List 36 - Specialised QEII

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List 36 - 1

WILDING, EARLY Q.E.II PROOFS, TRIALS AND ESSAYS 1952-54 TUDOR CROWN WATERMARK 1955-58 ST EDWARD'S CROWN WATERMARK 1957 1st GRAPHITE 1958 CROWN WATERMARK CREAM PAPER 1958 CROWN WATERMARK GRAPHITE 1959 PHOSPHOR GRAPHITE 1955-67 CASTLE HIGH VALUES 1962 CROWN WATERMARK WHITER PAPER 1960 GREEN PHOSPHOR 1961 BLUE PHOSPHOR/CREAM PAPER 1962 BLUE PHOSPHOR/WHITER PAPER 1965 8mm VIOLET PHOSPHOR 1965-67 9.5mm VIOLET PHOSPHOR WILDING BOOKLETS PRE-DECIMAL COMMEMORATIVES

WILDING, EARLY Q.E.II PROOFS, TRIALS AND ESSAYS

1. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 2d RED-BROWN on UNGUMMED UNWATERMARKED THIN CREAM PAPER with a STRONG ALL OVER GREENISH PHOSPHOR. Off centre, as all were. Very fine and rare. (Block of 4 £750) SG Spec MH A1. (Photo) (Ref 23719) £195.00

2. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 2d RED-BROWN (PROBABLY ON UNWATERMARKED PAPER) WITH STRONG ALL OVER GREENISH PHOSPHOR used on unaddressed postcard with "Remember to use the Postcode" slogan dated Norwich Feb 1972. SG Spec MH A3. (Ref 23742) £75.00

3. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 2d RED BROWN with watermark MULTIPLE CROWNS TO THE LEFT on gummed paper with strong ALL OVER GREENISH PHOSPHOR REACTING TO BOTH THESHORT AND LONG WAVE LAMPS. The red brown shade was not issued with multiple crowns watermark, so even without the AOP coating this is a brand new stamp. Superb u/m single. (Block of 6 £1500). SG Spec MH M1. (Photo) (Ref 23717) £275.00

4. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 2d light red brown blotchy print ON GUMMED UNWATERMARKED PAPER with UNADOPTED YELLOW ALL OVER PHOSPHOR with good response from both lamps. Very fine and rare. Superb single. (Block of 4 £1000) SG Spec MH I1. (Photo) (Ref 23718) £275.00

5. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 2d LIGHT RED-BROWN on cream gummed paper with MULTIPLE CROWNS WATERMARK TO THE RIGHT WITH GOOD ALL OVER GREENISH PHOSPHOR WITH RESPONSE FROM BOTH LAMPS. 2d crowns sideways to the right is an entirely new stamp in its own right. All known examples are centred to the right. A very fine u/m single. (strip of 4 £750. Block of 4 £850) SG Spec MH 01. (Photo) (Ref 23716) £195.00

6. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 2d light red-brown on cream multiple crowns watermark WITH GOOD ALL OVER GREENISH PHOSPHOR REACTING UNDER BOTH SHORT WAVE AND LONG WAVE UV. All known examples are centred low and to the right. A very fine u/m single. (Block of 4 £220) SG Spec MH P1. (Ref 23715) £60.00

7. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 3d DEEP LILAC ON UNWATERMARKED CREAM THIN PAPER WITHOUT GUM WITH VERY STRONG ALL OVER GREEN PHOSPHOR. Centred low and to the right as all known examples are. A superb single. (Block of 4 £750). SG Spec MH R1. (Photo) (Ref 23714) £195.00

8. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 3d DEEP LILAC ON UNWATERMARKED CREAM THIN PAPER with STRONG ALL OVER GREEN PHOSPHOR. A very fine used c.d.s. single. (Block of 4 £170). SG Spec MH R2. (Photo) (Ref 23713) £45.00

9. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 3d deep lilac on gummed cream paper with multiple crowns WATERMARK SIDEWAYS TO THE LEFT. OVERPRINTED WITH APPROX. 6MM GREENISH BANDS, WHICH RESULTS IN 2 BAND STAMPS (3MM EACH SIDE). (Sideways watermark with 2 greenish phosphor bands is previously unknown). Very fine u/m single. (Block of 4 £475) SG Spec MH S1. (Photo) (Ref 23712) £125.00

10. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 3d deep lilac on gummed cream paper with multiple crowns upright watermark with 2mm GREENISH PHOSPHOR CENTRE BAND applied in gravure. Completely different to the issued centre band stamp which was on white paper with violet phosphor. Superb u/m single. (Block of 4 £360) SG Spec MH Y2. (Photo) (Ref 23711) £95.00

11. 1958C DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 3D DEEP LILAC on cream paper with crowns upright watermark. A CYLINDER 11 NO DOT PERF TYPE B CORNER BLOCK OF 6 with sheet No. "01232" with 2mm greenish phosphor bands down perfs resulting in 2 narrow phosphor bands ½mm left band and 1½mm right band on each stamp. The bands are photo with 150 screen. A rarity, BELIEVED TO BE ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN CYLINDER BLOCKS. SG Spec MH Z2. (Photo) (Ref 23794) £625.00

12. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 3D DEEP LILAC on cream paper, crowns upright wmk. THE CYLINDER 11 NO DOT CORNER BLOCK OF 8, PERF B with 4mm greenish phosphor band between columns 2 & 3. Results in column 2 stamps having 1½mm right band and column 3 stamps having 2½mm left band. "W" in pencil inscribed in bottom margin. The stamps being well centred and BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY KNOWN CYLINDER BLOCK SG Spec MH Z3. (Photo) (Ref 23803) £850.00

13. 1958c DOLLIS HILL PHOSPHOR TRIAL 3D DEEP LILAC ON CREAM PAPER WITH UPRIGHT WATERMARK WITH NARROW 1½MM GREENISH PHOSPHOR NARROW BAND AT RIGHT on column 2 only. The right band is short at top opposite row 17 and row 16 shows a non phosphor gap with two 2mm bands at top of stamp R.16/2. THE U/M CYLINDER 11 NO DOT PERF B CORNER BLOCK OF 10 (2 ACROSS X 5 UP). BELIEVED TO BE THE ONLY KNOWN CYLINDER BLOCK. SG Spec MH Z4. (Photo) (Ref 23793) £800.00

1952-54 TUDOR CROWN WATERMARK

14. 1952 Tudor Crown ½d - 1/6. A very fine u/m set of 17 values. Cat. £100 SG 515-531. (Ref 22981) £47.00

15. 1952 Tudor Crown ½d - 1/6. A very fine u/m set of 17 values, all of which being cylinder singles. SG 515-531. (Ref 23250) £55.00

16. 1953 Tudor Crown ½d horizontal coil strip of 4 with coil join. Very fine unmounted mint examples with good perfs. (Trimmed £3). SG 515. Spec S1b. (Ref 19430) £10.00

