List 32 - Specialised All Reigns

Queen Victoria King Edward VII King George V KEVIII / KGVI / QEII / Cinderella

KEVIII / KGVI / QEII / Cinderella

Edward VIII 1936 Stamps, Books, Panes & Dues 1937-47 Dark (Original) Colours 1937-51 Booklet Panes 1937-51 High Values 1941-49 Pale Colours GV1 Commemoratives 1950-51 New Colours Booklets Wilding Booklets George VI Postal Stationary & Revenues George VI Advertising Envelopes George VI Postage Dues George VI Postal Stationary & Revenues I.O.M./Jersy/Guernsey Cinderella & Miscellaneous

EDWARD VIII 1936 STAMPS, BOOKS, PANES & DUES

586

SOLD 586. 1936 Edward VIII ½d watermark inverted punched and overprinted cancelled type 33P. A very fine unmounted mint single. Cat. £50 SG 457wi var. Spec P1at. (Photo) (Ref 19599) £45.00

SOLD 587. 1936 ½d Green inverted watermark. A superb unmounted mint 'P' perf booklet pane of six with full perforations. Cat £60. SG Spec PB1a. (Ref 18698) £45.00

SOLD 588. 1936 1½d Red-brown. A superb unmounted mint cylinder 4 dot control A/36 control block of six with a COMPLETE PERFORATION ENCROACHMENT IN BOTTOM MARGIN giving the appearance of perf type 6B(E/P). Angled margin. SG 459. Spec P3. (Ref 19225) £25.00

SOLD 589. 1936 1½d Red-brown. A superb unmounted mint cylinder 2 no dot, control A/36 corner block of six with angled margins with the "HAIR FLAW RETOUCHED ON R.18/1". Cat. £50. SG 459. Spec P3. (Ref 19224) £27.00

SOLD 590. 1936 1½d Advert pane "CASH'S LOSE LESS LINEN/FREE BOOKLET". A fine and fresh lightly hinged cylinder G7 dot 'I perf pane. (Perf 3.5.1.) Cat. £140 SG 459a. Spec PB5 (1). (Ref 18631) £60.00

591

591. 1936 1½d Advert pane "DRAGE'S/FREE BOOK". Inverted watermark with 'P' perf. A superb UNMOUNTED MINT FULL PERF EXAMPLE. (Trimmed perfs 1.4.5. u/m example £47) SG 459a wi. Spec PB5a (7). (Photo) (Ref 18626) £85.00

SOLD 592. 1936 1½d Advert pane "SPREAD YOUR CAPITAL/UNIVERSAL FIXED TRUST". A fine UNMOUNTED MINT 'P' perf pane (perf: 1.1.5.) Cat. £95 SG 459a. Spec PB5(12). (Ref 18686) £60.00

SOLD 593. 1936 1½d Advert pane "STAMP COLLECTORS/CHAS. NISSEN". A fine mounted mint 'E' perf pane (perf 5.1.3.). Cat. £95 SG 459a. Spec PB5(13). (Ref 18635) £45.00

594

594. 1936-37 Edward VIII POSTAGE DUES ½d - 2/6. A superb UNMOUNTED MINT set of eight. Cat. £390. SG D10-26. (Photo) (Ref 19755) £250.00

595. DECEMBER 11 1936 EDITION OF THE DAILY MIRROR NEWSPAPER ENTITLED ON FRONT "KING EDWARD WILL BROADCAST TONIGHT". A complete copy in good condition of this historical edition with much on the abdication and the new King George VI. (Ref 19198) £30.00

596. 1936 2/- Blue booklet edition 356. A very fine and fresh complete book containing the advert pane number 10 and unusually good perfs on all panes (I.U.U.I.). Exceptional. Cat. £100 SG BC2. (Ref 16781) £85.00

597. 1937 5/- Buff booklet edition No. 16. A fine complete example containing the advert pane pB5a(15) (I.U.I.U.U.U.I.I) Cat. £200. SG BC4. (Ref 18618) £135.00

