6 booklet with upright watermark on all panes. Fine with quite good perfs. SG Spec L9. (Ref 12529) £12.00
SOLD 75. August 1959 4/6 booklet. A very fine and fresh example with upright watermark on all panes. SG L11. (Ref 10131) £14.00
SOLD 76. April 1959 4/6 bookletwith all panes being K13 dot cylinder panes. Upright watermark, fine and fresh. SG Spec L15. (Ref 12524) £12.95
SOLD 77. June 1959 4/6 booklet with all panes being K13 no dot cylinder panes. Upright watermark with quite good perfs throughout. SG Spec L16. (Ref 12522) £20.00
SOLD 78. June 1961 4/6 booklet. Fine and complete with inverted watermark on all panes. SG Spec L26. (Ref 12531) £14.50
79. July 1965 4/6 booklet. A very fine and fresh example with quite good perfs (U.I.U.) SG Spec L59. (Ref 12526) £7.50
SOLD 80. July 1953 5/- complete booklet. A fine and fresh example (U.U.U.I.I.U.) SG Spec H2. (Ref 12546) £19.00
81. September 1955 5/- booklet with watermark combination EEEETT. The 2p dark brown pane being inverted Edward Crown watermark with full perfs. Difficult. SG Spec H17(w). (Ref 12560) £65.00
SOLD 82. March 1960 5/- booklet. A very fine example with good perfs on all panes (I.I.I.I.U.). Scarce as such. SG Spec H43. (Ref 12576) £24.00
83. September 1965 6/- booklet. Fine and complete with upright watermark on all panes. SG Spec Q4. (Ref 12520) £14.00
SOLD 84. December 1966 6/- booklet. Fine and complete with upright watermark on all panes. SG Spec Q19. (Ref 12503) £16.00
SOLD 85. December 1963 10/- green booklet. Creased front cover otherwise fine with well above average perforations. Cat £70. SG X7. (Ref 10570) £35.00
SOLD 86. December 1965 10/- booklet. Fine and fresh with upright watermark on all but second pane. SG Spec X11. (Ref 12505) £18.00
PRE-DECIMAL COMMEMORATIVES
87. 1953 Coronation. The set of 4 in fine well centred unmounted mint blocks of 4.(set of 4 singles £5) SG 532-535. (Ref 1437) £20.00
88. 1957 Scouts. A fine unmounted mint set of 3. SG 557-559. (Ref 1438) £1.90
89. 1958 Commonwealth Games. A fine and fresh well centred unmounted mint set of 3 values. Cat £2.75. (Block of 4 £2.40) SG 567-569. (Ref 16194) £0.60
SOLD 90. 1958 Commonwealth Games 3d positional pair showing the "Body Flaw" state II ex cyl 2 dot R.20/3. Very fine umounted mint. SG 567. Spec W9d. (Ref 16187) £6.00
91. 1960 Europa. A fine and fresh well centred unmounted mint set of 2. Cat. £7. (Block of 4 £12.75) SG 621-622. (Ref 1441) £3.25
92. 1960 G.L.O. A fine and fresh well centred unmounted mint set of 2 values. Cat £2.75. (Block of 4 £4) SG 619-620. (Ref 16193) £1.00
93. 1961 Post Office Savings Bank. A fine and fresh well centred unmounted mint set of 3 values. Cat £2.75 (Block of 4 £2.80) SG 623A-625A. (Ref 16195) £0.70
94. 1961 P.O.S.B. 3d Timson right hand marginal pair perforated through right margin. Very fine unmounted mint. SG 624x. Spec W17b. (Ref 15964) £12.00
95. 1961 2d C.E.P.T. A horizontal pair showing the variety "white ear" ex dot cyl R.11/2. SG Spec W21b. (Ref 16686) £4.00
96. 1960 6d C.E.P.T. Anniversary. A marginal block of 4 showing the variety "blurred E" R.13/5. SG Spec W14b. (Ref 16695) £6.00
SOLD 97. 1961 Parliamentary Conference 6d bottom left hand corner vertical strip of 5 with a white vertical flaw running through all 5 stamps. Superb u/m. SG 629 var. Spec W24 var. (Ref 16986) £10.00
98. 1962 2½d N.P.Y. phosphor. A horizontal pair showing the variety "emblem and arrows retouch" R.3/3. SG Spec WP26a. (Ref 16669) £5.00
99. 1962 3d N.P.Y. ordinary. A horizontal pair showing the marked variety "Kent omitted" R.18/2. SG Spec W27c. (Ref 16672) £5.50
100. 1962 3d N.P.Y. phosphor. A horizontall pair showing the variety "forehead line" R.17/6. SG Spec WP27c. (Ref 16685) £7.00
SOLD 101. 1963 2½d Lifeboat Conference ordinary. A block of 4 showing the variety "missing neckline" (Ex no dot col 1) on two stamps. SG Spec W34a. (Ref 16680) £3.50
102. 1963 Lifeboat ordinary 4d, three different colour shifts, one of red 0.5mm upwards, one of blue 0.5mm downwards and the third with a 0.5mm downwards shift of black. The three different, all u/m with normal for comparison. SG 640 var. Spec W35 var. (Ref 16972) £25.00
103. 1963 Lifeboat phosphor. A very fine unmounted mint set of 3 values. SG 639p-641p. (Ref 15965) £22.50
104. 1963 F.F.H. PHOSPHOR. A superb unmounted mint set of two. Cat £27. SG 634p-635p. (Ref 3833) £14.00
105. 1963 Red Cross phosphor. A superb unmounted mint set of 3. SG 642p/644p. (Ref 7740) £33.00
106. 1964 6d Shakespeare Festival. A pair showing the variety "broken H" R.12/3. SG Spec W42a. (Ref 16692) £5.00
107. 1964 Geographical phosphor. A fine unmounted mint set of 4 values. SG 651p-654p. (Ref 1456) £12.00
SOLD 108. 1964 2½d Geographical Congress ordinary. A horizontal pair showing the variety "line repaired" R.18/5. SG Spec W46b. (Ref 16678) £5.00
109. 1964 2½d Geographical Congress ordinary. A horizontal pair showing the variety "retouched lawn" R.11/1 and 11/6. SG Spec W46c. (Ref 16677) £4.00
SOLD 110. 1964 Geograhical 4d violet (face value) omitted. A very fine unmounted mint example with normal for comparison. SG 652a. Spec W47a. (Photo) (Ref 15127) £185.00
111. 1964 4d Geographical Congress ordinary. A horizontal pair showing the variety "scarred neck" R.20/3. SG Spec W47e. (Ref 16691) £5.00
112. 1964 Geographical 1/6 WATERMARK INVERTED. A superb well centred unmounted mint single. Cat £22. (Block of 4 £42) SG 654wi. Spec W49a. (Ref 1460) £11.00
113. 1964 Botanical Congress PHOSPHOR. A very fine unmounted mint set of 4 values. Cat £25 per set. SG 55p-658p. (Ref 670) £12.00
SOLD 114. 1965 3d Ordinary Salvation Army. A horizontal pair showing the variety "diadem flaw" R.16/6. SG Spec W61a. (Ref 16696) £4.00
SOLD 115. 1965 Battle of Britain ordinary 9d and 1/6 each with the large type cancelled overprint in black. Very fine u/m examples. SG 677/8 var. Spec W73/4 var. (Photo) (Ref 16973) £85.00
116. 1965 Battle of Britain 1/3 phosphor WATERMARK INVERTED. A fine unmounted mint single. Cat £3. SG 678pi. Spec WP74a. (Ref 1462) £0.95
117. 1965 I.T.U. 9d ordinary. WATERMARK INVERTED. A very fine used example. Unpriced in used condition in Gibbons. SG Spec W79a. (Ref 13482) £12.00
118. 1965 I.T.U. phosphor set of two in superb unmounted mint. SG 683p-684p. Spec WP80b & WP79c. (Ref 1465) £2.90
SOLD 119. 1966 Landscapes 6d watermark inverted. A very fine u/m single. SG 690wi. Spec W86a. (Ref 16974) £10.00
SOLD 120. 1966 6d Landscapes phosphor. A positional block of 6 showing the variety "an" for "and" R.10/3. SG Spec WP86b. (Ref 16667) £7.50
121. 1966 Landscapes 1/6 WATERMARK INVERTED. A fine marginal block of 4. (singles 4.50). Singles Cat £8. SG 692wi. Spec W88a. (Ref 3154) £17.00
SOLD 122. 1966 1/3d World Cup ordinary. A positional block of 4 showing the variety "darned stocking" R.19/2. SG Spec W91c. (Ref 16683) £4.00
123. 1966 1/3 World Cup phosphor. A positional block of 4 showing the variety "darned stocking" R.19/2. SG Spec WP91b. (Ref 16684) £4.00
124. 1966 World Cup phosphor 1/3 with a dramatic 3mm downwards colour shift of the blue. Results in the stripes on central players jersey dropping downwards. Very fine with normal for comparison. SG 695p var. Spec WP91 var. (Ref 16977) £25.00
SOLD 125. 1966 Technology 6d bottom right hand traffic light block of 4 showing the 'broken D flaw' R.19/6. Very fine unmounted mint. SG 702 var. Spec W98c. (Ref 14857) £5.00
SOLD 126. 1966 Hastings 4d ordinary strip of 6 with MAGENTA OMITTED. A very fine example of this error with normal for comparison. Cat £270. SG 705f-710f. Spec W101f-W106f. (Ref 17064) £200.00
127. 1966 Hastings phosphor 4d cylinder block of 24 (4 se-tenant strips of 6) with inverted watermark. Some minor creasing and perf separation otherwise fine.. Cat £80++ SG 705paWi. (Ref 11701) £35.00
SOLD 128. 1966 Hastings Phosphor 4d se-tenant strip of 6 showing four stamps with total omission of the deep blue, one partial and one normal. The deep blue '1D' is omitted, but the traffic light is present. An unusual and attractive item. SG 705-710pd. Spec WP101d-106d var. (Ref 9898) £60.00
SOLD 129. 1966 Hastings phosphor 1/3 watermark sideways inverted. A superb u/m single. Cat £14. SG 712pwi. Spec WP108. (Ref 16978) £12.00
130. 1966 1/3d Battle of Hastings ordinary. A block of 4 showing the 'club flaw' (R.7/2). SG 712. Spec 108c. (Ref 15888) £5.00
SOLD 131. 1966 Birds (ord) se-tenant block of 4 BRIGHT BLUE OMITTED.A superb example of this spectacular variety. Cat £650. SG 696/7g. Spec W92g/W93f. (Photo) (Ref 13330) £295.00
SOLD 132. 1967 EFTA 9d lilac (crane) omitted. A superb, unmounted mint single with normal for comparison. SG 715b. Spec W111b. (Photo) (Ref 12687) £50.00
SOLD 133. 1967 EFTA 1/6 brown (trucks) omitted. A fine unmounted mint example with normal for comparison. Scarce and undercatalogued. SG 716c. Spec W112e. (Photo) (Ref 12692) £65.00
134. 1967 EFTA phosphor 1/6 blue-grey (aircraft fuselage) omitted. A very fine unmounted mint single with normal for comparison. SG 716pd. Spec WP112d. (Photo) (Ref 12696) £60.00
135. 1967 Flora ordinary 9d WATERMARK INVERTED. A fine unmounted mint single. (Block of 4 £1.20) SG 721wi. Spec W117(a). (Ref 1496) £0.30
136. 1967 9d Wild Flowers. An ordinary cylinder block of six showing the variety "notch in leaf" (R.20/2). SG 721. Spec 117b. (Ref 16222) £4.00
SOLD 137. 1967 1/9 Sir Francis Chichester no dot cylinder block of 9 showing the variety "broken ribbon" (R.19/3). SG 751. Spec 122a. (Ref 15985) £6.00
138. 1967 Discoveries 4d phosphor omitted. Superb single. Cat £2. (Block of 4 £2.50). SG 752EY. Spec W123a. (Ref 8187) £0.70
SOLD 139. 1967 Paintings to 1968 Bridges. The 5 different sets stuck down on G.P.O. pages; inscribed "SPECIMENS FROM THE BRITISH POST OFFICE PHILATELIC DISTRIBUTORS 20, EAST 54TH STREET NEW YORK NY10022". (Ref 16878) £19.00
140. 1967 Christmas 3d showing a superb 2mm downwards colour shift of the rose. Dramatically affects the whole of the stamp, the rose now being well into the white border. SG 756 var. Spec W127 var. (Photo) (Ref 11693) £75.00
141. 1968 Post Office grille card for The British Anniversaries set of 4 stamps issued 29th May. Code PRD1989. Creased at top but a scarce early card. (Ref 16739) £25.00
142. 1968 Bridges 1/6 Gold (Queen's Head) omitted. A superb u/m example with normal for comparison. Cat £180. SG 765a. Spec W132a. (Photo) (Ref 16979) £135.00
143. 1968 Bridges 1/9 PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb unmounted mint single. Cat £9. (Block of 4 £17.50) SG 766Ey. Spec W133c. (Ref 13445) £4.50
144. 1969 Anniversaries 1/6 YELLOW-GREEN OMITTED. A superb unmounted mint example with normal for comparison. Cat £48. SG 794f. Spec W157b. (Photo) (Ref 13767) £40.00
SOLD 145. 1969 1/6d Anniversary. A positional block of 4 showing "shadow" variety (R.18/6) SG 794. Spec W157e. (Ref 16196) £4.00
146. 1969 Christmas 5d GOLD (QUEEN'S HEAD AND STAR) OMITTED. A superb unmounted mint example with normal for comparison. Cat £450. SG 813c. Spec W176c. (Photo) (Ref 14093) £425.00
SOLD 147. 1970 Anniversaries 5d with a dry print of the emerald green. Colour is omitted from two figures at right, whilst figure at left shows a pale printing. With normal for comparison. SG 819 var. Spec W182 var. (Ref 14097) £25.00
SOLD 148. 1970 Anniversaries 1/- GOLD (QUEEN'S HEAD) OMITTED. A superb unmounted mint right hand marginal example with normal for comparison. SG 821a. Spec W184a. (Ref 15484) £45.00