17. 1953 Tudor Crown ½d horizontal coil (P) 480 leader with 10 good perf stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 5 good perf stamps. SG 515. Spec S1. (Ref 19359) £30.00

SOLD 18. 1953 Tudor Crown 2d red-brown sideways watermark horizontal coil (T) 480 leader with 10 quite good perf stamps attached. Supplied with coil end. SG 518a. Spec S36b. (Ref 19353) £12.00

19. 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

20. 1954 3d Deep violet 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 S67 var. (Photo) (Ref 13001) £135.00

21. 1954 Tudor Crown 3d horizontal coil join strip of 4. Very fine unmounted mint examples with good perfs. (Trimmed £3). SG 520. Spec S67b. (Ref 19429) £14.00

22. 1954 Tudor crown 11d brown-purple. A superb unmounted mint example. Cat £35. (Block of 4 £67). SG 528. Spec S134. (Ref 15866) £17.00

23. 1952 Tudor Crown P.O. School Training Stamps 1d, 1½d, 2d, 4d and 3d (crowns watermark) in horizontal pairs each overprinted with two black vertical bars. All fine unused (no gum examples). (Ref 23808) £10.00

1955-58 ST EDWARD'S CROWN WATERMARK

24. 1955 Edward Crown. A very fine unmounted mint basic set of 18 values. SG 540 - 556. (Ref 15961) £81.00

25. 1955 Edward Crown watermark. A very fine lightly mounted mint complete set of 21. SG 540-556. (Ref 21434) £23.00

26. 1955 Edward Crown ½d coil join horizontal strip of 4. Very fine unmounted mint with good perfs. (Trimmed 50p). SG 540. Spec S2c. (Ref 19417) £1.75

27. 1955 Edward Crown ½d horizontal coil (P) 480 leader with 10 good perf stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 10 stamps. SG 540. Spec S2. (Ref 19348) £11.00

28. 1955 Edward Crown 1d vertical coil E480 leader with one stamp attached. SG 541. Spec S14. (Ref 23668) £10.00

29. 1955 Edward Crown horizontal coil (0) 480 leader with 3 good perf stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 10 stamps. SG 541. Spec S14. (Ref 19351) £10.00

30. 1955 Edward Crown 1½d sideways watermark horizontal coil (N) 480 leader with 15 stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 15 stamps. SG 542a. Spec S26c. (Ref 19341) £4.50

31. 1955 Edward Crown 1½d cylinder 14 dot block of 6 showing the "BUTTERFLY FLAW" r.19/1. Supplied with corresponding block showing THE FLAW RETOUCHED. Mounted in margin only. Cat. £50. SG Spec S26g. (Ref 23252) £35.00

32. 1957 Edward Crown 2d light red brown sideways watermark horizontal coil (T) 480 leader with approx. 15 stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 4 stamps. (Various roll numbers available). SG 543bd. Spec S38e. (Ref 19340) £35.00

33. 1956 Edward Crown 2½d sideways watermark horizontal coil strip of 5. Very fine unmounted mint example with good perfs. (Singles 85p). SG 544a. Spec S52b. (Ref 19418) £3.40

34. 1957 Edward Crown 2d light red brown sideways watermark coil strip of 5. Very fine unmounted mint examples with good perfs. (Singles £3.50) SG 543bd. Spec S38e. (Ref 19424) £17.50

35. 1957 Edward Crown 3d sideways watermark horizontal coil strip of 5. Very fine unmounted mint good perf examples. (Singles £7) (mounted mint strip of 4 £15). SG 545b. Spec S68e. (Ref 19419) £32.00

36. 1955 Edward Crown 4d coil join horizontal strip of 4. Very fine unmounted mint with good perfs. SG 546. Spec S82b. (Ref 19423) £17.00

1957 1st GRAPHITE

37. 1957 1st Graphite. A very fine unmounted mint set of 6 values. Cat £10 (blocks of 4 £19) SG 561-566. (Ref 15850) £4.75

SOLD 38. 1957 1st Graphite set of 6 values in very fine used block of 4. All block neatly cancelled with two Southampton 9th Dec 1957 cds. SG 561-566. (Ref 23253) £18.00

1958 CROWN WATERMARK CREAM PAPER

39. 1958 Crowns/cream paper ½d-3d WATERMARK INVERTED. A fine unmounted mint set of 6 values. SG Spec S4c-S70e. (Ref 1233) £72.00

40. 1958 Multiple crowns basic set of 9 values INVERTED WATERMARK. Very fine unmounted mint with good perfs. SG 570/576wi. (Ref 15962) £75.00

41. 1958 Crowns/Cream paper ½d vertical coil strip of 4 overprinted SCHOOL SPECIMEN. Slightly trimmed perfs on one side. (singles £3 each) other lengths pro-rata. SG 570. Spec S4 var. (Ref 6735) £11.00

42. 1959 Crowns cream 1d coil join horizontal strip of 4. Very fine unmounted mint with good perfs. (Trimmed perfs £3). SG 571. Spec S16g. (Ref 19415) £10.00

43. 1958 Crowns cream paper 1d ultramarine. A fine u/m cylinder pane of 4 watermark sideways to the left, I perf showing the F1 of cylinder F12 in top selvedge. Trimmed perfs as is usual for this pane. Cat from £65. (examples showing part of 2 of F12 £40). SG Spec SB33. (Ref 23733) £25.00

44. 1958 Crowns/cream paper 1½d cylinder G15 dot top booklet pane of 6. Trimmed perfs on bottom edge otherwise a very fine unmounted mint example. Cat £35. SG SB65. (Ref 17985) £17.50

45. 1959 Crowns cream 2d sideways watermark horizontal coil strip of 5. Very fine unmounted mint with good perfs. (Singles £1) SG 573a. Spec S40b. (Ref 19414) £4.50

46. 1961 Crowns/cream paper 2d INVERTED WATERMARK booklet pane of 6. A very fine unmounted mint example of this scarce pane with good perfs. Perf IE(b). SG Spec SB79a. (Photo) (Ref 20628) £395.00

47. 1958 Crowns/cream paper 3d TETE-BECHE horizontal pair. Very fine unmounted mint. (Block of 4 £110) SG 575 var. Spec S70 var. (Photo) (Ref 15860) £55.00

48. 1958 Crowns cream 3d sideways watermark horizontal coil strip of 5. Very fine u/m with good perfs. (Singles £1). SG 575a. Spec S70d. (Ref 19412) £4.75

49. 1958 Crowns cream 3d sideways watermark horizontal coil (S) 480 leader with 15 stamps attached. Supplied with coil end containing 15 stamps. SG 575a. Spec S70d. (Ref 19404) £15.00

50. 1958 Crowns cream 3d cylinder K13 dot lower booklet pane of 6. Trimmed perfs otherwise a fine u/m example. Cat. £25 SG Spec SB92. (Ref 19824) £9.50

51. 1952 Crowns/cream paper 3d. A cylinder K20 dot (T) booklet pane of six, hinged on two stamps, otherwise fine. Perf 1.1.5. Cat. £20. SG Spec SB92. (Ref 1218) £4.50