1937-47 DARK (ORIGINAL) COLOURS

598. 1937 Dark colours ½d - 1/-. A very fine unmounted mint set of 15 values. Cat. £45 SG 462-475. (Ref 19559) £18.00

599. 1937 1d Scarlet overprinted cancelled type 33. A superb u/m example with booklet selvedge attached. Cat. £80 SG 463 var. Spec Q4t. (Ref 19540) £75.00

600

600. 1940c VERY RARE WARTIME PRIORITY LABELS. These were used on telegrams to the forces whose home had been bombed calling them home. (Block of 4 £60. (Photo) (Ref 16839) £15.00

601. 1937 2½d Ultramarine. A fine fresh unmounted mint cylinder 2 no dot (control A/37) corner block of six with perforation type 5 (E/I). Shows variety "SCRATCH ON TEMPLE R.20/1". Cat. £30. (Ditto but perf type 6 I/P @ £20) SG 469 var. Spec Q13d. (Ref 19203) £25.00

602. 1939 5d Brown on small airmail envelope to Sweden with a "Seasons Greetings 1939 multicoloured Christmas label" all well tied by the postmark. From Grimsby 20 Dec 1939 and with "opened by censor 2028", reseal "P.C. 66" cream label. Attractive and unusual SG 469. (Ref 19007) £30.00

SOLD 603. 1946 6d Purple. A cylinder 37 control T/46 block of six showing the "BADLY DAMAGED PICK UP BAR" under R.20/1 and a complete bottom marginal row of 12 also from cylinder 37 showing the same and "COMPLETELY OMITTED PICK UP BAR UNDER R.20/10". Lightly hinged in places otherwise fine, fresh and scarce. SG 470 var. Spec Q22 var. (Ref 19186) £75.00

604. 1939 7d Emerald-green "DAMAGED N IN REVENUE" (EX CYLS 9 & 10 NO DOT R.20/2). Superb unmounted mint bottom marginal horizontal pair showing this variety on one stamp. Cat. £80. SG Spec Q23(c). (Ref 19111) £45.00

605. 1939 8d Bright carmine. A fine and fresh mint cylinder 1 no dot (control E/39) corner block of six. Very lightly hinged on one stamp only. SG 472. Spec Q24. (Ref 19201) £70.00

606

606. 1939 1/- Bistre-brown overprinted "SPECIMEN" TYPE 23. A superb unmounted mint single. Scarce. Cat. £125 SG 475 var. Spec Q28t. (Photo) (Ref 19533) £110.00

SOLD 607. 1946 1/- Bistre-brown. A well centred unmounted mint cylinder 16 dot (Control S/46) corner block of six showing the listed variety "BROKEN CROWN R.18/2". A few minor gum creases otherwise fine. Cat £150. SG 475. (Ref 19197) £90.00

608. 1937-51 GEORGE VI REMAINS OF COLLECTION beautifully written up on top quality "ORIEL" album pages. Includes 1937 set of 15, light colours and colour change with inverted and sideways watermarks, commemoratives and 1951 high values. All fine unmouned mint A good base for expansion. SG 462-512. (Ref 19187) £120.00

609

609. 1944 Circa ½d - 3d propaganda forgeries. A fine marginal set of 6 cancelled with the "London AAAO 6 Jun 44" special stamp in violet. (Very fine u/m set of 6 £150) (Photo) (Ref 19564) £150.00

1937-51 BOOKLET PANES

610. 1937 ½d Deep green cylinder E10 no dot booklet pane of six. Lightly mounted otherwise a very fine example with good perfs. Cat. £85. SG Spec QB1. (Ref 19477) £35.00

611

SOLD 611. 1937 1½d Advert pane "CASH'S SATIN LINGERIE RIBBONS/COVENTRY WARWICKSHIRE" (numbered 441). A very fine lightly hinged cylinder G37 no dot with 'P' perforations and FULL PERFORATIONS. Scarce. (Number 441 would seem to be erroneously listed under QB23(2) in SG. Cat. £150 SG 464b. Spec QB23(3). (Photo) (Ref 18677) £100.00