SOLD 149. 1970 Anniversaries 1/6 EMERALD (dress at left) OMITTED. Slight crease otherwise a fine right hand marginal example with normal for comparison. SG 822b. Spec W185b. (Ref 15483) £17.50
150. 1970 Philympia 1/6 PHOSPHOR OMITTED bottom right hand corner traffic light block of 4. Cat £16. SG 837Ey. Spec W197a. (Ref 13419) £12.50
151. 1970 Christmas 4d with a 2mm upwards perforation shift resulting in perfs cutting into design at bottom. Very fine unmounted mint right hand marginal example. SG 838 var. Spec W198 var. (Ref 15488) £9.00
152. 1970 Christmas 5d phosphor omitted. A superb unmounted mint single. Cat £3. SG 839Ey. Spec W199e. (Ref 15117) £2.50
153. 1970 Christmas 5d showing a 3mm downward colour shift of the emerald. A superb unmounted mint example with normal for comparison. SG 839 va. Spec W199 var. (Ref 12583) £35.00
1967-70 DEFINITIVES, PROOFS, TRIALS & ESSAYS
SOLD 154. 1967c Andrew Restall hand painted horizontal format (22x18mm) essays for 3x3d and 1x2d definitives on thin cream card and signed by Restall. Unique. (Ref 16872) £95.00
155. 1967c Andrew Restall hand painted essays for horizontal format definitives; withvalues from 1d to 1/3d. 23 Different essays all hand painted onto a single sheet of paper approx 153x260mm. A colourful and interesting page showing how the artist develops the design. Signed by Restall and unique. (Photo) (Ref 16877) £495.00
SOLD 156. 1967c 4d Andrew Restall engraved essay in black on thin cream card 75x79mm. Believed to have been produced towards the end of the Wilding period as a proposal for new definitives. (Ref 16870) £225.00
SOLD 157. 1967c 4d Andrew Restall engraved essay in chocolate on thin cream card 75x79mm. Believed to have been produced towards the end of the Wilding period as a proposal for new definitives. (Photo) (Ref 16869) £225.00
SOLD 158. 1967c 4d Andrew Restall engraved essay in olive on thin cream card 85x78mm. Believed to have been produced towards the end of the Wilding period as a proposal for new definitives; signed at bottom by Restall. Scarce. (Ref 16868) £245.00
159. 1967c 6d Andrew Restall Essays in grey-brown & black and ultramarine and black showing the medallion head. These were ideas for annual definitives, pictorial designs permanently available, changing annually. Litho printed by De La Rue on gummed cream paper. Minor tiny paper faults otherwise fine. Both signed by Restall. Scarce and unusual. (Photo) (Ref 16879) £275.00
160. 1967c 6d Andrew Restall Essay in ultramarine and black showing the medallion head. This was an idea for annual definitives, pictorial designs permanently available, changing annually. Litho printed by De La Rue on gummed cream paper. Fine, scarce and unusual. (Ref 16880) £175.00
SOLD 161. 1970c 8d Colour trial in greenish-blue, the issued colour for the 4p and 6½p, hinged and pencilled "T" on gum side. Very rare only two examples are known to us. With issued 8d, 4p and 6½p. Superb. SG 738 var. (Photo) (Ref 16952) £1100.00
SOLD 162. 1970c 8d Colour trial in blue. A superb example of this valuable unadopted trial, hinged and pencilled on gum side "5K". This is the only known example in this colour making this a possibly unique item. With issued 8d for comparison. SG 738 var. (Photo) (Ref 16957) £1350.00
SOLD 163. 1970c 8d Colour trial in bluish-deep violet. Very similar to the issued 3d and 5½p, but slightly brighter and more bluish. Small paper fault in s.w. corner, otherwise fine, inscribed "17" in pencil on reverse. This is the only known example in this colou making this a valuable item indeed. With issued 8d, 3d and 5½p for comparison. SG 738 var. (Photo) (Ref 16956) £1100.00
SOLD 164. 1970c 8d Colour trial in ultramarine, the issued colour for the 3p, 15p and 31p. A superb example, hinged and pencilled "K" on the PVA gummed side. Very rare only 4 examples are known. With issued 8d, 3p, 15p and 31p for comparison. SG 738 var. (Photo) (Ref 16955) £995.00
SOLD 165. 1970c 8d Colour trial in plum. Very similar to the issued 29p and 34p, but deeper and more reddish. A superb example hinged and pencilled "27G" on the reverse. Extremely rare, we know of only 2 examples in this colour. With issued 8d, 29p and 34p for comparison. SG 738 var. (Photo) (Ref 16954) £1100.00
SOLD 166. 1970c 8d colour trial in deep bright-mauve, the issued colour for the 39p and 37p Enschede. A superb example hinged and pencilled "E" on the PVA gum side. Extremely rare, we know of only 3 examples in this colour. With issued 8d, 39p and 37p for comparison. SG 738 var. (Photo) (Ref 16953) £995.00
SOLD 167. 1970c 8d Colour trial in deep green. A very fine example of this trial, hinged on the PVA gum side, but extremely rare with only 2 known examples. Similar to the issued 9d, but less bluish closer in shade to 2p Ex cyl 16. With issued 8d, 9d and 2p for comparison. SG 738 var. (Photo) (Ref 16958) £1100.00
SOLD 168. 1970c 8d colour trial in dull greenish-blue. Very similar to the issued 4p from the 50p Orchid books. Hinged on the PVA gum side, but the only example we know of. A valuable item with issued 8d and 4p for comparison. SG 738 var. (Photo) (Ref 16939) £1275.00
SOLD 169. 1970c 1/- colour trial in magenta, the issued colour for the 2½p, hinged and pencilled "I" on the PVA gum side. A superb and valuable trial being the only one known to us. With issued 1/- and 2½p. SG 742Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16938) £1395.00
SOLD 170. 1970c 1/- Colour trial in MAUVE, hinged and pencilled "3" on PVA gummed side. A superb example of this valuable trial being the only example known to us. This mauve colour was eventually used for 25p and 31p definitives; with the issued 1/-, 25p and 31p for comparison. SG 742Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16932) £1295.00
SOLD 171. 1970 1/- Colour trial in LIGHT VIOLET-BLUE. Hinged and pencilled "I" on PVA gummed side. A superb example of this attractive unadopted trial; very rare only 4 examples are known, with at least one known to be damaged. With issued 1/- for comparison. SG 742Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16931) £995.00
SOLD 172. 1970c 1/- colour trial in turquoise-blue. Hinged and pencilled "S" on PVA gum side. A very fine example of this extremely rare trial of which we know of only 3 examples. This colour was used for the issued ½p. With issued 1/- and ½p for comparison. SG 742Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16936) £995.00
SOLD 173. 1970c 1/- colour trial in grey-olive, the issued colour for the 3½p, hinged and pencilled "20" on the PVA gum side. A superb example of this very rare trial being one of only two known to us. With issued 1/- and 3½p for comparison. SG 742Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16935) £1100.00
SOLD 174. 1970c 1/- colour trial in olive-grey. A superb example of this unadopted trial, hinged and pencilled "Y" on PVA gum side. Extremely rare with only two examples known to us. With issued 1/- for comparison. SG 742Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16937) £1100.00
SOLD 175. 1970c 1/- colour trial in pale chestnut, the issued colour for the 7½p, hinged and pencilled "U" on the PVA gum side. A superb example of this very rare trial being one of only two known to us. With issued 1/- and 7½p for comparison. SG 742Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16934) £1100.00
SOLD 176. 1970c 1/- Colour trial in light emerald, the issued colour for the 6p. Hinged and pencilled "O" on PVA gum side. A superb example of this rarity, being one of three only known examples. With issued 1/- and 6p for comparison. (Photo) (Ref 16951) £995.00
SOLD 177. 1970c 1/6 Colour trial in deep ultramarine and pale-bright blue. Hinged and pencilled "22" on the PVA gum side. A superb example of this beautiful and valuable trial being the only example known to us. With normal issued stamp for comparison. SG 743Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16947) £1500.00
SOLD 178. 1970c 1/6 colour trial in deep blue-green and rose pink. Hinged, creased and thinned in one corner, otherwise a fine example of this handsome unadopted trial which we understand was produced in preparation for the decimal issue. With the normal issued stamp for comparison. Very rare, we only know of 4 examples, two of which are damaged. SG 743Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16944) £450.00
SOLD 179. 1970c 1/6 colour trial in bluish violet and light violet. Hinged and pencilled "26" on the PVA gum side. A superb example of this beautiful and valuable trial being the only example known to us with normal issued stamp for comparison. SG 743 Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16933) £1500.00
SOLD 180. 1970c 1/6 Colour trial in deep bright blue and lilac. Hinged and pencilled "19" on the PVA gum side; a superb example of this beautiful and valuable trial being the only example known to us. With normal issued stamp for comparison. SG 743Ev. (Photo) (Ref 16948) £1500.00
SOLD 181. 1970c 1/6 Colour trial in deep bright purple and pale dull-green. Hinged and pencilled "25F" on the PVA gum side; a few minor creases otherwise a fine example of this howling rarity with only two examples known to us. With normal issued stamp for comparison. SG 743Ev. (Photo) (Ref 16949) £1100.00
SOLD 182. 1970c 1/6 Colour trial in brown-olive and olive-yellow. Hinged and thinned at top left, otherwise a very fine example of this beautiful unadopted trial, which was produced in preparation for the decimal issue. Extremely rare, we know of only 3 examples. SG 743Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16950) £995.00
SOLD 183. 1970c 1/6 colour trial in deep carmine and pale magenta. Hinged and pencilled "C" on the PVA gum side. A fine example of this beautiful, unadopted trial which we understand was produced in preparation for the decimal issue. With normal issued stamp for comparison. Very rare we only know of 4 examples. SG 743Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16945) £1175.00
SOLD 184. 1970c 1/6 colour trial in bright ultramarine and bright mauve. Hinged and pencilled "L" on PVA gum side. A superb example of this visually stunning trial which we believe was produced in preparation for the decimal issue. With the normal issued stamp for comparison. Extremely rare, we only know of 3 examples. SG 743Ev var. (Photo) (Ref 16943) £1275.00
185. 1970c Within the colour trials were 10 normal pre-decimal machins inscribed in pencil on reverse with different numbers or letters in the same handwriting as the colour trials. We assume they used current stamps for these colours. SG 738 var. (Ref 16959) £95.00
186. 1970c DEXTRIN GUM TRIALS 3d violet and 4d deep olive-brown IMPERFORATE HORZONTAL PAIRS. Both are head type B and without phosphor bands. Superb unmounted mint exhibition items which are believed unique in private hands. Ex "Peak Collection". (Photo) (Ref 12805) £3950.00
1967-70 GUM ARABIC PRINTINGS
187. 1967 Gum Arabic 3d CB COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE right hand marginal vertical pair. A very fine example of this scarce major error. Cat £600. SG 729a. Spec U8a. (Photo) (Ref 16904) £450.00