52. 1958 Crowns/cream 4d coil join horizontal strip of 4. Very fine unmounted mint with good perfs. (Trimmed £12). SG 576. Spec S83b. (Ref 19411) £25.00

SOLD 53. 1959 Crowns/cream paper 4½d bottom marginal strip of 6 showing break to colour bar under stamp 20/0. Mounted mint in margin only. SG 577. Spec S93. (Ref 23256) £7.00

SOLD 54. 1959 Crowns/cream paper 4½d right hand marginal strip of 6 showing an uncatalogued flaw on column 8 "FULL STOP AFTER E OF REVENUE" stamp 2. Mounted in margin only. SG 577. Spec S93. (Ref 23254) £10.00

SOLD 55. 1959 Crowns/cream paper 4½d top marginal u/m block of 10 showing the minor constant sheet flaw "three dots to right of curve in S of POSTAGE" R.5/5. Ex cyl 2 no dot. SG Spec S93 var. (Ref 21190) £7.00

SOLD 56. 1958 1/- Bistre-brown variety "DOUBLE IMPRESSION". A superb right hand marginal example, only 1 sheet was discovered, with normal for comparison. Cat. £200 in Pierron SG S138a. Spec Pierron: F65MIa. (Photo) (Ref 23160) £175.00

57. 1958 Crowns/cream paper 1/6d cylinder 1 dot block of 6 perf type C showing the "white flaw in Queen's hair below diadem" R.20/1. Superb unmounted mint example with angled margin. Cat. £110. SG Spec 152a. (Ref 20621) £85.00

1958 CROWN WATERMARK GRAPHITE

58. 1958 Crowns/Graphite. A very fine unmounted mint set of 8 values with excellent perfs. Cat £85 SG 587-594. Spec S87-S95. (Ref 7876) £58.00

59. 1958 Crowns/graphite ½d set of 4 booklet cylinder panes E4 no dot/dot top and bottom. Trimmed perfs otherwise fine unmounted mint. Cat £340. SG Spec SB14. (Ref 15937) £65.00

60. 1959 1½d Green wmk upright booklet pane of six. Trimmed perfs at top otherwise fine and fresh. Contains 3 perfectly centred full perf stamps. Cat £600. SG 589. Spec SB70. (Photo) (Ref 17472) £165.00

61. 1959 1½d Green. A well centred unmounted mint booklet pane of six with upright watermark. Trimmed at right and surface damage on stamp 3 otherwise fine and containing 4 perfect Singles. Cat. £600. SG 589. Spec SB70. (Photo) (Ref 19287) £200.00

62. 1958 Crowns graphite 2d light red-brown. A fine cylinder 17 no dot block of six. Hinged on one stamp. Perf type C. Cat £65. SG 590. Spec S42. (Ref 1244) £22.00

1959 PHOSPHOR GRAPHITE

63. Phosphor graphite. A fine lightly mounted mint set of 8 values. (v.f.u. £35. fine used £27) SG 599-609. (Ref 15856) £27.00

64. 1959 Phosphor graphite ½d to 4½d set of 8 values in TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER MARGINAL BLOCK OF 4 SHOWING THE 6MM BAND AT RIGHT. All stamps very fine u/m with exception of 4½d which is creased on one stamp. Mounted in top margin only. SG 599-609. Spec S8/8a - S96/96a. (Ref 23255) £220.00

65. 1959 Phosphor-graphite 2d ERROR WMK. ST. EDWARDS CROWN. A very fine bottom marginal unmounted mint single. Cat. £180. SG 605a. Spec S43b. (Photo) (Ref 18832) £85.00

SOLD 66. 1960 Phosphor graphite 2d ERROR OF WATERMARK. A very fine used example. Cat £150. (Fine used £45/u.m. £85) SG 605a. Spec S43b. (Ref 15855) £55.00

67. 1959 Phosphor graphite 4½d chestnut. A superb used, well centred, single. Cat £20. SG 609. (Ref 1252) £9.50

1955-67 CASTLE HIGH VALUES

68. 1955 Waterlow 2/6 - £1. A very fine u/m set of 4. Cat. £225. SG 536-539. (Ref 23604) £139.00

69. 1958 1st DLR 2/6 - £1. A very fine u/m set of 4. CAt. £575 SG 536a-539a. Spec T2-T21. (Photo) (Ref 23603) £330.00

70. 1959 De La Rue 5/- scarlet-vermilion MAJOR 6½MM PERF SHIFT leaving the value at the top of the stamp. SUPERB U/M AND RARE only one sheet (40 stamps) was ever found. SG 596 var. (Photo) (Ref 20632) £695.00

SOLD 71. 1959 2nd De La Rue 2/6 - £1 on WHITER PAPER. A superb u/m left hand marginal set of 4. Much scarcer than the cream paper. SG 595-8 var. Spec T4/T11/T17/T23. (Photo) (Ref 23814) £165.00

72. 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson crowns watermark. A fine unmounted mint set of 5 values. Cat. £15. SG 595a-598a. Spec T5-T24. (Ref 4643) £9.50

73. 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 CHALKY PAPER OVERPRINTED "SCHOOL SPECIMEN". A superb unmounted mint example (Blocks of 4 £27). SG 595k var. Spec T6 var. (Ref 7985) £7.50

SOLD 74. 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson 5/- INVERTED WATERMARK. A superb left hand marginal u/m block of 4. Cat. £1400 (superb singles £250) SG 596awi. Spec T12a. (Photo) (Ref 23174) £1000.00

75. 1963 Bradbury Wilkinson £1 Black. A superb well centred unmounted mint marginal block of 4. (singles £5.50) SG 598a. (Ref 4735) £22.00

1962 CROWN WATERMARK WHITER PAPER

SOLD 76. 1965 3D/2D BISECT ON COVER. Cancelled by a 20 May 1965 c.d.s. due to strike action resulting in severe local shortages of ½d, 1d and 4d stamps. Bisected 2d's were used as 1d stamps as make up values. A fine and interesting cover with newspaper cutting attached. (Ref 23804) £30.00

77. 1965 Crowns white 4d sideways watermark horizontal coil strip of 5. Superb unmounted mint coil with good perfs. (Singles 50p) SG 576ab. Spec S85d. (Ref 19410) £2.50

78. 1965 Crowns 4d cylinder N1 dot booklet pane of 6. Lightly mounted on one stamp and with slightly trimmed perfs at top otherwise a fine example. Cat £30. SG SB105. (Ref 17988) £11.00

79. 1965 Crowns 4d cylinder N2 no dot booklet pane of 6. Lightly mounted on one stamp and trimmed at top otherwise a fine example. Cat £30. SG SB105. (Ref 17987) £9.50

1960 GREEN PHOSPHOR

80. 1960 Green Phosphor ½d - 1/3. Fine, very lightly mounted mint set of 9. (u/m set £27). Cat. £36.50 as u/m. SG Spec S9-S145. (Ref 7886) £12.50