612

SOLD 612. 1937 1½d Advert pane "SAVING IS SIMPLE ("IS" 3.5MM HIGH)/HOME SAFE. A superb UNMOUNTED MINT cylinder G37 no dot "P" perf pane with FULL PERFORATIONS. Cat. £150 SG 464bwi. Spec QB23(9). (Photo) (Ref 18684) £135.00

SOLD 613. 1937 1½d Inverted watermark advert pane "SAVING IS SIMPLE ("IS" 3.5MM HIGH)/HOME SAFE. A very fine and fresh UNMOUNTED MINT "P" perf pane with good perforations. (Perf 2.2.1.). Cat. £110 SG 464bwi. Spec QB23a(9). (Ref 18670) £65.00

SOLD 614. 1937 1½d Inverted watermark advert pane "YOU CAN REACH YOUR/FRIENDS AT SEA BY RADIO TELEGRAM". A superb lightly hinged 'P' perf example with FULL PERFORATIONS. Cat. £110 SG 464bwi. Spec QB23a(12). (Ref 18664) £70.00

SOLD 615. 1954 1d Inverted watermark advert pane "SHORTHAND IN ONE WEEK". A very fine u/m example with good perfs. Cat. £65 SG Spec QB20a. (Ref 19543) £40.00

616

SOLD 616. JUNE 1949 2d pale orange TETE-BECHE. A booklet pane of six, incorrectly cut to the extent that it includes ELEMENTS OF THREE HORIZONTAL TETE-BECHE PAIRS; contained in the original 2/6 booklet BD.28(39). SPECTACULAR, SUPERB AND VERY RARE. SG 488b. Spec Q11c. (Photo) (Ref 18721) £5750.00

617. 1942 2d PALE ORANGE CYLINDER BOOKLET PANES OF SIX from the double pane cylinders. Includes H20 dot, H22 dot, H28 no dot and dot, H29 no dot and dot, H31 dot, H34 no dot and dot, H45 no dot and dot. Some trimmed perfs, but mainly fresh unmounted mint. (11 panes). Cat. £541. SG Spec QB30. (Ref 18930) £295.00

618. 1942 2½d PALE ULTRAMARINE CYLINDER BOOKLET PANE OF 6 COLLECTION OF 20 different on Hagner sheet. Lightly mounted and unmounted mint, fine to very fine. SG Spec QB33. (Ref 19552) £425.00

1937-51 HIGH VALUES

SOLD 619. 1939-48 High Values 2/6 - £1. A superb fresh unmounted mint set of 6 values. Cat. £300 SG 476-478b. (Ref 16845) £165.00

SOLD 620. 1951 Festival High Values. A very fine unmounted mint set of 4 values. Cat. £95 SG 509-512. (Ref 19568) £40.00

SOLD 621. 1951 Festival £1 brown RE-ENTRY IN "DIEU". A right hand marginal pair showing the re-entry on lower stamp (R.5/4) and the left hand marginal single showing it from R.5/1. Both in superb unmounted mint. Cat £300. SG Spec Q38a. (Ref 19194) £170.00

1941-49 PALE COLOURS

622. 1941 ½d - 3d Pale colours. The set of 6 in superb u/m cylinder blocks of 6. Cat. £73. SG 485-490. Spec Q2-Q17. (Ref 19549) £45.00

SOLD 623. 1941 1d Pale scarlet set of 3 cylinder blocks of 6 showing the 3 variations in the multipositives. Cyl 69 pre type 1, cyl 105 type 1 and cyl 179 type II. Very fine and fresh u/m (cyl 105 mounted in margin only). Cat. £41. SG 486 var. Spec Q5/Q5A. (Ref 19548) £27.00

SOLD 624. 1941 1d Pale scarlet "DOUBLE THICKNESS PAPER". A perfectly centred unmounted mint example almost certainly from a paper join. Scarce and unusual. SG 486 var. Spec Q5 var. (Ref 19179) £65.00

625. 1942 2½d Light ultramarine on small envelope from Northern Ireland to London with a charming CHARITY LABEL ON REVERSE showing a dog and post box inscribed "They will look after me donations gratefully accepted by our dumb friends league, Grosvenor Gardens House, Victoria SW1". Letter opened and resealed by censor P.C.90. SG 489. (Ref 19125) £35.00