SOLD 188. 1967 Gum Arabic 3d CB COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE RIGHT HAND MARGINAL VERTICAL PAIR within a horizontal block of 24 showing the cylinder No. 1 dot in left margin. A very fine example of this scarce major error. Cat £600 SG 729a. Spec U8a. (Ref 16406) £450.00
189. 1967 Gum Arabic 3d violet CB. An unmounted mint cylinder 1 no dot block of nine with spectacular extra beat of the perforator at left. SG 729. (Photo) (Ref 15233) £125.00
SOLD 190. 1967 Gum Arabic Head A 4d 2B deep sepia block of nine with the top row of stamps showing a dry print of the phosphor and the second row showing inking flaws. Creased, but unusual item. SG 731Ea. Spec U11A(1). (Ref 13890) £7.50
SOLD 191. 1967 Gum Arabic 4d sepia broad band right. A superb full perf example. Ex horiozntal coil. Cat £35. SG Spec U11b. (Ref 17002) £30.00
192. 1969 Gum Arabic Head A 4d CB bright vermilion. A fine well centred example with full perfs. 150 Screen (Full perf pane £75) SG Spec U15A. (Ref 2320) £12.50
193. 1969 Gum Arabic Head A 4d CB Bright vermilion with SCARCER MIXED PHOSPHOR SCREEN. A fine well centred example clearly showing this difficult variety. SG Spec U15A (var). (Ref 4043) £35.00
194. 1969 4d Bright vermilion gum arabic cylinder N1 dot (upper) booklet pane of six. Trimmed perfs on right and slight trimming at bottom otherwise a fine example of this rarity with the sub perf type IE(T). Cat £275 SG UB14b. (Ref 13876) £150.00
195. 1969 4d Bright vermilion GUM ARABIC CYLINDER N1 DOT (LOWER) booklet pane of six. Trimmed perfs at bottom (1.1.4.) otherwise a fine example of this rarity with the perf sub type IE(T). Cat £225. SG Spec UB14b. (Ref 7000) £185.00
196. 1969 Gum Arabic se-tenant coil strip of 5 showing the promiment constant variety GASH ON DIADEM on 3d. Fine with full perfs. SG 725m. Spec U32(U8d). (Ref 2333) £3.00
SOLD 197. 1967 Gum arabic 1/- light bluish violet PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A very fine unmounted mint single. Cat £70. SG 742Ey. Spec U25a. (Ref 13895) £65.00
SOLD 198. 1967 Gum arabic 1/6 prussian blue and indigo phosphor omitted. A superb well centred cylinder 5A2B block of 6 with angled margins. Cat £150. SG 743EY. Spec U27(2). (Ref 15142) £125.00
199. 1967 Gum arabic 1/6 GREENISH BLUE OMITTED. A very fine unmounted mint example with normal for comparison. SG 743a. Spec U27a. (Photo) (Ref 15960) £125.00
200. 1967 Gum Arabic 1/6 greenish blue & deep blue PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb well centred unmounted mint block of 4, ex cyl 3A2B. (Singles £7) SG 743Ey. Spec U27b. (Ref 1574) £27.00
201. 1967 Gum arabic 1/9 dull orange and black PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine well centred single. SG Spec U30a. (Ref 1706) £30.00
MACHIN BOOKLETS & BOOKLET COVER PROOFS
SOLD 202. September 1968 2/- booklet with 4dx4 pane having the rarer CB instead of 2B. A very fine example of this rare book. Cat £450. SG Spec NP31a. (Photo) (Ref 15163) £325.00
203. July 1968 4/6 Cutty Sark booklet cover proof on thick card in issued colour and design. (Ref 8623) £14.50
204. September 1968 4/6 The Golden Hind COVER PROOF on thick card in issued colour and design. (Ref 5178) £14.50
205. November 1968 4/6 The Discovery COVER PROOF on thick card in issued colour and design. (Ref 7568) £14.50
206. March 1970 4/6 Victory booklet with 1dx6 (deep greenish shade) pane being phosphor omitted. Very fine and complete. SG Spec LP56. (Ref 16374) £17.50
SOLD 207. December 1968 5/- Igtham Mote booklet cover proof on white glazed paper in issued design cover. Cover proofs on 5/- are much scarcer. (Photo) (Ref 15138) £35.00
SOLD 208. February 1969 5/- Little Moreton Hall booklet cover proof on white glazed paper in issued design. Cover proofs on 5/- are much scarcer. (Ref 15137) £35.00
SOLD 209. May 1968 6/- booklet with all panes being on PVA gum. A very fine and fresh example of this scarce book. Cat £325. SG Spec QP37. (Photo) (Ref 15892) £250.00
210. June 1968 6/- Kingfisher booklet cover proof on thick card in issued colour and design. (Ref 6471) £14.50
SOLD 211. August 1968 6/- Peregrine Falcon booklet cover proof on thick card in issued colour and design. (Ref 15140) £14.50
212. October 1968 6/- Pied Woodpecker booklet cover proof on thick card in issued colour and design. (Ref 8626) £14.50
213. December 1968 6/- Great Crested Grebe COVER PROOF on white glazed paper in issued design. (Ref 5179) £16.00
214. March 1969 6/- Jay booklet cover proof on thick card in issued colour and design with large oblique. (Ref 12072) £17.00
215. March 1969 6/- Jay Booklet with scarce gum combination (G.P.P.) Fine and fresh with good perfs on both PVA panes. Cat £60. SG Spec QP47d. (Ref 13804) £37.00
216. May 1968 10/- Livingstone booklet cover proof on thick card in issued colour and design except for smaller 10/-. Livingstone is moved towards bottom of cover and the GPO emblem is smaller and not in solid colour. (Ref 15139) £17.50
217. May 1968 10/- Livingstone booklet cover proof on white glazed paper in issued design except for smaller 10/-. Livingstone is moved towards bottom of cover and the GPO emblem is smaller and not in solid colour. (Ref 6474) £17.50
218. August 1969 10/- Shackleton booklet cover proof on thick purple card (issued in green). Design as issued except for the incorrect contents line. (Ref 6473) £20.00
219. September 1968 10/0 Scott booklet cover proof on white glazed paper. Design as issued except for the incorrect contents line. (Ref 6472) £17.00
220. 1969 £1 Cook Book with PHOSPHOR OMITTED on the S.T pane. A very fine example with quite good perfs on the error pane. SG ZP1a. (Ref 16581) £175.00
221. 1969 £1 Cook Book with phosphor shift on multi-value pane producing wide/narrow band varieties. Very fine with good perfs on variety pane. SG Spec ZP1a. (Ref 13943) £15.00
1968-70 PVA GUM PRINTINGS
SOLD 222. 1968 PVA ½d Orange-brown positional block of 12 showing the minor constant flaw "dark horizontal strip of shading behind Queen's neck" ex cyl 2 dot R.9/5. A good flaw. SG Spec U1 var. (Ref 17060) £7.95
223. 1968 1d PVA Head B vertical coil leader code '(X) 960 stamps' on blue paper with white reverse with 3 stamps attached. Fine, various numbered coils available. Early Machin coil leaders are now not easy to find. SG Spec U2B. (Photo) (Ref 12063) £25.00
224. 1969 Head B 1d greenish olive UNCOATED PAPER. Superb full perf example. (S/T with 5d £70) SG 724c&735d. Spec U2b. (Photo) (Ref 2364) £60.00
225. 1969 1d Greenish Olive overprinted Specimen (14mm). Fine full perf singles ex Cook book multi-value pane. (Trimmed perfs £30) S/T to 5d £160. SG Spec U2B(S). (Ref 4304) £125.00
226. 1969 PVA Gum 4d RB/1d/5d/1d/4d LB se-tenant strip, ex Cook Book, with the first 1d having a solid all over phosphor coating. Very slight trimming at bottom otherwise a fine example of this rare variety. SG Spec U2B var. (Photo) (Ref 9045) £295.00
227. 1969 1d/4d vermilion se-tenant booklet pane of six. Suprb with full perfs. SG Spec UB40. (Ref 7570) £2.00
228. 1969 1d/4d vermilion F4F5 booklet cylinder pane of 6. Very fine example with good perfs. SG Spec UB4. (Ref 17073) £8.95
229. 1969 1d/4d Vermilion booklet pane of 6 with the first vertical row having LEFT BAND OMITTED, but with narrow phosphor band at right. Trimmed perfs at bottom and right but contains one fine example of this phosphor error. Ex August 1969 10/0 book. SG Spec UB4 var. (Ref 14842) £125.00
230. 1969 Stitched Cook se-tenant pane of 15 stamps with ADDITIONAL WIDE TAPERING VERTICAL PHOSHOR BAND causing 5d column to be virtually 'All Over Phosphor'. Trimmed perfs at bottom otherwise fine. SG 724n var. Spec UB2a var. (Ref 4077) £55.00
231. 1969 Head B 2d lake-brown. A very fine vertical coil strip of 4 with full perforations. Scarce. (Trimmed coils £5 - good perf single £9) SG 727. Spec U6. (Ref 2373) £36.00
SOLD 232. 1969 2d Head B. A fine 150 phosphor screen vertical coil strip of five stamps. Most of these coils were 250 screen and this strip is scarce. Slightly trimmed at right. (Singles £37) SG Spec U6 var. (Ref 16491) £185.00
233. 1969 HEAD B 2d Lake-brown Type II PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb block of 4. (singles 50p each). SG 727Ey. Spec U68a. (Ref 4824) £2.00
234. 1968 PVA Head A 3d CB bluish violet 250 phosphor screen, ex horizontal coil. A fine single with good perfs. (trimmed perfs available £3) SG Spec U9A(2). (Ref 2378) £20.00
235. 1968 PVAHead B 3d CB booklet pane of six. Well centred with full perfs. Perf type IE(T) or (B) or (I). SG Spec UB6. (Ref 2381) £15.00
236. 1969 3d 2B PVA gum Head A vertical deep green on buff coil leader (AD) 960 with 3 stamps attached. Fine. Various numbers available. SG Spec U10A. (Photo) (Ref 12049) £27.50
SOLD 237. 1968 4d Deep olive-brown (2B). A superb vertical strip of 4 with DRAMATIC DRY PRINT ON LOWER 3 resulting in WHITE QUEEN ON TWO STAMPS. Spectacular and scarce exhibition item. SG 731Ev var. Spec U12A var. (Photo) (Ref 15273) £325.00
238. 1968 Head A/PVA gum 4d CB deep olive-brown. A very fine vertical coil strip of 4. (Singles £4.50 - coil strip of 5 £22) SG 732. Spec U13A. (Ref 2409) £18.00
239. 1968 Head B 4d deep olive sepia PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine horizonal strip of 6 containing 2 stamps PHOSPHOR OMITTED, 2 partials and 2 stamps with CB to prove source. (Block of 12 £20) SG Spec U13B(3) var. (Ref 10996) £10.00
SOLD 240. 1968 PVA/Head A 4d CB deep olive sepia top marginal single IMPERFORATE BETWEEN STAMP AND TOP MARGIN due to pre-perforation paper fold. Very fine and unusual. SG 732. Spec U13a. (Photo) (Ref 16403) £75.00
241. 1968 PVA gum 4d deep olive brown CB cylinder 13 no dot block of 6. A very fine unmounted mint example of this scarcer block. Cat £50. (Dot block £30) SG Spec U13A/2. (Ref 16509) £45.00
242. 1968 PVA 4d Head A deep olive brown CB bottom right hand corner marginal block of 6 with a superb 4.5mm upwards design shift, bottom two stamps showing the marginal rule. Spectacular and scarce. (singles £35). SG 732 var. (Photo) (Ref 13878) £195.00
243. 1968 Head A/PVA gum 4d CB 250 screen deep olive brown. A very fine horizontal coil strip of 4. (Strip of 5 £12.50/Singles £2.50) SG Spec U13(2)A. (Ref 16495) £10.00
244. 1969 Head A 4d bright vermilion. A superb top right corner block of 12 with spectacular dry printing of ink resulting in GHOST QUEEN'S HEAD ON UPPER 4 STAMPS. The two stamps below these are very blurred and show horizntal lines of colour with INK DRAG EFFECT, possibly caused by slow running or stopping of printing press. A fabulous exhibition item. (Vertical strip of 6 £250) SG 733 var. Spec U14A var. (Photo) (Ref 15241) £450.00
SOLD 245. 1969 PVA Head A 4d bright vermilion CB vertical strip of 5 with 3 stamps dramatically affected by a dry print with the result that the Queen appears to be in a snow storm. Very spectacular. SG 733 var. Spec U14A var. (Photo) (Ref 13857) £175.00
246. 1969 Head A 4d bright vermilion. A superb cylinder 4 no dot block of 9 with spectacular dry print (2 are almost ALBINO) drastically affecting 7 stamps. A rare exhibition piece, probably unique. SG 733 var. Spec U14A var. (Photo) (Ref 15240) £395.00
247. 1969 Head A/PVA 4d CB vermilion 2mm downwards perforation shift. Superb visual variety. SG 733 var. Spec U14A. (Ref 10352) £15.00
248. 1969 PVA gum Head A 4d bright vermilion. A superb vertical coil strip of 4 with full perfs. A scarce coil. (singles £7.50) SG Spec U14A var PA8b. (Ref 2422) £30.00