81. 1960 Green phosphor 1½d cylinder G11 no dot (top) booklet pane of 6. Trimmed perfs at top otherwise a fine unmounted mint example. Cat £85. SG Spec SB71. (Ref 15883) £35.00

82. 1960 Green phosphor 2½d 2 BAND INVERTED WATERMARK. A very fine full perf example of this scarce underrated stamp. Cat. £170. (Trimmed perfs £35). SG 614wi. Spec S61a. (Photo) (Ref 23497) £150.00

83. 1960 Green Phosphor 3d 2B corner marginal block of 4 showing the PHANTOM 'R' below R.20/12 Ex cylinder 41 no dot. Cat. £40+ SG 615a. Spec S74c. (Ref 7865) £25.00

SOLD 84. 1960 Green phosphor 4d cylinder 8 no dot block of 6. A very fine and fresh unmounted mint example. Cat. £70. SG Spec S88. (Ref 20624) £60.00

1961 BLUE PHOSPHOR/CREAM PAPER

85. 1961 Blue phos/cream paper 1½d cylinder G15 no dot booklet pane of 6. Slightly trimmed perfs at bottom otherwise a fine unmounted mint example. Cat £45. SG Spec SB72. (Ref 15885) £20.00

86. 1961 Blue phosphor/cream paper 2d light red-brown 2 bands 'TYPOGRAPHED'. A superb unmounted mint block of 4. Cat £40 (singles £4.50) SG Spec S46. (Ref 3162) £17.00

87. 1962 Blue phos/cream paper 2d 2B photo. A superb u/m cylinder 29 no dot block of 6 with angled margins. Cat. £16. SG Spec S46d. (Ref 21236) £12.00

88. 1961 Blue phosphor cream paper 2½d T1 typo LB cylinder 42 no dot block of 6. Slightly cut back otherwise a very fine unmounted mint example of this rare block. Cat. £270 as singles. SG 614b. Spec S64. (Photo) (Ref 20665) £185.00

89. 1981 Blue phos/cream paper 2½d cylinder J13 dot (top) booklet pane of 6. Trimmed perfs at bottom otherwise fine. Perf IE(T). Cat £275. SG Spec SB87. (Ref 15869) £90.00

90. 1961 Blue phosphor/cream paper 3d watermark crown left BROAD BAND LEFT CYLINDER K19 BOOKLET PANE OF 4. Perf type I. Trimmed perfs otherwise fine. Very rare. Listed but unpriced in SG. SG Spec SB101b (S75d). (Photo) (Ref 15868) £225.00

91. 1962 Blue phosphor cream paper 4½d 2B photo cylinder 7 dot block of 6. A very fine u/m well centred example of this scarce block. Cat. £120. SG Spec S97c. (Ref 20666) £100.00

SOLD 92. 1961 Blue phosphor cream paper 1/3 cylinder 1 dot block of 6. Very fine unmounted mint. Scarce. Cat. £140. SG Spec S146. (Ref 20662) £95.00

1962 BLUE PHOSPHOR/WHITER PAPER

93. 1964 Blue phosphor/white paper 2½d T11 BROAD BAND LEFT just clear of perfs at left. A very fine u/m example. Cat. £15. (Block of 4 £40) SG Spec S66d. (Ref 23259) £10.00

94. 1962 Blue phosphor/white paper 3d with ONE 8MM BROAD BAND LEFT OF CENTRE. Very fine u/m example. Cat. £45. (Block of 4 £140) SG Spec S76d. (Ref 23258) £35.00

95. 1963 Blue phosphor/whiter paper 4½d chestnut BROAD BAND RIGHT, TYPO. A fine unmounted mint single. Cat £15. SG S98(b). (Ref 17586) £9.50

96. 1963 Blue phosphor/whiter paper 6d TYPO PHOSPHOR BANDS. A superb well centred unmounted mint example with the original clear 2004 B.P.A. certificate when in a block of 4. RARE AND CHOICE. SG Spec S111a. (Photo) (Ref 23269) £450.00

97. 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) £165.00

1965 8mm VIOLET PHOSPHOR

SOLD 98. 1965 8mm Violet 1d/3d watermark sideway right booklet pane of 4 with one 8mm broad band at left on each stamp. Trimmed perfs at right otherwise very fine u/m. Perf AP. Cat. £50 SG Spec SB52a. (Ref 23039) £45.00

99. 1963 8mm Violet 3d side band INVERTED WATERMARK booklet pane of 6. A very fine unmounted mint good perf example of this difficult pane. Cat £100 SG Spec SB103a. (Ref 20660) £85.00

100. 1965 8mm Violet phosphor 4d deep ultramarine, watermark sideways to the right with the 'SCARCER TYPO PRINTED PHOSPHOR BANDS'. Cat £15. (Trimmed panes AP type cat £70 for £10). SG Spec S91f. (Ref 8121) £7.50

101. 1965 8mm Violet phosphor 4d cylinder N3 no dot lower booklet pane of 6. Trimmed perfs at right otherwise a fine u/m example. Cat. £50. SG Spec SB109. (Ref 23035) £29.00

102. 1965 8mm Violet 1/3 typo cylinder 2 no dot block of 6. Superb well centred ujnmounted mint with angled margins. Scarce. Cat. £150 SG Spec S148. (Ref 20658) £85.00

1965-67 9.5mm VIOLET PHOSPHOR

103. 1967 9.5mm Violet 1d/3d cylinder F13 K22 se-tenant booklet pane of 4 with sideways watermark to left. Trimmed perfs otherwise very fine u/m. Cat £35. SG Spec SB55. (Ref 23038) £20.00

104. 1967 9.5mm Violet phosphor 2d light red-brown watermark sideways to left ONE BROAD BAND LEFT (just clear of perfs). A very fine unmounted mint horizontal coil strip of 4 with full perforations. (Singles £10). SG Spec S49b. (Ref 13784) £40.00

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105. 1967 2d Light red-brown. An u/m left hand marginal block of 12. The lower six stamps COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Diagonal crease across upper 3 normal stamps otherwise fine and fresh. NOT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AND WITH A CLEAR 2005 R.P.S. CERTIFICATE. The paper is polished by the phosphor band printing process, this effect not being present on the phosphor omitted stamps. (Vertical strip of 6 £525) SG Spec S49(f)??. (Photo) (Ref 18729) £995.00

106. 1966 Violet phosphor 3d centre band HEAVY ALL OVER PHOSPHOR STREAKS. A superb single of this previously unrecorded variety. (Block of 4 £48) SG 615e var. Spec S79 var. (Ref 633) £12.50

107. 1966 9.5mm Violet phos 9d right hand marginal block of 4 showing the catalogued flaw 'frame break at upper right' R.11/11. Superb unmounted mint. (Horizontal pairs £4.50) SG Spec S128c. (Ref 8026) £6.00

108. 1967 9.5mm violet phosphor 1/3 cylinder 2 dot block of 6. A very fine unmounted mint well centred example with angled margins. Cat. £65. SG Spec S149. (Ref 20657) £50.00