SOLD 626. 1941 3d Pale violet "BROKEN CIRCLE TO VALUE" R.18/2). A fine and fresh cylinder 27 no dot (control R/45) block of six. Lightly hinged on top two stamps and in bottom margin. The stamp below this flaw (R.19/2) also shows a distinct flaw to right of the cross on crown; constant? With photocopy of an enlarged drawing showing both varieties. Cat. £70. SG 490 var. Spec Q17c. (Ref 19180) £45.00

627. 1941 3d Pale Violet. A fine and fresh unmounted mint cylinder 34 no dot block of 6. Cat £22 SG 490. Spec Q17. (Ref 8682) £15.00

SOLD 628. 1941 3d Pale violet. Two very fine matching right hand marginal blocks of 12; one showing the variety "WHITE PATCH IN HAIR AND BLEMISH IN BACKGROUND" ex cyl 34 dot R.9/10 and the other "THE RETOUCHED STATE". Lightly hinged at top and bottom but the variety in both are unmounted mint. Scarce. Cat. £140. SG 490 var. Spec Q17 a&b. (Ref 19189) £90.00

629

SOLD 629. 1941 3d Pale violet top marginal block of 6 showing the error of engraving, where the dividing arrow was incorrectly engraved between stamps 7 and 8. This has been erased by lines and re-engraved in the correct position between stamps 6 and 7. Ex cyl. 27. An excellent error, mentioned, but not listed in SG cat. SG 490 var. Spec Q17 var. (Photo) (Ref 19547) £95.00

630. 1943 3d Pale Violet coil join horizontal strip of 4. Superb unmounted mint example with good perfs. SG 490. Spec Q17g. (Ref 19316) £35.00

SOLD 631. 1943 3d Pale Violet (S)480 horizontal coil leader No. 1 with 10 good perf stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 10 good perf stamps. SG 490. Spec Q17. (Ref 19309) £70.00

GV1 COMMEMORATIVES

SOLD 632. Circa 1943 1½d German propaganda forgery of the 1937 Coronation Stamp showing Stalin and dated Teheran 28 11 1943. Cancelled with a London 6 Jun 44 special stamp cds. (Ref 19563) £85.00

SOLD 633. 1946 Victory 2½d cylinder 11 no dot corner block of 10 showing the "extra porthole aft" flaw R.16/1. Very fine unmounted mint. (Single showing flaw £20). Cat. £75. SG 491a. Spec QCUM8a. (Ref 19523) £45.00

SOLD 634. 1948 2½d Olympic Games. A marginal block of 6 showing "ear lobe flaw" ex cyl 2 dot R.17/1. Cat £36. SG 495. Spec Qcom 14b. (Ref 17099) £22.00

635. 1948 Channel Islands Liberation 2½d top left hand corner marginal block of 4. Showing the crown flaw R.1/1. Very fine u/m. Cat. £20 SG C2 var. Spec QCOM13a. (Ref 19544) £15.00

636. 1948 Silver Wedding 2½d - £1. A very fine and fresh UNMOUNTED MINT set of two. Cat. £18.50 SG 493-494. (Ref 14773) £18.50

637. 1949 U.P.U. 1/- brown variety RETOUCHED BACKGROUND TO 1/- (R.8/5). A fine lightly mounted mint example within a right hand marginal positional block of 6. Cat. £40 SG 502 var. Spec QCom21a. (Ref 19188) £27.00

1950-51 NEW COLOURS

638. 1951 ½d Pale orange horizontal coil strip of 4 with coil join. Very fine unmounted mint example with good perfs. (Trimmed £3.50) SG 503 var. Spec Q3j. (Ref 19319) £14.00

639. 1951 ½d Pale orange (P) 480 horizontal coil leader with 10 good perf stamps attached together with a coil end of 10 stamps. Various roll numbers available. SG 503. Spec Q3. (Ref 19302) £20.00

640. 1951 1d Light ultramarine vertical coil strip of 5 stamps. Very fine unmounted mint with good perfs. (Good perf singles 75p). SG 504. Spec Q6. (Ref 19325) £3.00