249. 1969 PVA/Head A 4d bright vermilion CB 250 phosphor screen. A very fine horizontal coil strip of 4 with good perfs. (Singles £20 each). SG 733 var. Spec U14A var. (Ref 9940) £80.00
250. 1969 PVA/Head A 4d vermilion horizontal coil strip of 4 grossly perforated with two stamps also showing a marked inking variety. Unusual. SG Spec U14A var. (Photo) (Ref 13809) £75.00
SOLD 251. 1969 Head A/PVA Gum 4d bright vermilion COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb positional right hand lower corner marginal block of 10 showing sheets number and the M.C.S.F. "SCAR ON QUEEN'S FOREHEAD on R.20/8 ex cyl 4 dot. SG 733Ey var. Spec U14Ac. (Ref 3151) £15.00
252. 1970 4d CB Vermilion UNCOATED PAPER. A superb unmounted mint single with good perfs. (Trimmed perfs 75p) SG 733b. Spec U14b. (Ref 9344) £7.50
253. 1969 Head B 4d bright vermilion PHOSPHOR OMITTED. The scarcer T.3 lower value setting, ex Cook booklet. A fine single. SG Spec U14B(c). (Ref 2438) £5.00
SOLD 254. 1969 PVA/Head B 4d vermilion CB block of 4 with the two left hand stamps showing a verticial inking flaw running through the margins and value of each stamp. SG Spec U14B. (Ref 13808) £12.00
255. 1969 PVA Head B 4d bright vermilion. A very fine block of 9 with the centre stamp showing the Nick in Hair' flaw. Ex cyl 15 dot R.16/5. SG Spec U14Bf. (Ref 16903) £7.00
SOLD 256. 1969 4d Vermilion and labels pane with narrow band displaced to left. Slight perf faults at bottom otherwise fine. Perf type Pr. SG Spec UB18. (Photo) (Ref 13805) £35.00
257. 1969 4d Vermilion + labels pane of 4 PARTIAL PHOSPHOR OMITTED, bands stop short 1/3rd down the stamps. Trimmed on right, otherwise fine. SG UB18 var. (Ref 13869) £10.00
258. 1969 PVA Head A 4d CB bright vermilion booklet cylinder N1 no dot or dot pane of six with MIXED PHOSPHOR SCREEN. Fine with good perfs. SG Spec UB14(A) var. (Ref 2416) £18.50
SOLD 259. 1969 4d Head B vermilion cylinder N7 dot lower, perf IE(T) booklet pane of 6 COMPLETLEY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Clipped perfs at bottom otherwise a fine example of this scarce pane. SG Spec UB14Ba. (Ref 8540) £75.00
260. 1968 Head A 5d slate blue PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb block of 4. (Singles £3.50) SG 735Ey var. Spec U17Ad var. (Ref 13894) £12.00
SOLD 261. 1968 Head A 5d Royal Blue bottom right hand corner block of 6 with dramatic perforation error affecting four stamps due to pre-perforation paper fold. Superb and spectacular error. SG 735 var. Spec U17 var. (Photo) (Ref 11801) £395.00
262. 1968 Head A 5d royal blue vertical block of 40 stamps showing striking inking flaws. Rows 15, 16 and 17 showing various degrees of cameo head and rows 12, 19 and 20 show stippled ink effect, common to slow running of the press. Superb and spectacular items of exhibition quality. (strip of 20 £175, only one sheet of the 5d was recently discovered). SG 735 var. Spec U17A var. (Ref 12162) £350.00
263. 1968 5d Royal Blue. A fine horizontal pair with the right hand stamp showing an excellent inking flaw. Attractive variety. SG Spec U17A. (Ref 16514) £19.00
SOLD 264. 1968 PVA gum 5d royal blue vertical strip of 3 with bottom stamp having an extra row of peforations running through the top of stamp due to perforator jump. Very fine and unusual. SG 735 var. Spec U17A var. (Ref 15136) £35.00
SOLD 265. 1968 Head A 5d royal blue vertical strip of 3 with the bottom stamp being dramatically affected by a dry print of the ink. Very fine and spectacular. SG 735 var. Spec U17 var. (Photo) (Ref 13862) £75.00
SOLD 266. 1968 5d Royal blue block of 8 showing dramatic inking flaws on 2 stamps and also affecting 4 other stamps. Spectacular. SG 735 var. Spec U17A var. (Ref 13800) £25.00
267. 1968 Head B 5d royal blue. A superb vertical coil strip of 4 with full perfs (singles £5). SG 735. Spec U17B. (Ref 8851) £20.00
268. 1968 PVA Head B 5d deep blue completely imperforate block of 4. Very fine and spectacular. (Fine horizontal pairs £75). SG 735 var. Spec U17B var. (Ref 13818) £150.00
SOLD 269. 1968 PVA Head B 5d deep blue tete-beche pair. A fine unmounted mint example of this spectacular variety. SG Spec U17B var. (Photo) (Ref 16515) £295.00
SOLD 270. 1968 5d Deep blue BROAD BAND LEFT. A very fine good perf example ex Cook Book. SG U17Bf. Spec Conn: 059BB. (Ref 17003) £95.00
271. 1968 5d Phosphor Coated Paper + two bands. A superb unmounted mint example of this scarce stamp. Cat £300. SG Spec U17c. (Photo) (Ref 16516) £225.00
272. 1968 PVA gum 5d deep blue overprinted SPECIMEN. A fine single example with good pefs. SG Spec U17(s). (Photo) (Ref 9345) £38.00
273. 1968 Head B 5d deep blue left hand marginal block of 12 with a dark blue inking flaw running through the margin. Unusual. SG 735 var. Spec U17B(2). (Ref 13887) £10.00
274. 1968 5d Head B deep blue positional block of 8 showing the minor constant flaw "scratch on Queen's shoulder" ex cyl 15 no dot R.19/2. SG Spec U17B var. (Ref 17058) £5.00
SOLD 275. 1968 5d Deep blue cyl 13 no dot block of 9. A very fine example of this rare block with angled margins. Cat £650. SG Spec U17B(2). (Photo) (Ref 16589) £400.00
276. 1968 5d Deep blue cyl 13 dot block of 9. A fine example of this rare block with angled margins. Cat £375. SG Spec U17B(2). (Ref 13212) £350.00
277. 1968 5d Deep-blue booklet pane of six PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Trimmed perfs at top (6.1.1.) otherwise fine. Perf type Is. Cat £30. SG Spec UB19c. (Ref 13528) £25.00
SOLD 278. 1969 5d Method Pane of 12 ex stitched Cook Book showing the "white flaw below collar" flaw R.1/2. Superb full perf example. SG Spec UB20af. (Ref 16559) £4.50
SOLD 279. 1969 5d Deep blue UNCOATED PAPER. A fine stapled booklet pane of 15. Trimmed at bottom otherwise full perforations. SG Spec UB20a. (Ref 6789) £125.00
SOLD 280. 1968 6d Reddish purple UNDERINKED SCARRED FACE AND NECK. A very fine cylinder 2 no dot block of 6 of this distinctive variety. SG Spec U18(1). (Ref 16483) £25.00
281. 1968 Head A 6d Bright reddish purple (shade) PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine single. SG 736Ey. Spec U18Aa. (Ref 6289) £10.00
282. 1968 6d Bright reddish purple. A superb cylinder 4 dot block of six. Scarce. SG 736. Spec U18A(1). (Ref 2466) £32.50
283. 1968 Head B 6d CLARET 250 PHOSPHOR SCREEN. A fine single with good perfs from the coil. SG Spec U18B(3). (Ref 1595) £75.00
284. 1968 7d Deep emerald. A fine cylinder 4 no dot block of six. (Dot available at £7.80) SG Spec U19. (Ref 2474) £11.00
285. 1969 8d Light turquoise-blue PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb, well centred, unmounted mint marginal single of this scarce stamp. SG 739Ey. Spec U21a. (Ref 10291) £55.00
286. 1969 8d 2B light turquoise blue. A fine cylinder 3 no dot block of six. The missing pearls variety R.19/2. SG Spec U121(b). (Ref 4944) £4.50
287. 1968 PVA 9d myrtle-green. Cylinder 2 no dot or dot block of six. SG Spec U23. (Ref 5788) £4.50
288. 1968 PVA gum 1/- pale bluish violet. A superb vertical bottom marginal strip of 4, bottom stamp "ALBINO", apart from a tiny trace of violet ink at top. A spectacular and rare exhibition item. SG 742Ev var. Spec U26 var. (Photo) (Ref 15215) £225.00
SOLD 289. 1968 PVA gum 1/- pale bluish violet. A remarkable bottom marginal vertical strip of 8 showing NO FEWER THAN 4 TOTALLY BLANK STAMPS IN CENTRE. The lower two stamps and one of the uppers being partially printed. The top stamp is normal. A very scarce and spectacular exhibition item. SG 742Ev var. Spec U26 var. (Photo) (Ref 15234) £525.00
290. 1968 PVA gum 1/- pale bluish violet left hand marginal block of 9 with the third vertical row showing a perforation jump to left resulting in smaller stamps on second row. Some creasing, otherwise fine and unusual. SG 742Eav. Spec U26. (Ref 13858) £35.00
SOLD 291. 1968 PVA gum 1/6 with dry print of greenish blue (almost missing). Lightly mounted mint otherwise very fine with normal for comparison. SG 743Eva var. Spec U28 var. (Ref 13883) £10.00
292. 1968 PVA gum 1/6 greenish-blue completely omitted. A superb unmounted mint single with normal for comparison.(Block of 4 £180) SG 743Eva. Spec U28a. (Ref 9989) £45.00
293. 1968 PVA 1/6 prussian blue and indigo PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine example ex cylinder 5A2B. (Block of 4 £24) SG 743Evby. Spec U28(2)c. (Ref 10993) £6.00
294. 1968 PVA gum 1/6 greenish blue/deep blue BROAD BAND CENTRE. A superb example of this scarce stamp. SG Spec U28d. (Ref 17074) £75.00
295. 1969 Recess printed high value plate blocks of 4. The set of 4 values 2/6 - £1. All superb unmounted mint. SG 787-780. (Ref 14838) £65.00
1971-03 DECIMAL MACHIN PROOFS, TRIALS & ESSAYS
296. 1973 Harrison Jumelle Machin head trials. A set of four undenominated imperforate horizontal pairs in deep and pale lilac and deep and pale blue on shiny ungummed proof paper showing head type B1 on the deep and type C on the pale examples. (The set in blocks of 4 £780 or as singles £200) (Photo) (Ref 16500) £395.00
SOLD 297. 1973 Harrison Jumelle Machin head trials. A tete-beche interpane of 9 showing 6 pale blue (head C) attached to a strip of 3 deep blue (head B1). Shows the unusual sheet layout. Creased (most of them were) (Photo) (Ref 2733) £175.00
298. 1973 Undenominated multipositive proof pulls. Head type C in pale blue on ungummed proofing paper, produced on 10th October 1973 during commissioning of the Jumelle (Gemini) press. A fine block of 4. (singles available £50 and horizontal pairs £100) (Ref 1949) £200.00
SOLD 299. 1971-76c Harrison 3p pale turquoise-blue IMPERFORATE COLOUR TRIAL. This rarity is an inverted printing on phosphor coated paper with PVA gum, ex mini sheet of 4. Superb unmounted mint in the issued colour of the ½p. One of only 4 known examples in private hands. (Photo) (Ref 14117) £875.00
SOLD 300. 1971-76c HARRISON COLOUR TRIAL PROOFS. 5 Imperf singles from the lower right corner of the mini sheets of 4: 1p & 3p in grey-olive (3½p colour), 1p turquoise-blue (½p colour), 2p greenish-blue (6½p colour) and 2d deep olive green (unissued colour). Inverted printings on PCP with PVA gum. Light colours head type C, dark colours head type B1. Rare and important, representing one of the 4 sets known (Photo) (Ref 15264) £3750.00
SOLD 301. 1974c Harrison Head B1 ½p greenish blue. A superb IMPERFORATE PROOF SHEETLET OF 4 printed on phosphor coated paper with PVA gum. Very fine and fresh and believed unique. With notes on similar items and known history. If unsold, I may split @ £950 a stamp. Please advise if interested. (Photo) (Ref 15242) £3750.00
302. 1979c FCP/DEX uncut block of 20 Comb perforated blank labels with large margin at left and margin at right. Unfolded, ex uncut folded booklet sheets. Rarely seen and scarce as such. Ex Len Newbury. (Ref 11836) £125.00
1971 OCP/GA
303. 1971 OCP/GA 5p multivalue coil (2p/½p/½p/1p/1p) WITH SILICONE COATING. A superb strip of 5 with full perfs. (Singles: ½p @ £27.50, 1p @ £27.50 and 2p @ £120) SG Spec UMC1++. (Photo) (Ref 2018) £195.00
304. 1971 OCP/GA 5p multi-value coil 'SCREENED' PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine good perf strip of 5. SG Spec UMC1a. (Ref 13238) £45.00
SOLD 305. 1971 OCP/GA 5p multi-value coil strip showing the variety "malformed p" on the first 1p. Very fine good perf example. SG Spec U56c. (Ref 14205) £4.75
1971 OCP/PVA