WILDING BOOKLETS

109. 1961 2/- Lemon booklet. A superb "dummy" booklet containing four blank, imperf gummed, "Harrison" wmk. panes with interleaving. SG N4 var. (Ref 15754) £35.00

110. April 1961 2/- phosphor booklet. A very fine example. Cat. £70. SG N4p. (Ref 19858) £42.00

111. August 1963 2/- booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat £48. SG N13. (Ref 10097) £35.00

112. 1963 2/- Holiday booklet. White stitching. Containing the chalky paper stamps. Cat. £4.75. SG NR1a. (Ref 23790) £2.75

113. October 1964 2/- phosphor booklet. A very fine example. Cat. £80. SG N18p. (Ref 19864) £45.00

114. December 1964 2/- booklet. A fine example of this tricky book. Cat £55 SG Spec N19. (Ref 12502) £40.00

115. October 1965 2/- booklet with both panes containing violet 8mm typo phosphor bands. fine and scarce. Cat. £17 SG Spec N22p(b) var. (Ref 8951) £12.00

116. Jan 1968 2/- orange-yellow booklet with 9.5mm bands and full perfs on both panes. SG Spec N31pa. (Ref 1739) £4.00

117. March 1968 2/- booklet with 4d pane being phosphor omitted. Fine with quite good perfs on error pane. SG Spec N32pa. (Ref 23682) £30.00

118. May 1953 - February 1959 UNCUT TETE BECHE BOOKLET COVERS in blocks of 4. Thirteen different, mostly fine and unusual. (Ref 20301) £75.00

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119. March 1954 2/6 Green Tudor crown booklet. A very fine and fresh example of this scarce book. Cat. £300 SG F15. (Photo) (Ref 19856) £195.00

120. April 1955 2/6 Tete Beche front and back booklet covers in blocks of 4. Fine and unusual. (horizontal pairs £3.50). (Ref 23204) £7.00

121. August 1955 3/9 uncut tete beche front and back booklet covers in blocks of 4. Fine and unusual. (horizontal pairs £3.50) (Ref 23205) £7.00

122. October 1957 4/6 purple booklet. Avery fine and fresh example with inverted watermark on the last two panes (U.I.I.). Cat £24. Also (U.U.U.), (I.I.I.) and (U.U.I.) SG L1. (Ref 18659) £15.00

123. April 1959 4/6 booklet (lilac cover). A very fine and fresh example with upright watermark on all panes. Cat. £29 SG L15. (Ref 10134) £19.00

124. April 1960 4/6 violet booklet. A very fine example with good perfs on all panes. Cat. £29. SG L19. (Ref 19825) £20.00

125. April 1960 4/6 graphite booklet. A very fine and fresh example with quite good perfs. Upright watermark on all panes. Cat £29 SG L19g. (Ref 10126) £14.00

126. March 1965 4/6 Violet booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat. £26 SG L57. (Ref 19828) £20.00

127. July 1965 4/6 slate-blue booklet. A very fine and fresh example with inverted watermark on all panes. Cat. £22 SG L59. (Ref 19837) £17.00

128. September 1953 5/- composite booklet. A fine and fresh example (I.I.I.U.I.U.) Cat. £45. SG Spec H3. (Ref 12559) £27.00

129. November 1954 5/- Buff booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat. £70. SG H12. (Ref 19870) £45.00

SOLD 130. January 1955 5/- buff booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat. £70. SG H13. (Ref 19866) £45.00

SOLD 131. July 1955 5/- Buff booklet. A very fine and complete example. Cat. £60. SG H16. (Ref 19869) £45.00

132. January 1959 5/- blue booklet containing the inverted crowns watermark/cream paper panes throughout. Fine and fresh. Cat £30. SG H37. (Ref 18641) £20.00

133. July 1959 5/- blue booklet. A very fine and fresh example with above average perfs (I.I.U.I.U). Cat. £35. SG Spec H39. (Ref 19844) £23.00

SOLD 134. July 1959 5/- blue graphite booklet. A very fine and fresh example of this scarce booklet. Cat. £140. SG H39g. (Ref 19880) £97.00

135. March 1960 5/- blue booklet with the first 3d pane showing cylinder K17 dot. A very fine and fresh example. (U.U.U.I.U.). Cat. £35. SG Spec H43. (Ref 19845) £24.00

136. September 1960 5/- blue green phosphor booklet. A very fine example of this scarce book. Cat. £110 SG H46p. (Ref 19881) £67.00

137. March 1961 5/- blue phosphor booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat. £140. SG H49p. (Ref 19887) £95.00

138. September 1961 5/- blue phosphor booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat. £160. SG H52p. (Ref 19886) £95.00

139. January 1962 5/- blue phosphor booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat. £160. SG H54p. (Ref 19891) £95.00

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140. November 1962 5/- blue phosphor booklet. Very fine and complete. Cat. £160. SG H59p. (Photo) (Ref 19889) £95.00

141. April 1967 6/- claret booklet. A very fine and fresh example. Cat. £29. SG Q23. (Ref 22118) £20.00

142. July 1964 10/- green booklet. Fine and complete example. Difficult. Cat. £110 SG X8. (Ref 19873) £75.00

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143. December 1964 10/- green booklet. A very fine and fresh example of this scarce item. Cat. £285. SG X9. (Photo) (Ref 19857) £195.00

144. November 1966 10/- Ochre booklet. Very fine and complete. Cat. £29. (Ref 22073) £20.00

145. Nov. 1966 10/- Ochre booklet (U.U.I.I.U.U.). Very fine and fresh. Cat. £29 (U.U.U.I.U.U.) and (I.U.U.U.U.U.) also available. SG X14. (Ref 18656) £17.00

PRE-DECIMAL COMMEMORATIVES

146. 1953 Coronation set of 4 official black prints from the 1954 Penrose album. Printed in photogrvure by Harrisons on ungummed paper and perforated. Inscribed on reverse "Reproduction only - no postal or philatelic value. A nice addition to a commemorative collection. (Ref 20399) £60.00

147. 1953 Coronation. A superb well centred unmounted mint set of 4. SG 532-535. (Ref 1437) £7.50

148. 1958 Commonwealth Games. A fine and fresh well centred unmounted mint set of 3 values. Cat £2.75. (Block of 4 £3.40) SG 567-569. (Ref 16194) £0.85

149. 1960 Europa. A fine and fresh well centred unmounted mint set of 2. Cat. £9.75. (Block of 4 £15.75) SG 621-622. (Ref 1441) £4.00

150. 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

SOLD 151. 1961 P.O.S.B. 2½d Timson bottom right hand marginal cylinder 1E 1F horizontal strip of 4 with one stamp affected by a dry print and one with printing flaw of the red. Superb unmounted mint. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 623A var. Spec W16 var. (Ref 20437) £45.00