SOLD 641. 1951 1d Light ultramarine vertical coil (B)960 leader (number 6) with 15 stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 12 good perf stamps including coil join. SG 504. Spec Q6. (Ref 19331) £25.00

642. 1951 1d Light ultramarine (O)480 sideways watermark horizontal coil leader with 10 good perf stamps attached. Supplied with a coil end containing 10 good perf stamps. Rolls 3 or 4 available. SG 504a. Spec Q6A. (Ref 19313) £35.00

643. 1951 1½d Pale green vertical coil strip of 4. Very fine unmounted mint example with good perfs. (Good perf single 85p). SG 505. Spec Q9. (Ref 19324) £3.00

SOLD 644. 1951 1½d Pale green vertical coil join strip of 4. Very fine unmounted mint with good perfs. SG 505. Spec Q9f. (Ref 19323) £10.00

SOLD 645. 1951 1½d Pale green vertical coil (L)480 leader with 8 good perf stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 7 good perf stamps. SG 505. Spec Q9. (Ref 19328) £30.00

646. 1951 2d Pale red-brown "RETOUCH TO ROSE, THISTLE AND CROSS ON CROWN" (cyl 75 no dot R.1/3 and 4). A top left corner marginal block of 12 showing part of central arrow. Lightly hinged on two stamps and once in the top margin otherwise fine and fresh. The variety stamps being unmounted mint. Cat. £179. SG 506 var. Spec Q12g. (Ref 19177) £75.00

647. 1951 2d Pale red-brown sideways watermark (T)480 horizontal coil red-brown leader with 12 good perf stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 14 stamps. SG 506a. Spec Q12b. (Ref 19308) £25.00

648. 1951 2½d Pale scarlet sideways watermark (M)480 horizontal coil leader with 12 stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 10 stamps. SG 507a. Spec Q15b. (Ref 19310) £20.00

649. 1950 4d Light ultramarine vertical coil join strip of 4. Very fine unmounted mint example with good perfs. (Trimmed £3.50). SG 508. Spec Q20c. (Ref 19326) £14.00

650. 1950 4d Light ultramarine vertical coil (A)960 leader No. 4 with 18 stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing a further 18 stamps. SG 508. Spec Q20. (Ref 19334) £60.00

SOLD 651. 1950 4d Light ultramarine (H)480 horizontal coil leader with 10 stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 10 stamps. SG 508. Spec Q20. (Ref 19315) £45.00

BOOKLETS

SOLD 652. 1938 6d Buff booklet with interleaf. A very fine and fresh booklet with good perforations on both panes. Cat. £60. SG BD1a. (Ref 18741) £45.00

SOLD 653. 1940 6d Pale-green booklets bound with the selvedge at the top and the selvedge at the bottom; the latter shows the marginal arrows in centre on both panes. Fine and fresh. The pair of books. Cat. £240. SG BD3 & 3a. (Ref 18744) £120.00

654. 1952 1/- Cream booklet with inverted watermark on all three panes. Fine and fresh. Cat £18. SG BD8. (Ref 18653) £11.00

655. 1954 1/- Cream booklet with upright watermark on all three panes. Fine and fresh. Cat. £28. (Ditto with inverted watermark on all three £15) SG BD10. (Ref 18651) £15.00

656

SOLD 656. 1937 2/- Blue booklet (EDITION NUMBER 400). Hinge marks on back cover otherwise very fine and fresh WITH GOOD PERFORATIONS ON ALL PANES (U.U.I.I.). The advert pane is number 8. RARE. SG BD11. (Photo) (Ref 18708) £395.00

SOLD 657. Oct 1950 2/6 Green booklet. A very fine and fresh complete book with inverted watermark on all panes. Cat. £60. SG BD18(86). (Ref 18621) £50.00

658. Feb 1951 2/6 Green booklet. A very fine and fresh example with good perforations on all three panes. (I.U.I.). SG BD18(90). (Ref 19268) £55.00