306. 1971 OCP/PVA ½p turquoise-blue PHOSPHOR OMITTED, Type 1. Ex sheets cyl 2. A good perf single. SG Spec U46(a). (Ref 5799) £9.50
307. 1971 OCP/PVA ½p Turquoise-blue Type II value. Ex horizontal S/T pane of 4. SG Spec U46(c) OP1d. (Ref 5134) £3.75
SOLD 308. 1971 OCP/PVA ½p Turquoise-blue type 2 value PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A trimmed perf example, otherwise fine. Full perfs sell for £225. SG Spec U46ca. (Ref 10670) £22.00
309. 1971 OCP/PVA ½p turquoise-blue. A fine right hand corner positional marginal block of 4 showing the DEFORMED BASE TO 2 on R.20/9. Ex cyl 2 dot. (Horizontal pairs £3.75) SG Spec U46e. (Ref 2155) £5.50
310. 1971 OCP/PVA ½p Turquoise-blue. A fine cylinder 4 dot or no dot p4 block of six. SG Spec U46. (Ref 4746) £12.50
311. 1971 OCP/PVA ½p B Alan blind booklet pane with partial double strike of perforator affecting the top third of upper row of stamps. Trimmed perfs, otherwise a fine and interesting variety. SG Spec UB22 var. (Ref 14859) £45.00
SOLD 312. 1971 OCP/PVA ½p B Alan blind booklet pane with spectacular fuzzy ink variety. Mounted mint otherwise a fine good perf example. Nice visual variety. Perf type PAP3. SG Spec UB22 var. (Photo) (Ref 14860) £30.00
SOLD 313. c1971 Post Office Poster "A formal address from the Post Office" giving details of using your postcode. Code Ph(c)8067R (Ref 16325) £15.00
SOLD 314. c1971 Post Office poster "We deliver the goods" showing leaflet of P.O. parcel service. Code PL1259. (Ref 16326) £12.00
SOLD 315. c1971 Post Office "A formal address from the Post Office" giving details of using your postcode. Code PL(C)8067B (Ref 16329) £15.00
316. 1977 10p OCP/PVA multi-value G3 2500 coil leader number 10. A very fine example with one good perf coil strip attached. SG Spec UMC6. (Ref 17022) £40.00
317. 1971 1p Crimson cylinder 1 no dot with the scarce small phosphor 2 opposite row 18. Slight creasing otherwise fine. SG Spec U55. (Ref 4137) £25.00
318. 1971 OCP/PVA 1p Crimson. A fine cylinder 1 dot block of six with SMALL PHOS 2. Scarce, but lightly hinged on top two stamps. Normally £52+. SG Spec U61. (Ref 9053) £15.00
319. 1971 OCP/PVA 1P Crimson PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine single. (Block of 4 £17.50) SG Spec U55c. (Ref 5800) £4.50
SOLD 320. 1971 OCP/PVA 1p phosphor omitted cylinder 3 no dot block of six. Superb with angled margin. SG Spec U55c. (Ref 15156) £85.00
SOLD 321. 1971 OCP/PVA 1p PHOSPHOR OMITTED cylinder 3 dot block of 6. A superb angled margin example. Rare as a cylinder block. SG Spec U55c. (Ref 10496) £85.00
322. 1971 OCP/PVA ½p-9p Set of 12 values all PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Includes the rare 5p. All fine, fresh unmounted mint with full perforations. Cat £500. A difficult set to assemble. SG Spec U46-U171. (Photo) (Ref 12038) £375.00
323. 1971 OCP/PVA 1½p Black UNCOATED PAPER. A fine unmounted mint single of this scarce Machin. SG Spec U71a. (Photo) (Ref 2945) £85.00
SOLD 324. 1971 OCP/PVA 1½p 2B UNCOATED PAPER cylinder 1 dot P-u block of 6. A superb well centred fresh example of this rare cylinder block. Cat £750 as singles. SG X848a. Spec U71a. (Photo) (Ref 12014) £595.00
SOLD 325. 1971 OCP/PVA 1½p phosphor omitted cylinder 1 no dot block of 6. Very fine example. A very scarce block. SG X848EY. Spec U71b. (Ref 16411) £125.00
SOLD 326. 1971 OCP/PVA 1½P PHOSPHOR OMITTED cylinder 1 dot block of 6. Shows slight background afterglow from paper, but still missing phosphor and scarce. SG Spec U71a. (Ref 10491) £95.00
SOLD 327. 1971 OCP/PVA 1½p horizontal pair showing the catalogued flaw "malformed 2" R.14/9. (Positional block of 8 £6) SG Spec U71d. (Ref 14197) £4.50
328. 1971 OCP/PVA 1½p bottom right hand corner margin block of 10 showing extra perforation holes at bottom of each stamp on row 20 due to misaligned perforation encroachment. SG Spec U71 var. (Ref 16512) £35.00
329. 1971 OCP/PVA 2p PHOSPHOR OMITTED cylinder 4 dot block of 6. Shows slight afterglow from paper, but still missing phosphor. Scarce. SG Spec U76a. (Ref 10490) £195.00
SOLD 330. 1971 OCP/PVA 2p/½p horizontal S/T booklet pane of 4 phosphor omitted. Slightly trimmed perfs at left, but containing two full perf ½p T11's (U46ca). Very fine and rare. perf type Pr. DP11/N SG Spec USB2a. (Photo) (Ref 11176) £475.00
SOLD 331. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p CB T2. A very fine used block of 4 with the bottom pair showing a break in the phosphor band with the lower part being displaced at 2mm to the left and overlapping the top part by approximately 7mm. Ex the booklet pane and extremely rare SG Spec U86e. (Ref 10953) £45.00
332. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p pink type 1B NO SCRATCH IN SMALL 2. Ex vertical coil. A fine single. (Coil strip of 4 £18) SG Spec U86++. (Ref 5805) £4.50
SOLD 333. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p positional block of 6 showing 'small 2 without serif' and retouched state of 'scratch through P (U86b), ex no dot cyls R.3/5. SG Spec U86 var. (Ref 14297) £4.00
334. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p deep pink 250 PHOSPHOR SCREEN. Ex horizontal coil. (Coil strip of 4 £6) SG Spec U86 (OP5 e). (Ref 5135) £1.50
335. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p pink 250 phosphor screen. A superb horizontal coil strip of 4 in the brighter pink shade. (Good perf single £3.75, trimmed single £1) SG Spec U86 var (OP5d). (Ref 5804) £12.00
SOLD 336. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p AS500 horizontal coil leader. Cut incorrectly with part of leader missing, but with 5 above average perforted stamps attached in the deeper shade. A difficult leader. SG Spec U86. (Ref 17018) £20.00
SOLD 337. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p Type 1A vertical strip of 3. The top stamp appearing normal. The middle stamp partial and the bottom stamp being completely missing phosphor. Fine. SG Spec U86a. (Ref 7839) £7.50
338. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p T2 (Thicker Value) PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb full perf example. Ex DP4. (Trimmed perfs £8.5). SG Spec U86ea. (Photo) (Ref 10275) £85.00
339. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p Pink cyl 5 no dot p-D block of six. Cat £175. Fine and scarce. SG Spec U86. (Ref 8029) £120.00
340. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p CB cyl 5 no dot p-D block of 6. Margins cut back, otherwise fine and scarce. Cat £175. SG Spec U86. (Ref 12815) £75.00
341. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p PHOSPHOR OMITTED cylinder 7 no dot block of 6. Unfortunately shows a slight afterglow under u.v. lamp otherwise a fine angled margin example and RARE from cylinder 7. SG Spec U86a. (Ref 10492) £45.00
342. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p phosphor omitted type 1B value setting, cylinder 8 no dot block of 6 mounted in bottom margin and with slight perf faults at top right, otherwise a fine and rare block. SG X851Ey. Spec U86a. (Ref 12820) £275.00
343. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p type 1B PHOSPHOR OMITTED cylinder 8 dot block of six. Shows slight afterglow, otherwise a fine example of this scarce cylinder block. Normally £330+. SG Spec U86a. (Ref 10493) £145.00
344. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p Uniflo/Esso (pre blind) cylinder B4 booklet pane. Perf type AP Very fine with full perfs. DP4. (slightly trimmed £2.50) SG Spec UB26. (Ref 5806) £7.00
345. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p Uniflo/Esso booklet pane with the rare PAP1a perf type. A very fine good perf example. An outstanding example of this rarity. SG Spec UB26 DP4. (Photo) (Ref 8629) £165.00
346. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p UNIFLO/ESSO blind booklet pane PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Trimmed perfs otherwise a fine and very rare pane showing the false cylinder box lines in selvedge opposite stamp 4. Perf type AP3. Listed by Gibbons but unpriced with this perf type. DP4/N SG X851mey. Spec UB27a. (Ref 10921) £250.00
347. National Postal Museum black and white photograph of the uncut 200 stamp registrtion sheet for the 1971 2½px5 booklet pane (DP8) with NPM handstamp on reverse. (Ref 12831) £10.00
348. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p Tear booklet pane with partial omission of phosphor (stamp 2 is 95% missing phosphor) and with scarce perf type PAP1. Trimmed perfs otherwise fine. SG Spec UB30 var. (Ref 11170) £9.50
349. 1971 OCP/PVA 2½p TEAR OFF (2nd printing). A very fine cylinder B1 booklet pane of six with full perforations. Shows the variety dark spot behind diadem on R.1/1. (Trimmed perfs £2.50) SG Spec UB30 BM DP8. (Ref 17088) £10.00
350. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p/2½p se-tenant pane of 6 with the rare PAP1a perf type (SG APP var). Superb full perf example which shows 'the dark blue spots on neck' R.1/1. DP9 SG Spec USB9b. (Ref 10200) £125.00
351. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p/2½p S/T pane of 6 with the rare PAP1a perf type. Trimmed perf, but shows characteristics of perf type very well. SG Spec USB9 DP9. (Ref 7372) £35.00
352. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p/2½p Se-tenant booklet pane of 6 PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Trimmed perfs at top otherwise fine. Cat £350. Perf type PS. DP9/N SG X852IEY. Spec USB9a. (Ref 10922) £195.00
SOLD 353. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p ultramarine bottom left hand corner marginal strip of 5 stamps with the corner stamp being affected by a dramatic dry print leaving parts of the stamp being unprinted. An attractive item. SG X855 var. Spec U101 var. (Ref 16497) £45.00
354. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p Ultramarine (2 bands). A superb bottom marginal strip of 6 showing a DRAMATIC DRY PRINT affecting 5 stamps and of these, 3 are almost blank. A most spectacular exhibition item SG X855 var. Spec U101 var. (Photo) (Ref 13938) £295.00
355. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p ultramarine. A superb cylinder 4 no dot block of 6 showing the very scarce small phosphor 4 opposite row 19. SG Spec U101. (Photo) (Ref 10190) £95.00
356. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p Ultramarine. A very fine cylinder 4 dot block of 6 showing the very scarce small phosphor 4 opposite row 19. SG Spec U101. (Ref 10191) £125.00
357. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p ultramarine PHOSPHOR OMITTED SCREENED VALUE. A fine single. SG U101b. (Ref 3851) £10.00
358. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p Ultramarine phosphor omitted. Ex booklet pane of six. Superb singles with full perforations. SG Spec U101b var. (Ref 11376) £65.00
SOLD 359. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p PHOSPHOR OMITTED cylinder 4 dot block of 6. Shows slight background afterglow from paper, but still missing phosphor. A superb angled margin block. SG Spec U101b. (Ref 10489) £25.00
SOLD 360. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p Ultramarine ONE BROAD BAND JUST RIGHT OF CENTRE. An example of this rarity with inverted print direction. Ex 3p pane of 6 (DP10). VERY RARE INDEED. Trimmed at right otherwise fine. SG Spec U101c. (Ref 6361) £29.50
361. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p 150 screen, BS horizontal coil leader No. 6 containing 5 stamps. RARE. SG Spec U101d. (Ref 8495) £55.00
362. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p 150 screen, BS horizontal coil leader No. 8 containing 4 good perf stamps. RARE. SG Spec U101d. (Ref 8496) £95.00
363. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p 150 phosphor screen horizontal coil leader BS500 No. 8. A fine example with 7 trimmed stamps attached. SG Spec U101 var. (Ref 16526) £55.00
364. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p 150 phosphor screen horizontal coil leader BS500 No. 10 with 7 good perf stamps attached. SG Spec U101 var. (Photo) (Ref 16527) £95.00
365. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p £4315 advert cylinder pane with the difficult I(½v) at bottom perf type. A superb full perf example. DP6. Cat £150. SG Spec UB36. (Ref 14421) £110.00
366. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p £4315 advert booklet pane with the very rare perf type PAP1a. Quite good perfs with very slightly trimmed perfs on two sides only. DP6 SG Spec UB35. (Ref 10971) £225.00
SOLD 367. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p £4315 pane of 6 PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Perf type PS. A fine quite well centred pane with good perforations. A rarity. Undercatalogued @ £250. SG X855IEy. Spec UB36e (DP6N). (Photo) (Ref 7456) £295.00
SOLD 368. 1971 OCP/PVA 3p Ultramarine (2B) pane of six with the RARE PERFORATION TYPE PAP1a. A superb example with full perforations. Also showing the variety 'SPOTS ON NECK STATE 2 SMEARED APPEARANCE on R.1/1. SG Spec UB39c (DP10). (Photo) (Ref 3697) £125.00
369. 1971 OCP/PVA 3½P olive PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine single. SG Spec U114a. (Ref 5542) £4.95
SOLD 370. 1971 OCP/PVA 3½p phosphor omitted cylinder 1 no dot block of 6. A very fine angled margin example. A very scarce block. SG X858EY. Spec U114a. (Ref 16410) £75.00
371. 1971 OCP/PVA 4p Ochre-Brown. A fine cylinder 5 no dot p-(D) +216mm block of six. SG Spec U120. (Ref 5821) £20.00
SOLD 372. 1971 OCP/PVA 4p ochre-brown. A very fine well centred cylinder 5 dot p-D block of six with a separate block of 8 showing the displaced L2 and S2 +216mm to rows 8 and 9. Scarce. Ex Robinson. SG Spec U122. (Ref 7007) £60.00
SOLD 373. 1971 4p OCP/PVA UNSCREENED MISSING PHOSPHOR. A very fine u/m cylinder 4 no dot block of six. Rare cylinder block. SG U122a. (Ref 2819) £220.00
374. 1971 OCP/PVA 5p pale violet phosphor omitted. A very fine, quite well centred example. Cat £225. SG Spec U135a. (Photo) (Ref 11380) £175.00
375. 1971 OCP/PVA 5p PHOSPHOR OMITTED cylinder 2 no dot block of 6 with angled margins. Stamps 3 & 5 show a tiny trace of phosphor, otherwise a fine and very rare, possibly unique cylinder block. Ex Jessener. Cat £1200+ SG Spec U135a. (Photo) (Ref 10488) £795.00
376. 1971 OCP/PVA 6p Light Emerald UNCOATED PAPER. A fine marginal block of 4. Cat £20. (Singles £9) SG X870a. Spec U143a. (Ref 4120) £35.00
377. 1971 OCP/PVA 6p Pale Emerald T.3 value ex 10p S/T coil error. (coil strips of 5 £3.50) SG Spec U143(c) DP11a. (Ref 4948) £2.00
SOLD 378. 1971 OCP/PVA 6p cylinder 1 p-D no dot block of 6 with two black bar overprints. Ex Post Office Training School. SG Spec U143 var. (Ref 16537) £17.50
379. 1971 OCP/PVA 6p 2B cylinder 1 no dot or dot showing the L2S2 displaced +80mm to row 15. Very fine with angled margins. SG X870. Spec U143. (Ref 11910) £15.00
380. 1971 OCP/PVA 6p UNCOATED PAPER. A very fine cylinder 1 dot p4 block of 6. Scarce. SG X870a. Spec U143a. (Ref 15218) £95.00
381. 1971 OCP/PVA 7½p pale chestnut PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine single. Cat £16. SG Spec U158a. (Ref 4949) £11.00
382. 1971 OCP/PVA 7½p 2B cylinder 1 no dot or dot block of 16 showing the unsynchronised small p2 opposite row 13. Very fine with angled margins. SG X877. Spec U158. (Ref 11911) £12.00
383. 1971 OCP/PVA 7½p Pale Chestnut. A very fine cylinder 1 no dot or dot p-(D) block of 14 showing the L2 and S2 displaced +70mm to row 15 & 14. SG Spec U158. (Ref 6048) £9.50
SOLD 384. 1971 OCP/PVA 7½p PHOSPHOR OMITTED cylinder 1 dot block of 6. A superb angled margin example. SG Spec U158a. (Ref 10499) £95.00
385. 1971 OCP/PVA Yellow-orange & black PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine unmounted mint example of this difficult stamp. Cat £100 in connoisseur. (Ditto screened value £75) SG Spec U171a. Conn. 49A/NP. (Ref 10292) £70.00
SOLD 386. 1971 OCP/PVA 9p orange and black bottom right hand corner traffic light block of6 with two black bar overprints. Ex Post Office Training School. SG Spec U171 var. (Ref 16883) £10.00
1971-73 FCP/PVA
387. 1971 FCP/PVA ½p - 10p set of 15 values from sheets in superb unmounted mint blocks of 4. Includes both scarce 6p and 6½p values. (The set of 15 values as singles £43) SG Spec U48-U182. (Ref 9364) £167.00
388. 1971 FCP/PVA ½p Turquoise Blue THIN PAPER. Ex some panes of 6. SG Spec U48 (FP1c). (Ref 5830) £4.00
389. 1971 FCP/PVA ½p JET PHOSPHOR Type 1 value. Ex part printing from panes of 6. A full perf single. SG Spec U48++ (JP1a?). (Ref 5823) £8.50
390. 1972 FCP/PVA 2½p TIII/½p T1b MISSING PHOSPHOR PAIR with selvedge proving source of Wedgwood pane DP19. Trimmed perfs at bottom otherwise superb examples. Perfect perfs sell for £700. SG Spec U87ga/U48a var. (Ref 10329) £70.00
391. 1971 FCP/PVA ½p turquoise blue PHOSPHOR OMITTED. The type 2 value, ex panes of 4. A fine full perf example. (Trimmed perfs £12.50, slightly trimmed £45) SG Spec U48ca. (Photo) (Ref 12199) £125.00
392. 1972 FCP/PVA ½p side band left. A fine unmounted mint example with full perfs. Cat £48. (v.f.u. £17) SG 842. Spec U51. (Ref 5828) £37.00
393. 1972 FCP/PVA ½p sideband left. THE SCARCER, VERY PALE SHADE. Ex cylinder B22 (DP20A). A fine full perf example. (Trimmed examples £7) SG X842 var. Spec U51 var. (Ref 6293) £55.00
394. 1971 FCP/PVA set of 14 values ½p-10p (less 6½p) in superb cylinder blocks of six including all two band and one band stamps. Total value £209+ (Cat £240) SPECIAL OFFER (Ref 5831) £175.00
395. 1971 FCP/PVA 2p/½p S/T horizontal with the scarcer I(½)v perforation type. Good perfs all round. SG Spec UB23 DP11. (Ref 5140) £12.00
396. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½/½p booklet pane of 4 showing the constant uncatalogued flaw "diagonal dots through shoulder" on stamp 1. Perf type I(½v). Trimmed at right otherwise fine and fresh. Full perfs on the stamp with the variety. SG Spec USB3 var. (Ref 12011) £4.00
397. 1973 FCP/PVA 2p/½p JET phosphor pane perf I(½v). A superb, well centred full perf example of this scarce pane. SG Spec USB3. (Ref 10379) £37.00
SOLD 398. 1971 FCP/PVA 2p/½p horizontal S/T booklet pane phosphor omitted, perf type PS. A very fine good perf example, scarce as such. SG Spec USB3a. (Photo) (Ref 10622) £475.00
399. 1971 FCP/PVA 2p/½p horizontal se-tenant booklet pane `PHOSPHOR OMITTED`. Fine with quite good perfs (perf 1.1.3.) Perf type PS. A very scarce pane. SG Spec USB3a (DP11M). (Photo) (Ref 5838) £295.00
SOLD 400. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½/½p booklet pane of 4 with broad band right of centre on each stamp. Very fine good perf example. Perf PR. Cat £150. DP11A SG Spec USB3b. (Ref 12010) £110.00
SOLD 401. 1971 FCP/PVA 2p/½p pane of 4 BROAD BAND CENTRE. Trimmed perfs otherwise fine. Perf type PR. Cat £110. SG Spec USB3(b). (Ref 5837) £20.00
SOLD 402. 1972 FCP/PVA 1½p/1p and 2p/½p booklet panes of 4 with panes stitched upside down, so bottom row of stamps have stitch holes at bottom while selvedge is unstitched. Believed to be from the only known example listed in the Bookmark Cat. DB1(12)/1. Possibly unique. SG Spec USB3/USB7 var. (Photo) (Ref 14707) £245.00
403. 1972 2½p/½p side band se-tenant pane of 6. Ex £1 Wedgwood booklet. Superb with full perforations. Cat £55. (Trimmed perf panes £9) SG X841p. Spec UEP4 BM DP20. (Ref 2959) £37.00
404. 1972 2½p/½p Side band se-tenant pane of six with the 'nose and eye variety' R.1/1). A fine example with full perfs. Cat £90. (Trimmed perf panes £11.75) SG Spec UEP4b. (Ref 7574) £47.00
405. 1972 2½p/½p side band se-tenant pane of 6. The scarcer cylinder B22 printing containing the2½p type 1 and ½p's in the very pale shade. Superb with full perforations. DP20A. (Trimmed perf panes £25) SG Spec UEP4c. (Ref 11161) £110.00
406. 1971 FCP/PVA 1p Bright crimson 250 SCREEN. Ex panes DP12A. A very fine single with perforations. Scarce. (Trimmed perfs £2.75) SG Spec U57 FP3d. (Ref 3407) £22.50
407. 1971 FCP/PVA 1p crimson JET PHOSPHOR THIN PAPER. A fine full perf example of this scarce stamp. (Trimmed perfs £3) SG Spec U57 var. (Ref 17075) £25.00
SOLD 408. 1971 FCP/PVA 1p PHOSPHOR OMITTED 'screened', ex sheets. A superb single of this difficult stamp. SG Spec U57a var. (Ref 10240) £65.00
SOLD 409. 1971 FCP/PVA 1p Crimson 3mm perforation shift to the left. A superb top marginal single. SG Spec U57 var. (Photo) (Ref 7540) £45.00
410. 1971 FCP/PVA 1p Crimson '150 PHOSPHOR SCREEN'. A very fine cylinder 3 no dot or dot p7 block of six with angled margin. SG Spec U57 (FP3a). (Ref 4743) £8.00
411. 1971 FCP/PVA 1½p grey-black 250 screen. Ex panes DP12A. A fine single with full perfs. (Trimmed perfs £1.90). (Trimmed perf single £2.75) SG Spec U72 var. (Ref 3408) £19.00
SOLD 412. 1971 FCP/PVA 1½p Black with the scarce 250 SCREEN PHOSPHOR BANDS. BOTH BEING SHORT AT BOTTOM 'DEEGAM TYPE S17'. A superb full perf example of this very difficult stamp. SG Spec U72 var. (Ref 6284) £50.00
413. 1971 FCP/PVA 1½p PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb unmounted mint single. Ex scarcer sheet cylinder 4 printing. (block of 4 £375) SG Spec U72a var. (Photo) (Ref 10237) £95.00
SOLD 414. 1971 FCP/PVA 1½p Black. A fine singleng 8½mm MISPLACEMENT OF PERFS. Scarce and spectacular. SG Spec U72. (Photo) (Ref 15553) £75.00
415. 1973 FCP/PVA 1p/1½p JET phosphor pane perf PS. A fine example of this scarce pane. DP11J. SG Spec USB3. (Ref 9362) £25.00
416. 1973 FCP/PVA 1½p/1p Se-tenant pane JET PHOSPHOR/THIN PAPER with PERF TYPE I(½v) left. Few slightly nibbled perfs at left otherwise fine and very scarce. SG Spec USB7 var DP12J. (Ref 3113) £125.00
417. 1971 FCP/PVA 1½p/1p booklet pane of 4 250 SCREEN with scarce I(½v) perf type. A very fine good perf example (DP12B). Cat £600. (Trimmed perfs £65) SG Spec USB7a. (Photo) (Ref 16383) £325.00
SOLD 418. 1971 FCP/PVA 2p THIN PAPER. Ex booklet pane of 4. Superb full perf single. SG Spec U78 var. (Ref 7154) £3.00
419. 1971 FCP/PVA 2p Myrtle Green PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb full perf example of this scarce stamp. (Trimmed examples £12.50) Cat £200. SG Spec U78a. (Photo) (Ref 5834) £125.00
420. 1971 FCP/PVA 2p ONE BROAD BAND ERROR. A very fine example with full perfs (Band is left of centre). SG Spec U78b. (Ref 5825) £27.50
421. 1971 FCP/PVA 2p Myrtle-green. A superb cylinder 4 no dot or dot p7 block of six with angled margins. SG Spec U78. (Ref 4747) £22.00
422. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p Pink Type 1A PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb single with full perforations. Block of 4 (£59) SG Spec U87a. (Ref 2961) £15.00
423. 1972 FCP/PVA 2½p pink type 1 (NO SCRATCH IN SMALL 2) PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Ex DP18 2½p/3p Wedgwood pane of 12. A superb example of this difficult stamp. SG Spec U87a/U94. (Ref 17089) £85.00
424. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p pink value type 1C THIN PAPER MISSING PHOSPHOR. A superb marginal example. Very scarce. Ex cylinder 11. SG Spec U87a var. (Photo) (Ref 10290) £95.00
425. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p GREEN PHOSPHOR. A fine single. Ex sheets cyl 10 (blocks pro-rata). SG Spec U87b. (Ref 7846) £4.00
426. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p Pink Type 2B PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Ex panes DP16 upright and inverted printing. SG Spec U87(fa). (Ref 5850) £4.75
427. 1971 FCP/VA 2½p CB pink JET PHOSPHOR value type 2B. A fine single. (Trimmed perfs £2). SG Spec U87f++ JP5b. (Ref 5840) £8.50
428. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p pink Type 3 value. Ex £1 Wedgwood book. A fine full perf single. SG Spec U87g (FP6j). (Ref 5846) £1.50
429. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p CB pink Type 3 value with constant variety SHORTENED `P` in value. Ex DP19 R.3/4. SG Spec U87(g) Ex UWB3b. (Ref 5847) £4.00
SOLD 430. 1972 FCP/PVA 2½p Pink PHOSPHOR OMITTED. The scarcer TYPE III THIN VALUE from the (UWB3) 3rd Wedgwood pane of 12. A superb full perf example attached to part of the selvedge proving the source. SG Spec U87ga. (Photo) (Ref 6695) £250.00
431. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p Left Band pale pink Type 1 value, ex cylinder B22 (DP20A). A superb full perf single (trimmed copies available £3) SG Spec U90 FP7(c). (Ref 2964) £22.50
432. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p/2½p LB. THIN PAPER booklet pane of six. The Cyl B12 printing. A full perf example of this distinctive and scarce pane. (Singles: full perfs 2½p LB £45/3p bluish ultramarine £5) SG Spec USB10 var. (Ref 7468) £100.00
433. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p pink SIDE BAND RIGHT T3. Ex Wedgwood book. A full perf single. (Trimmed perfs 25p) SG Spec U94 (FP8). (Ref 5844) £1.50
434. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p pink SIDEBAND RIGHT T2B ex Wedgwood book. A fine single SG Spec U95 FP8a. (Ref 5849) £1.50
435. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p CB cylinder 10 dot block of 14 showing p8 displaced +95mm to row 14. A small natural paper mark in the margin opposite row 18 otherwise a superb example of this very rare displacement. SG Spec U87. (Ref 14308) £550.00
436. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p Green Phosphor cyl 10 no dot p8 block of six with angled margins. A difficult block. SG Spec U87b. (Ref 7736) £60.00
437. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p THIN PAPER, JET PHOSPHOR. A superb cylinder 11 no dot or dot phosphor 8 with angled margins. SG Spec U87. (Ref 10319) £17.00
438. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p JET Phosphor normal paper. A very fine cyl 11 no dot p8 block of 6 with a complete perforation encroachment through the bottom margin. Now looks like RE perf rather than A perf. SG Spec U87. (Ref 10172) £55.00
439. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p CB cylinder 13 no dot block of 20 showing p14 displaced +171mm to row 11. Very fine and rare in a large block. SG X851. Spec U87. (Ref 12827) £125.00
440. 1987 FCP/PVA 2½p CB Type 2A. A superb cylinder 19 dot block of six showing p18 displaced -42mm to row 20. SG Spec U87f. (Ref 5851) £5.00
SOLD 441. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p Rushstamps booklet pane PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A very fine full perf example. Very scarce, perf type P2s. DP14/N. SG Spec UB32e. (Photo) (Ref 16412) £150.00
442. 1071 2½p Rushstamps/labelx2 cylinder B15 booklet pane. Perf tpe AP3. Very fine with fulll perfs. Cat £8. (Trimmed perfs £1) SG Spec UB33 DP15. (Ref 5859) £6.00
443. 1971 2½p Rush/Labels x 2. Six panes showing end of phosphor run, said to be from the same column. Three normal, one with weak phosphor, one with phosphor bands stopping short on bottom row and one pane 80% missing phosphor. Perf type P35 (SGPLL). Trimmed perfs. SG Spec UB33 DP15. (Ref 6047) £15.00
SOLD 444. 1971 2½p B Alan booklet pane PHOSPHOR OMITTED. An inverted printing and perf type P2S (PL). Very fine with full perfs. SG Spec UB34a. (Ref 3411) £35.00
445. 1971 FCP/PVA 2½p B Alan Type 1 value booklet pane (ex cyl B29). Perf type P2r. Trimmed perfs but a scarce pane. SG Spec UB35 (DP16A). (Ref 5857) £25.00
446. 1972 FCP/PVA 2½p/½p Wedgwood pane with a 1mm downwards colour shift of the turquoise-blue resulting in very low centred ½p stamps. Fine and very unusual with average perfs. SG Spec UEP3 var. (Ref 12789) £75.00
447. FCP/PVA 3p/2½p S/T pane. Perf type P (smooth binding edge). Unmounted mint with good perfs. SG Spec USB10. (Ref 5878) £3.25
448. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p2½p S/T cylinder B9 B2 booklet pane. Perf type AP. Very fine with full perfs. Cat £12. (Trimmed perf panes £2.75) SG Spec USB10. (Ref 11163) £8.50
449. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p/2½p booklet pane of six with partial missing phosphor. The first vertical row is normal, the second shows two 3p R.B.O. and the 2½p's are phosphor omitted. Trimmed perfs on all stamps otherwise fine and rare. Perf PS. B.M. DP9. SG Spec USB10 var. (Ref 14861) £75.00
450. 1973 FCP/PVA 3p/2½p booklet pane of six JET PHOSHOR PS perforation. Trimmed perfs at right otherwise a fine example. SG USB10. Spec DP9J. (Ref 7071) £20.00
451. 1973 FCP/PVA 3p/2½p cylinder B12 B2 THIN PAPER booklet pane clearly shows the straight ruled vertical cutting line, perf PAP2. Trimmed perfs as is usual for this pane. SG Spec USB10. (Ref 5861) £65.00
452. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p/2½p pane of 6 PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine pane of six trimmed on short edge otherwise fine and scarce. Perf type PAP2 (SG APPa) SG Spec USB10a (BM DP9AN). (Ref 2826) £75.00
453. 1972 2½p/3p se-tenant pane of 12 with "11mm PHOSHOR BANDS" on the 6x3p's. Ex £1 Wedgwood booklet. A superb example with brilliant full perforations. SG Spec UEP2 var (DP18). (Ref 1725) £50.00
454. 1972 Wedgwood 2½p/3p phosphor omitted booklet pane of 12. Trimmed perfs otherwise a fine example of this rare pane (DP18/N). Unpriced in SG. SG X851nEY. Spec UEP2a. (Ref 11787) £375.00
455. 1972 2½p/3p Wedgwood pane of 12 with the INVERTED V SCRATCH R.2/1. Fine with full perfs. Cat £50. (Trimmed perf panes £6.25) SG Spec UEP2b (DP18 var). (Ref 3412) £25.00
456. 1972 Wedgwood 2½p/3p pane of 12 showing PHOSPHOR BANDS DISPLACED TO RIGHT BY APPROX 7MM resulting in N.B.R. of centre on column 1 and 1mm N.B.R. on column 2 and 7mm wide band left and 1mm right band on 3 & 4. Slight trimming at top otherwise fine. SG 851m var. Spec UEP2 var BM DP18 var. (Ref 6628) £35.00
457. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p 2B Ultramarine SCREENED VALUE. Ex some booklet panes. A fine single. (Trimmed single 50p. Full perf pane £20) SG Spec U103 var. (Ref 5884) £5.00
458. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p 2B ultramarine JET PHOSPHOR. Ex sheets cyl 8/10. Scarce printing. A fine single. SG Spec U103. (Ref 5871) £7.50
459. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p bluish ultramarine PHOSPHOR OMITTED type 1. Ex sheets cyl 2. A fine single. (blocks of 4 £27) SG Spec U103b. (Ref 10711) £7.00
460. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p ultramarine PHOSPHOR OMITTED. The scarcer Type 1B value from sheets, cylinder 12. SG Spec U103(1)b+. (Ref 5875) £8.75
461. 1972 FCP/PVA 3p Ultramarine type 1B BROAD BAND LEFT. Ex Wedgwood book. Well centred full perf. single. (block of 4 @ £80) SG Spec U103(c). (Ref 2967) £20.00
462. 1972 FCP/PVA 3p Ultramrine 9.5mm BROAD BAND CENTRE. A superb example of this very elusive stamp. SG Spec U103c. (Ref 2828) £55.00
463. 1972 FCP/PVA 3p 2B ultramarine UNCOATED PAPER. A fine unmounted mint right hand marginal block of 4. Cat £40. (Superb singles £25) SG X855c. Spec U103d. (Ref 5873) £110.00
464. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p 2B Ultramarine VERY THIN PAPER SCREENED VALUE. Ex booklet panes Cyl B27. A full perf single (trimmed perfs 50p) SG Spec U103(e). (Ref 5866) £4.50
465. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p 2B Bluish ultramarine THIN PAPER PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb good perf example with screened value. Ex cyl B27 booklet pane of 6. DOP is upright. RARE. SG Spec U103ea. (Photo) (Ref 10295) £225.00
466. 1973 FCP/PVA 3p bluish ultramarine 2B with vertical red line running through stamp. Caused by a faulty transmission roll containing ink from a previous printing (1p). Very fine and unusual. Cat £65. SG Spec U103f. (Ref 16496) £60.00
467. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p left hand marginal strip of 4 (3 different) each showing a different state of the autotron mark. SG Spec U103. (Ref 16363) £7.00
SOLD 468. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p 2B ultramarine with a 3mm downwards perforation shift. SG Spec U103 var. (Ref 15560) £25.00
469. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p 2B Ultramarine `THIN PAPER`. A superb cylinder 8 dot p7 block of six. SG Spec U103(3)e. (Ref 5882) £27.00
470. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p ultramarine (2 bands). A very fine cylinder 10 dot p-D +20mm to row 18 block of 8 with angled margins. Scarce. Cat £55. Ex Robinson. (Ref 6979) £25.00
SOLD 471. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p 2B cylinder 21 dot p-D block of 9. A very fine example of this very scarce block. Cat £180. SG Spec U103. (Photo) (Ref 16891) £170.00
SOLD 472. 1974 FCP/PVA 3p CB left hand marginal vertical strip of 4 showing a large paper join affecting the whole of one stamp and parts of two others. A very fine error resulting in one stamp being on double thickness paper. Ex Watton. SG Spec U109 var. (Ref 16499) £85.00
473. 1974 FCP/PVA 3p CB top right positional block of 10 showing retouched white flaw in hair and retouched indent in margin. SG Spec U109c. (Ref 17062) £12.50
474. 1971 FCP/PVA 3p £4315 pane, cylinder B1 booklet pane. Perf type AP2. Very fine with full perfs. Cat £6.50 (Trimmed perf panes £1.25) DP6A SG Spec UB38. (Ref 11153) £5.00
475. 1973 FCP/PVA 3p £4315 JET phosphor screened value cyl B27 booklet pane of 6. Trimmed perfs otherwise a fine example. (good perfs £25). DP6J SG UB38 var. (Ref 10911) £7.50
476. 1971 FCP/PVA 3px5 £4315 booklet pane with ONE 9.5MM BROAD BAND LEFT CENTRE on each stamp except for stamp 1 which shows an extra broad (18mm!) band at left. Trimmed perfs at right and bottom otherwise a fine, well centred example of this extremely rare pane which is unlisted by S.G. SG Spec UB38. (Photo) (Ref 13823) £895.00
SOLD 477. 1972 Wedgwood 3p FCP/PVA pane of twelve with ONE BROAD BAND LEFT ON EACH STAMP. Trimmed perfs at bottom otherwise a fine example (contains 8 perfect stamps). (Singles £20) SG Spec UEP1a (U103(c)). (Ref 3238) £160.00
SOLD 478. 1972 Wedgwood 3px12 pane PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Trimmed perfs at top and right, otherwise fine. Cat £225. DP17/N. (Full perf singles £35) SG Spec UEP1b. (Ref 11194) £200.00