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SOLD 152. 1961 P.O.S.B. 3d Timson with ORANGE-BROWN OMITTED. Lightly mounted otherwise very fine with normal for comparison. Cat. £250 SG 624Aa. Spec W17a. (Photo) (Ref 23511) £150.00

153. 1961 P.O.S.B. 3d Timson right hand marginal pair perforated through right margin. Very fine unmounted mint. Cat. £28 SG 624Aebx. Spec W17b. (Ref 15964) £12.00

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154. 1961 C.E.P.T. 10d with a dramatic double upwards colour shift of the green (6mm) and turquoise (2mm) results in both colours moving upwards into top margin leaving bottom of bird white and base of Queen's head uncoloured. Fine unmounted mint. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 628 var. Spec W23 var. (Photo) (Ref 20447) £95.00

155. 1962 2½d NPY ordinary. Two right hand marginal positional blocks of 6 in different shades showing the variety "neck retouch" (R.15.4). The blackish olive and the deep green shades, both blocks lightly hinged on two stamps. SG 631. Spec W26(2)i & (3)j. (Ref 20571) £15.00

156. 1962 1/3d NPY phosphor. A superb well centred positional right hand marginal block of 9 showing the minor constant flaw "white flaw at left of earring" (R.13/4). Cat. £315+ SG 633p. Spec WP28 & WP28a. (Ref 20584) £115.00

157. 1963 F.F.H. PHOSPHOR. A superb unmounted mint set of two. Cat £30. SG 634p-635p. (Ref 3833) £12.00

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SOLD 158. 1963 Lifeboat Conference, 2½d, 4d and 1/6. A set of three unaccepted hand painted multicoloured essays (each 152x87mm approx.) Most attractive and unique. Ex Farrar-Bell archive. (If unsold as a set, I will split £325 each). (Photo) (Ref 13494) £875.00

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SOLD 159. 1963 Red Cross ordinary 3d with a 2.5mm downwards colour shift of the red results in the red cross dropping towards the bottom of design. Superb unmounted mint with normal for comparison. SG 642 var. Spec W37 var. (Photo) (Ref 20445) £55.00

160. 1963 Red Cross phosphor. A superb unmounted mint set of 3. Cat. £65 SG 642p/644p. (Ref 7740) £30.00

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161. 1963 COMPAC 1/6 blue & black overprinted "CANCELLED TYPE B IN RED". A fine mint example from the Philatelic Bulletin No. 3. Cat £30. SG 645 var. Spec W40(s). (Photo) (Ref 2120) £24.00

162. 1963 Cable PHOSPHOR 1/6 blue & black. A superb unmounted mint example. Cat. £16 SG 645p. Spec WP40. (Ref 1449) £7.75

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163. 1964 Shakespeare phosphor 6d with phosphor printed both sides. Lightly mounted mint otherwise a very fine example with clear definite bands. A rare uncatalogued variety. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 647 var. Spec WP42 var. (Photo) (Ref 20443) £95.00

164. 1964 Shakespeare 1/6 with a 0.5mm shift to the right of the violet. A very fine u.m example. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 649 var. Spec W44 var. (Ref 22105) £10.00

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165. 1964 Geographical 4d VIOLET (VALUE ETC) OMITTED. Very fine example with normal for comparison. Pierron states only 150 mint examples are known. Ex Davenport. SG 652a. Spec W47a. (Photo) (Ref 23439) £225.00

166. 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

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167. 1964 Botanical 9d WATERMARK INVERTED. A superb well centred unmounted mint single. Cat £45. (The superb right hand marginal block of 4 £95). SG 657wi. Spec W52b. (Photo) (Ref 3347) £25.00

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SOLD 168. 1964 Botanical Ordinary 9d with a colour shift of the green of 1mm to the left and 1.5mm upwards which dramatically affects the green leaves. A superb left hand marginal example. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 657 var. Spec W52 var. (Photo) (Ref 20415) £95.00

169. 1964 Botanical Congress PHOSPHOR. A superb unmounted mint set of 4 values. Cat £30 per set. SG 55p-658p. (Ref 670) £12.00

170. PHILATELIC BULLETIN VOL. 2 NO. 1 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1964 with grey testing label and THE SCARCE MAGENTA HORIZONTAL PAIR (IMPERF BETWEEN) PERFORATED FOR COMMEMS. ALL STUCK DOWN TO BULLETIN. Produced specially to test stamp fixing machine used in connection with the World Scout Jamboree F.D.C. service. (Ref 23811) £55.00

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SOLD 171. 1965 Churchill ordinary 4d Timson right hand marginal horizontal pair with an extra horizontal row of perforations which extend into Churchill's shoulder by 6.5mm. A very fine unmounted mint error. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 661a. Spec W57 var. (Photo) (Ref 20450) £45.00

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172. 1964 Churchill ordinary 1/3 with a spectacular colour shift of the black of 1mm to the left and 0.5mm downwards which results in the black encroaching into the margin and obscuring the value. A very fine R/H marginal example. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 662 var. Spec W58 var. (Photo) (Ref 20412) £125.00

173. 1965 700th Anniversary of Simon De Montfort's Parliament 2/6 watermark inverted. A superb well centred single. Cat £20 (Block of 4 £70). SG 664i. Spec W60a. (Ref 1464) £17.50

174. 1965 Lister phosphor 1/- with a 1.5mm downwards colour shift of the blue. Supplied unmounted mint with normal for comparison. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 668p var. Spec WP64 var. (Ref 20454) £45.00

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175. 1965 Arts ordinary 6d overprinted cancelled (38.5 X 5mm). Superb unmounted mint. Very scarce. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 669 var. Spec W65 var. (Photo) (Ref 20456) £110.00

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176. 1965 1/6d United Nations ordinary with a dramatic 2mm colour shift to the left of the light blue. A very fine unmounted mint example with normal for comparison. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 682. (Photo) (Ref 20612) £55.00

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SOLD 177. 1965 I.T.U. 1/6 PINK (PANEL BEHIND QUEEN'S HEAD) OMITTED. Slight gum wrinkle otherwise a very fine example of this extremely rare stamp, of which Pierron states only 21 mint examples are known. Accompanied by a CLEAR 1977 RPS CERTIFICATE. With normal for comparison. Cat. £2700. SG 684a. Spec W80a. (Photo) (Ref 23500) £1295.00

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178. 1965 I.T.U. ordinary 1/6 with a dramatic 7.5mm downwards shift of the pink which leaves top right hand corner blank, with silhouette of white Queen's Head in bottom right hand corner. Superb unmounted mint. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 684 var. Spec W80 var. (Photo) (Ref 20432) £145.00

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179. 1965 I.T.U. phosphor 9d right hand marginal block of 4 with a 3mm upwards shift of the red causing part of the design to move to the stamp above. Very fine unmounted mint. (Singles £45). Ex Bailie. SG 683p var. Spec WP79 var. (Photo) (Ref 20431) £175.00

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180. 1966 Westminster Abbey ordinary 3d overprinted CANCELLED (38.5 X 5mm). Superb unmounted mint. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 687 var. Spec W83 var. (Photo) (Ref 20424) £110.00