659. Jan. 1952 2/6 green booklet. Fine and fresh with inverted watermark on all three panes. Ct. £35. SG BD19(9). (Ref 18657) £25.00

660. Nov. 1952 2/6 green booklet with inverted watermark except for the 1½d pane (I.U.I.I.). Fine and fresh. Cat. £35. SG BD20(9). (Ref 18647) £27.00

WILDING BOOKLETS

SOLD 661. September 1953 2/6 composite booklet. A superb fresh example with full perfs on all panes; scarce as such. (Contains PPR 15mm advert pane). Cat. £100. SG F6. (Ref 19884) £75.00

662. January 1954 2/6 composite booklet. A very fine and fresh example with quite good perfs. Cat. £70. SG F12. (Ref 19883) £35.00

GEORGE VI POSTAL STATIONERY & REVENUES

663. 1954 2½d ALBINO PRINT (MISSING COLOUR) on a 2½d stamped to order stationery (embossed) envelope, used locally on Tonbridge cancelled by Wavy line machine cancel dated "30 Mch 1954" with advertisement for "WHITBREAD'S ALE AND STOUT IN A BOTTLE" in front. A rare used albino print. SG Spec Huggins ES64 or ES70. (Ref 19464) £175.00

GEORGE VI ADVERTISING ENVELOPES

664. 1948 PICKFORDS REMOVALS & STORGE 2½d Silver Wedding tied to advertising envelope by wavy line cancel dated "26 APR 1948" (THE FIRST DAY OF ISSUE!). DELIGHTFUL GREEN & DARK BLUE PRINTED ILLUSTRATION OF A PICKFORD'S REMOVAL VAN ON FRONT. SCARCE. SG 493. (Ref 19466) £65.00

665. 26 JAN 1945 THE EMPIRE CARRIES ON - THANKS TO THE MERCHANT NAVY! Printed label showing a merchant ship (one side blank for address) affixed to a used envelope to re-cycle it to save paper. Reposted from London to Edenbridge, Kent, but missing the 2nd stamp. Scarce and unusual. (Ref 19490) £75.00

GEORGE VI POSTAGE DUES

666. 1937 George VI watermark ½d - 2/6. A very fine unmounted mint set of 8 values. Cat. £260. SG D27-D34. Spec R27-R34. (Ref 19569) £125.00

667. 1937-46 wmk. "GV1R" 4d dull grey-green WMK SIDEWAYS-INVERTED. A very fine and fresh well centred lightly mounted mint example. SG D31wi. Spec R31a. (Ref 17663) £85.00

GEORGE VI POSTAL STATIONERY & REVENUES

668. 1943 Prisoner of War Post 2½d letter sheet used from Newport Isle of Wight to a prisoner in Italy with English and Italian censor cachets. Very fine condition. SG Spec Huggins: AP2. (Ref 19587) £55.00

669. 1947-48 General CB1/10 clothing book issued by The Board of Trade. An almost complete book containing complete sheets of 17 yellow 'E', magenta 'R' and olive 'T' coupons and part sheet of the crimson 'Z' coupons, missing only the two crimson tokens at top. A scarce and interesting item from the postwar years of austerity. (Ref 19138) £75.00

I.O.M./JERSEY/GUERNSEY

SOLD 670. 1941 Jersey Arms ½d and 1d bottom left hand corner imprint date blocks of 9. ½d Block shows catalogued flaws "Break Above T" R.8/1. and "Three breaks in P" R.8/3. Very fine unmounted mint. Cat. £93 SG 1/1h/1i/2. (Ref 19579) £65.00

671. 1943 Jersey view set of 8 values including both 1d and 2½d newsprint in horizontal gutter pairs. Very fine and fresh unmounted mint. SG 3-8. (Ref 19556) £33.50

672. 1941 Guernsey Arms ½d - 2½d. Small collection of 27, mainly unmounted mint stamps including shades (botholive shades, blue green shade and bright green shade on ½d). plus French banknote paper issues. Very Fine. (Ref 19588) £150.00

SOLD 673. 1942 Guernsey Arms ½d and 1d bottom marginal imprint blocks of 4 on bluish French banknote paper. ½d 5x120M/2/42 1d 7x120M/2/42. Lightly mounted, ½d in margin only, otherwise fine and fresh. Cat. £120 for the pair. SG 4-5. (Ref 19572) £75.00

Cinderella, etc.