SOLD 479. 1972 FCP/PVA 3p Ultramarine 2 bands. The fine booklet pane of 12 EACH STAMP OVERPRINTED 'SPECIMEN' (14x2mm). A valuable item of the greatest rarity. The remaining panes from the book have been split into single stamps. WITH CLEAR PHOTOCOPY OF RPS RPS CERTIFICATE (1985) RELATING TO THE COMPLETE BOOK. DP17 SG Spec UEP1s U103(s). (Photo) (Ref 14131) £1950.00
SOLD 480. 1973 FCP/PVA 3½p olive-grey block of 4 with bottom pair showing an extra vertical strike of perfs running through the height of the stamp. Attractive. SG Spec U115 var. (Ref 16551) £55.00
481. 1973 FCP/PVA 3½p Grey-olive. A superb cylinder 9 no dot or dot p17 block of six with 'A' perforation and angled margins. SG Spec U115. (Ref 5143) £7.00
482. 1973 FCP/PVA 3½p 2B cylinder 11 no dot block of 14 with p17 displaced +100mm to row 14. Very fine with angled margins.(Dot block of 14 £40) SG X858. Spec U115. (Ref 11997) £35.00
483. 1971 FCP/PVA 4p ochre-brown. A fine cylinder 4 dot block of six with the phoshor 1 showing. Scarce. SG Spec U117. (Ref 5887) £25.00
484. 1971 FCP/PVA 5p pale violet 250 screen ex sheets cylinder 2. A fine well centred single. (Block of 4 £16) SG Spec U136 var (FP13a). (Ref 3415) £4.00
485. 1971 FCP/PVA 5p PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A very fine example of this extremely rare stamp. Cat £475. SG Spec U136a. (Photo) (Ref 17033) £450.00
486. 1971 FCP/PVA 5p Pale violet 250 PHOSPHOR SCREEN. A fine cylinder 2 no dot block of 26 with the Large and Small phosphor 2's + 200mm to rows 8 and 10. SG Spec U136 var. (Ref 2969) £125.00
487. 1971 FCP/PVA 5p pale violet. A VERY fine WELL CENTRED cylinder 3 no dot or dot p7 block of six. SG Spec U136. (Ref 5145) £9.00
488. 1971 FCP/PVA 6p dull light emerald. Ex cylinder 4. Scarce. A very fine single. (badly centred example £5) SG Spec U137 (FP14). (Ref 5146) £18.00
489. 1971 FCP/PVA 6p Light Emerald. A very fine cylinder 4 dot p-* block of six with angled margins. (Singles £18) SG Spec U145. (Ref 6701) £95.00
490. 1975 FCP/PVA 6½p CB. Superb single. (Cat £20) (Block of 4 £40). SPECIAL OFFER SG Spec U150. (Ref 10526) £10.00
491. 1975 FCP/PVA 6½p CB greenish blue. A superb cylinder 4 no dot p18 block of six with angled margin. A rare block. SG Spec U150. (Ref 3737) £275.00
492. 1971 FCP/PVA 7½p PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb right hand marginal example of this scarce stamp. Cat £275. SG Spec U159a. (Photo) (Ref 13960) £195.00
493. 1971 FCP/PVA 7½p 2B Pale Chestnut. A very fine cyl 1 no dot block of 10 showing the large and small re-engraved phosphor 2 with angled margins. SG Spec U159. (Ref 5891) £25.00
494. 1971 FCP/PVA 7½p pale chestnut. A superb cylinder 3 no dot or dot block of six with angled margins. SG Spec U157. (Ref 2831) £16.00
495. 1971 FCP/PVA Deep Orange & Black ex cylinder 4A4B. A superb well centred single. SG Spec U172(2). (Ref 5894) £2.25
496. 1971 FCP/PVA 9p Bright yellow-orange & black PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb well centred single. SG X882Ey. Spec U172a. (Ref 10672) £85.00
497. 1971 FCP/PVA 9p yellow-orange & black with strongly defined SCREENED VALUE PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A very fine example of this difficult stamp. SG Spec U172a. (Photo) (Ref 6264) £95.00
498. 1971 FCP/PVA 9p orange/black BROAD BAND RIGHT. A superb left hand marginal block of 4. Cat £112. (Singles £15) SG Spec U172b. (Ref 2832) £55.00
499. 1971 FCP/PVA 9p Yellow-orange & Black. A very fine cylinder 3A3B no dot or dot block of six. SG Spec U172(1). (Ref 3008) £12.00
500. 1971 FCP/PVA 9p 2B yellow orange and black cylinder 3A3B dot block of 14 with p1 displaced +107mm to row 14. Fine with angled margins. SG X882. Spec U172. (Ref 12001) £40.00
501. 1971 FCP/PVA 9p Deep yellow orange and black. A very fine cylinder 4A4B no dot p1 or dot p-* block of six. SG Spec U172 var (FP17a). (Ref 17090) £20.00
502. 1971 FCP/PVA 10p orange pink and chestnut. A superb cylinder 5A4B no dot p1 or dot p-*. (The pair of blocks no dot and dot £24) SG Spec U182 var FP18b. (Ref 4745) £12.50
503. 1971 FCP/PVA 10p orange-brown omitted. A fine unmounted mint single with normal for comparison. Cat £160. SG X885a. Spec U182a. (Photo) (Ref 16765) £135.00
504. 1971 FCP/PVA 10p ornge/brown PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A very fine single. (Block of 4 £20) SG Spec U182b. (Ref 5895) £5.50
SOLD 505. 1971 FCP/PVA 10p orange-brown and chestnut PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb 3A3B no dot cylinder block of 6 with angled margins. SG X885EY. Spec U182b. (Ref 11302) £85.00
1972 FCP/GA
506. 1972 FCP/GA ½p, 1p and 2p on VERY THIN PAPER. Ex Thrissell coil printing. Scarce. The set of 3 singles. SG Spec U49, U58 & U79 var. (Ref 4132) £42.50
507. 1972 2p FCP/GA 2p myrtle green silicone coated. Ex S/T coil. A fine single. SG Spec U79. (Ref 5150) £2.00
508. 1972 FCP/GA 5p multivalue coil strip on `THIN PAPER`. A very scarce and unrecorded strip with good perfs (normally only found trimmed). (Slightly trimmed perf coils £25) SG Spec UMC2+++. (Ref 5897) £47.50
SOLD 509. 1972 FCP/GA 2½p CB right hand marginal imperforate pair. Superb. Cat £275. SG X851a. Spec U88a. (Photo) (Ref 16549) £200.00
510. 1972 FCP/GA 2½p CB with 4mm downwards perf shift. A very fine right hand marginal example. SG 851Eg var. Spec U88 var. (Ref 15554) £45.00
511. 1972 FCP/GA 2½p Pink. A right hand marginal irregular block of 18 showing the very marked unlisted variety SCRATCH IN BACKGROUND FROM TOP LEFT THROUGH FRONT OF HAIR AND VALUE. SG Spec U88 var. (Ref 4162) £45.00
SOLD 512. 1972 FCP/GA 2½p AS500 horizontal coil leader number 7. A fine example with 6 stamps attached. Scarce. SG Spec U88. (Ref 17019) £75.00
513. 1972 FCP/GA 2½p cylinder 9 p8 no dot block of 6. A small wrinkle affects one stamp otherwise a very fine example of this rare block. Normally sells for £995. SG U88. (Photo) (Ref 11295) £625.00
SOLD 514. 1972 FCP/GA 2½p Pink (CB). A superb CYLINDER 9 DOT P8 block of six. Normally an impossible block to obtain. An absolute howling rarity. Ex Andrew Watton. Ct £1100 SG X851Eg. Spec U88. (Photo) (Ref 3668) £995.00
SOLD 515. 1972 FCP/GA 3d 2B ultramarine. A superb completely imperforate left hand marginal horizontal pair. Cat £275. SG X855b. Spec U104a. (Photo) (Ref 16902) £235.00
516. 1972 FCP/GA 3p Ultramarine PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine single. SG Spec U104b. (Ref 5898) £7.00
517. 1973 FCP/GA 3p BS500 horizontal coil leader number 7 with leader overprinted "GA" and dated "8 Aug 73". Slight damage on one stamp otherwise fine with quite good perfs. SG Spec U104(1) var. (Ref 17017) £65.00
SOLD 518. 1972 FCP/GA 3p horizontal coil leader BS (No. 9) showing the GA correction to the original PVA inscription. Contains 5 quite good perf stamps. A scarce leader. SG Spec U104e. (Ref 16510) £110.00
SOLD 519. 1972 FCP/GA 3p Ultramarine 2B cylinder 10 no dot block of 6 with p7 displaced -18mm to row 19. Very fine and scarce. The -20 displacement is cat. £150 in SG. SG X855Eg. Spec U104. (Ref 11884) £45.00
SOLD 520. 1972 FCP/GA 3p ultramarine cylinder 10 dot p7 cylinder block of 6 with the first vertical column of 3 stamps being LEFT BAND OMITTED. The phosphor begins to come back in the left margin and phosphor 7 can just be seen; the 3 stamps however show no after glow on the left when checked under u.v. Unrecorded and only known example. SG X855Eg. Spec U104 var. (Photo) (Ref 12004) £750.00
SOLD 521. 1973 FCP/GA 3p bluish-ultramarine. NARROW BAND LEFT (the 6mm shift). A fine bottom right hand corner marginal block of 4, ex cyl 8. Scarce. Cat in Connisseur £2600. Conn. Cat 20BL. SPECIAL OFFER SG Spec U107(1) var. (Ref 16962) £380.00
522. 1973 FCP/GA 3p CB bluish-ultramarine. A fine cyl 8 dot phosphor 9 block of six with R perf. Scarce. Cat £35. SG U107(2). (Ref 17076) £20.00
523. 1973 FCP/GA 3p Bluish Ultramarine. A superb cylinder 8 dot p8, 'A' perf, cylinder block of 6. A scarcer cylinder with angled margins. Cat £48. SG Spec U107(2). (Ref 2837) £25.00
524. 1973 FCP/GA 3p bluish ultramarine NARROW BAND LEFT (the 6mm shift). A fine unmounted mint single of this scarce stamp, ex cyl 8. Cat. in Connoisseur £650> Conn: 20BL. (SPECIAL OFFER BLOCKS OF 4 £375). SG Spec U107(1) var. (Photo) (Ref 16963) £95.00
SOLD 525. 1973 FCP/GA 3p bluish ultramarine NARROW BAND LEFT (the 6mm shift) cylinder 8 dot p-* block of 6. Creased on one stamp and with pencil mark in margin otherwise a fine angled margin example of this extremely rare or probably unique cylinder block. Cat. £3900 as singles. Conn. Cat 20BL SG Spec U107(1). (Photo) (Ref 16961) £1250.00
526. 1972 FCP/GA 4p Ochre-brown JET PHOSPHOR. A superb well centred single. (Cylinders £60) SG Spec U122 (JP8). (Ref 5151) £12.50
527. 1973 FCP/GA 6p light emerald. Ex cylinder 4. A superb well centred single. Block of 4 £5) SG Spec U138 (FG8). (Ref 5152) £1.50
528. 1973 FCP/GA 6p light emerald. A very fine cylinder 4 no dot and dot block of six. (No dot or dot £35) The pair. SG Spec U144. (Ref 2838) £70.00
529. 1973 FCP/GA 6p cylinder 4 no dot p7 block of 6 with blind hole between stamp 19/1 and 20/1. Very fine and well centred. SG X870Eg. Spec U144. (Ref 12166) £37.50
1973-90 FCP/DEXTRIN
530. 1971 Decimal Machin set of 97 printed in Photogravure by Harrisons with phosphor bands includes both the scarce ½p LB (Cat £48) and 10p type 2 (Cat £22). A superb unmounted mint set. SG X841 - 922. (Ref 16861) £85.00
531. 1973 FCP/DEX ½p Bright Turquoise-blue PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Sideways printed, ex multivalue coil. A fine single. SG Spec U50(a) (FD5++). (Ref 5901) £1.00
532. 1975 FCP/DEX ½p bright turquoise blue BROAD BAND CENTRE, EX G3 COIL. SG Spec U50b. (Ref 3009) £1.00
533. 1975 FCP/DEX ½p Bright turquoise-blue BROAD BAND RIGHT. Ex G3 coil. A fine single. SG Spec U50b. (Ref 2970) £3.00
534. 1974 FCP/DEX ½p Pale Bright Turquoise-Blue THIN PAPER. Ex Thrissel multivalue coil. A difficult stamp. A full perf single. SG Spec U50(c) (FD5e). (Ref 5905) £6.00
535. 1973 FCP/PVAD ½p, 1p and 2p TWO BAND THIN PAPER from the Thrissell G2 multivalue coil. The set of 3 with full perforations. (Cat £47) SG Spec U50c, u59c & u80c. (Ref 11855) £32.00
536. 1975 FCP/DEX ½p turquoise-blue type 2 value "ONE BROAD BAND LEFT". A fine example with good perforations. Ex panes of 4 (DP11A). This shows the complete displacement and as such is a very elusive stamp. (Trimmed £4). SG Spec U50da. (Ref 2092) £40.00
537. 1973 FCP/DEX ½p 2B block of 4 showing ann overall dramatic bluing of paper. Very unusual with normal block of 4 for comparison. (Block of 10 £25/single £2.50) SG Spec U50 var. (Ref 16487) £10.00
SOLD 538. 1973 FCP/DEX ½p 2B horizontal strip of 3 showing the catalogued flaw "long diagonal scratch" R.3/3 - R.3/5. Cat £6. SG Spec U50e. (Ref 14190) £4.50
539. 1973 FCP/DEX ½p 2B positional horizontal pair showing the catalogued flaw "dark spot above central cross" R.20/6. (Block of 4 £2.50) SG Spec U50g. (Ref 14195) £2.00
540. 1974 FCP/DEX 10p multi-value coil (6p, 2p, 1p, ½p, ½p) weak snowy print on 2p showing 'retouch by dress flaw' on first ½p. Fine good perf strips of 5. Ex roll 10. SG Spec U50L. (Ref 13244) £5.50
SOLD 541. 1973 FCP/DEX ½p 2B left hand marginal vertical strip of 4 with the bottom stamp being affected by a dry print resulting in a very pale snowy stamp. Superb and very attractive. SG XS41 var. Spec U50 var. (Photo) (Ref 16507) £60.00
542. 1977 FCP/PVAD ½p 2B + VARNISHED COATING. A superb cylinder 8 d