181. 1966 6d Landscapes phosphor. A superb positional marginal block of 6 showing the variety "AN for AND" R.10/3. A distinctive flaw. SG 690p. Spec WP86b. (Ref 20288) £7.00

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182. 1966 Landscapes ordinary 1/3 overprinted CANCELLED (38.5 x 5mm). Very fine unmounted mint. Scarce. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 69 var. Spec W87 var. (Photo) (Ref 20423) £95.00

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183. 1966 World Cup 6d ordinary with a 2.5mm upward shift of the black affecting goalkeeper and inscription. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 694 var. Spec W90 var. (Photo) (Ref 20435) £95.00

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SOLD 184. 1966 Birds 4d se-tenant block of 4 with BISTRE OMITTED. A very fine error with normal for comparison. Pierron states only 90 mint blocks are known. Ex Davenport. SG 696ah. Spec W92h/W93g/W94g/W95g. (Photo) (Ref 23451) £695.00

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SOLD 185. 1966 Birds 4d se-tenant block of 4. Reddish-brown (legs etc.) omitted. A very fine example with normal for comparison. Cat £180. SG 698/9j. Spec W94h/95e. (Photo) (Ref 14568) £125.00

186. 1966 Birds ordinary 4d block of 4 with paper fold at top right causing the corner of the grey bar of the blue tit not to be printed. Superb unmounted mint. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 696a var. Spec W92a var. (Ref 20477) £95.00

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187. 1966 Technology ordinary 4d - 1/6 set of 4 overprinted CANCELLED (15.5 X 2mm). No gum, otherwise fine and very scarce. Unrecorded by S.G. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie SG 701/4. Spec W97-W100. (Photo) (Ref 20481) £295.00

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188. 1966 Technology phosphor 6d wth PHOSPHOR BANDS PRINTED BOTH SIDES. Very fine unmounted mint example with clear definite bands on gummed side. Unrecorded in S.G. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 702p var. Spec WP98 var. (Photo) (Ref 20480) £55.00

SOLD 189. 1966 Technology phosphor 1/3 with a shift to the right of the black, which results in 2 propellors. Very fine u/m. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 703p var. Spec WP99 var. (Ref 22110) £12.00

190. 1966 Hastings phosphor 4d (5th stamp) with a 0.5mm downwards and 1mm to the left shift of the green. Very fine u.m. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 709p var. Spec WP105 var. (Ref 22164) £15.00

191. 1966 Hastings 6d WATERMARK INVERTED bottom right hand corner traffic light block of 6. Very fine u/m (singles £40). Cat. £252 SG 711wi. Spec W107a. (Ref 23127) £240.00

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192. 1967 EFTA 9d BLACK (QUEEN'S HEAD (HULL), BROWN (TRUCKS), NEW BLUE AND YELLOW (FLAGS) OMITTED. A very fine example of this spectacular and rare item with normal for comparison. Pierron states only 120 mint examples are know. Ex Davenport. SG 715a. Spec W111a. (Photo) (Ref 23450) £950.00

SOLD 193. 1967 EFTA 9d with a 3MM DOWNWARDS SHIFT OF THE LILAC RESULTS in most of crane structure appearing white instead of lilac. Nice visual variety. SG 715 var. Spec W111 var. (Ref 23442) £65.00

194. 1967 EFTA 9d ordinary right hand marginal block of 4 with a 2.5mm downwards shift of the lilac which results in the crane appearing white. Superb unmounted mint. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. (Singles £35) SG 715 var. Spec W111 var. (Ref 20485) £135.00

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SOLD 195. 1967 EFTA 1/6 BROWN (TRUCKS) OMITTED. A very fine example with normal for comparison. Cat. £100. SG 716c. Spec W112c. (Photo) (Ref 23460) £90.00

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196. 1967 EFTA 1/6 BLUE-GREY (SHADING ON AIRCRAFT AND TRUCKS) OMITTED. A very fine u/m example with normal for comparison. SG 716d. Spec W112d. (Photo) (Ref 23459) £90.00

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SOLD 197. 1967 EFTA 1/6 NEW BLUE (FINNISH AND SWEDISH FLAGS) OMITTED. A very fine top right hand corner marginal block of 4 with normal for comparison. (Singles £60). SG 716e. Spec W112e. (Photo) (Ref 19103) £235.00

SOLD 198. 1967 EFTA 1/6 YELLOW (PORTUGESE AND SWEDISH FLAGS) OMITTED. A very fine u/m example with normal for comparison. Cat. £100 SG 716f. Spec W112f. (Ref 23458) £125.00

199. 1967 EFTA 1/6 with a SLIGHT 0.25MM UPWARDS SHIFT OF THE BLACK which affects the outlines of the flags at base. SG 716 var. Spec W112 var. (Ref 23447) £10.00

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SOLD 200. 1967 EFTA 9d PHOSPHOR NEW BLUE (FINNISH AND SWEDISH FLAGS) OMITTED. A superb left hand marginal example with normal for comparison. A scarcer underrated item. SG 715pe. Spec WP111d. (Photo) (Ref 23462) £90.00

201. 1967 EFTA 9d PHOSPHOR WITH A 2.5MM DOWNWARDS SHIFT OF THE BROWN. Results in trucks appearing white instead of brown. Nice visual variety. SG 715p var. Spec WP111 var. (Ref 23444) £65.00

202. 1967 EFTA 9d phosphor with a 2mm upwards shift of the brown. Results in base of trucks appearing white instead of brown. SG 715p var. Spec WP111 var. (Ref 23443) £65.00

SOLD 203. 1967 EFTA phosphor 1/6 WATERMARK INVERTED bottom right hand marginal traffic light block of 8. Superb unmounted mint. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. Very scarce. (Singles £30) SG 716pwi. Spec WP112f. (Ref 20468) £250.00

SOLD 204. 1967 EFTA 1/6 PHOSPHOR with a 1MM DOWNWARDS AND 0.5MM TO THE RIGHT SHIFT OF THE RED. Results in confusion of colours in flags at bottom. SG 716p var. Spec WP112 var. (Ref 23445) £50.00

205. 1967 EFTA 1/6 PHOSPHOR with a 1mm DOWNWARDS SHIFT OF THE DEEP BLUE which affectsUnion Jack and Norwegian flags. SG 716p var. Spec WP112 var. (Ref 23446) £45.00

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SOLD 206. 1967 EFTA 1/6 PHOSPHOR with a 2MM DOWNWARDS SHIFT OF THE BLACK. Results in flag's frames and Queen's head displaced downwards. Spectacular. SG 716p var. Spec WP112 var. (Photo) (Ref 23448) £95.00

207. 1967 9d British Wild Flowers watermark inverted. A superb ordinary cylinder block of 6 with angled margins. SG 721wi. Spec 117a. (Ref 20293) £25.00