CINDERELLA & MISCELLANEOUS

674

674. 1861c Essay for a local stamp. Recess printed by Bradbury, Wilkinson. A superb large margined example in indian red signed neatly in pencil on reverse "Philbrick". Scarce and unusual. (Photo) (Ref 19142) £175.00

675

675. 1884-1902c De La Rue dummy stamps imperforate singles on white gummed paper in EIGHT DIFFERENT COLOURS. Four are stuck down on paper and one is creased, otherwise fine, fresh and most attractive. (Photo) (Ref 19005) £425.00

676

676. 1884-1902c De La Rue dummy stamp in carmine. An imperforate single on gummed white paper. Stuck down on thin card otherwise fine and fresh. (Photo) (Ref 19003) £60.00

677

677. 1897 Centenary of the Norwich Union Fire Office (1797 - 1897). A set of 13 different coloured labels with same design. All unmounted mint. Very fine and rarely avilable. (Photo) (Ref 18284) £220.00

SOLD 678. 1898 PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL FUND CHARITY LABELS (1/-, 2/6, 5/- & 10/-). Beautifully engraved and recess printed by De La Rue. A fine, lightly hinged mint set of 4. The 2/6, 5/- and 10/- are recorded as very rare in Chatfield. SG Spec Chat: 98.5(a)-(d). (Ref 19112) £120.00

679. 1910 CIRCA DE LA RUE MINVERA HEAD DUMMY STAMPS, 8 DIFFERENT. Three in dull grey-green, 2 in yellow olive all on ordinary paper and with head defaced by a white cross. Three in carmine on chalk surfaced paper with undefaced head. Scarce. (Ref 19381) £200.00

680. 1910c DE LA RUE MINERVA HEAD DUMMY STAMP. A superb imperforate unmounted mint example in DULL GREY-GREEN with the head on a solid background and defaced by a white cross. (Ref 19383) £25.00

SOLD 681. 1911c CHARLES 1ST DUMMY/SPECIMEN STAMPS. Printed in typography by Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. Seven different imperf and ungummed stamps in vermilion, scarlet, brown, blue, orange, purple and green. (Ref 19115) £110.00

682

682. 1915c Disabled Service 1914-15 War Seals complete 6d crimson booklet containing 12x½d gummed labels with superb perforations. With stamp magazine article. Scarce so fine. These booklets were printed by Waterlow Bros and Layton and sold through the shops of Boots the chemists. (Photo) (Ref 19009) £275.00

683. 1916 NATIONAL PHILATELIC WAR FUND sold at 1d each showing the Sword of Justice. Superbly recess printed by Perkins Bacon, 6 sheetlets of 12 in yellow/black, grey-blue/black, olive/black, violet/black, green and brown. A few minor marginal imperfections otherwise fine unmounted. SG Spec Chat: 16.4. (Ref 19140) £125.00

684. 1930c ISLE OF WIGHT/AIR MAIL. A superb fresh and complete 5/- buff booklet of 20 perforated labels in sheets of four, for the Isle of Wight Air Ferry service. Staples removed. (Ref 19008) £85.00

685. 1935 34TH UNIVERSAL COOKERY & FOOD EXHIBITION (Feb 25 to March 1st) at the New Royal Horticultural Hall S.W.1. Superb imperforate unmounted labels printed in red & navy-blue. SG Spec Chat: 35.15. (Ref 19113) £7.00

686. 1947 29th PHILATELIC CONGRESS OF GREAT BRITAIN (BIRMINGHAM SEPT 9TH-12TH). Four mini sheets of 4 perforated labels printed in photogravure by Waterlows in green, blue, red and black. Depicting Birmingham's industries: cocoa, rubber, motor and metal. All fine unmounted mint with original card folder with history of Birmingham. Rated rare in Chatfield. SG Spec Chat: 20. (Ref 19128) £50.00