SOLD 208. 1967 Paintings 1/6 NEW BLUE (FIGURES IN FOREGROUND ETC.) OMITTED. Lightly mounted otherwise a fine marginal example of which Pierron states only 60 mint examples are known. With normal for comparison. Cat. £225. SG 750b. Spec W121b. (Ref 23501) £135.00

SOLD 209. Post Office embargo notices. A collection of 9 different with pre-decimal commemoratives attached ranging from 1967 Discoveries to 1970 Cottages. All handstamped with day of issue "Ardkeen Newtownards" c.d.s.'s tieing stamps to the notices. Very unusual. (Ref 23812) £30.00

210. 1967 Christmas 3d phosphor omitted. Superb unmounted mint examples. SG 756EY. Spec W127d. (Ref 8183) £0.50

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211. 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

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SOLD 212. 1967 Christmas 3d right hand marginal block of 6 with the 2 marginal stamps having a double strike of the comb perforation. A very fine and spectacular error. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 756 var. Spec W127 var. (Photo) (Ref 20526) £135.00

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213. 1967 Christmas 4d GOLD (QUEEN'S HEAD AND VALUE) OMITTED. A superb u/m block of 4. Ex Davenport. (singles £75). SG 757a. Spec W128a. (Photo) (Ref 23436) £285.00

214. 1968 BRIDGES 4D PRINTED ON THE GUMMED SIDE. A very fine unmounted mint CYLINDER 3A 1B 2C 2D corner block of 10. Cat. £250+ SG 763a. Spec W130a. (Ref 19155) £195.00

215. 1968 4d British Bridges. A superb positional marginal block of 4 showing the variety "O" retouch on stamp (R.20/6) SG 763. Spec W130c. (Ref 20179) £4.00

216. 1968 Bridges 4d to 1/9. The set of 4 values COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Superb unmounted mint. Cat £80. (Blocks of 4 £260) SG 763-766Ey. Spec W130b, 131c - 133c. (Ref 17239) £65.00

217. 1968 Bridges 1/9 PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb unmounted mint single. Cat £10 (Block of 4 £17.50) SG 766Ey. Spec W133c. (Ref 13445) £4.50

218. 1968 Anniversaries 9d PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A very fine unmounted mint single. Cat £7. SG 768EY. Spec W135a. (Ref 14081) £4.50

SOLD 219. 1968 Paintings 1/9 completely phosphor omitted. A superb unmounted mint single. SG 774EY. Spec W141c. (Ref 20498) £20.00

220. 1968 Paintings 1/9 EMBOSSING OMITTED. A very fine u/m single of which Pierron states only 20 to 30 mint examples are known. Cat. £140. SG 774Ec. Spec W141d. (Ref 23591) £65.00

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221. 1968 Paintings 1/9 top left hand corner block of 4 with a 3.5mm UPWARDS PERFORATION SHIFT WHICH RESULTS IN TOP STAMPS HAVING NO INSCRIPTION and lower stamps having inscription at top instead of bottom. Spectacular error. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 774 var. Spec W141 var. (Photo) (Ref 20496) £195.00

SOLD 222. 1969 Concorde 4d LEFT BAND OMITTED. A very fine lower right corner cylinder 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E block of 6. Cat £240 as singles. A rare block, possibly unique. SG Spec W151e. (Ref 17254) £220.00

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SOLD 223. 1969 Concorde 1/6 SILVER-GREY (QUEEN'S HEAD) OMITTED. A very fine example with normal for comparison. Pierron states only 120 mint are known. Cat. £450. SG 786a. Spec W153a. (Photo) (Ref 23495) £450.00

224. 1969 Cathedrals 9d completely phosphor omitted. A superb unmounted mint right hand marginal example. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 800Ey. Spec W163c. (Ref 20514) £45.00

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225. 1969 Cathedrals 1/6 major 12mm downwards shift of black which results in the value appearing in the middle of the stamp. SG 801 var. Spec W164 var. (Photo) (Ref 7657) £95.00

SOLD 226. 1969 Investiture 1/- ONE DIAGONAL BROAD BAND. An unmounted mint lower right corner traffic light block of 4. A few minor creases in the margin only otherwise very fine. Scarce and undercatalogued. (Singles £65 each). SG 806 var. Spec w168b. (Ref 17199) £260.00

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227. 1969 Christmas 1/6 DEEP SLATE (VALUE) OMITTED. A very fine example of this rare error with normal for comparison. Ex Davenport. Pierron states only 120 are known. SG 814b. Spec W177b. (Photo) (Ref 23434) £450.00

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SOLD 228. 1969 Christmas 1/6 GREENISH-YELLOW (ROBES, CROWNS AND URNS ETC.) OMITTED. A very fine example of this error with normal for comparison. Ex Davenport. Pierron states only 120 known. SG 814c. Spec W177c. (Photo) (Ref 23433) £375.00

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229. 1969 Christmas 1/6 horizontal strip of 3 with a progressive dry print of the bluish violet with the left hand stamp being approx two-thirds omitted. Very fine. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 814 var. Spec W177. (Photo) (Ref 20535) £210.00

230. 1970 Literary Anniversaries 1/6 block of 4 containing ONE STAMP SILVER (GRASMERE) OMITTED. One partial and two normals. Very fine, Pierron states only approx 120 mint exist. SG 828b. Spec W191b. (Ref 23496) £275.00

231. 1970 Commonwealth Games 5d variety ONE DIAGONAL BROAD BAND AT RIGHT. A very fine, well centred plate 1A 1B 1C 1D dot corner block of 4. Very rare, possibly a unique block. Cat £220 as singles. SG Spec W192c. (Ref 17241) £275.00

232. 1970 Commonwealth Games 1/6 COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb well centred single. Cat £60. (Block of 4 £160). SG 833Ey. Spec W193a. (Ref 17240) £40.00

233. 1970 Philympia 1/6 PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb unmounted mint single. Cat £4 (block of 4 £9) SG 837Ey. Spec W197a. (Ref 13437) £2.50

234. 1970 Christmas 4d phosphor displaced by approx 12mm resulting in a SIDE BAND AT RIGHT. Fine unmounted mint single. SG 838 var. Spec W198 var. (Ref 2209) £17.50

235. 1970 Christmas 5d vertical pair with the top stamp being EMERALD (MANGER) OMITTED, whilst the lower stamp shows a 5.5 DOWNWARD SHIFT OF THE EMERALD. Top stamp with slight crease otherwise a fine error. Ex Sir Gawaine Baillie. SG 839b. Spec W199b. (Ref 20542) £95.00

236. 1970 Christmas 5d 3½mm PERF SHIFT TO RIGHT AND ONE BROAD BAND AT RIGHT. A superb example of this stamp with normal for comparison plus one BBR instead of normal 2 bands. SG 839 var. (Ref 2162) £45.00

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SOLD 237. 1970 Christmas 1/6 OCHRE (CHALICES, MARY'S BLOUSE ETC.) OMITTED. Very fine single with normal for comparison. Pierron status circa 240 known. SG 840b. Spec W200b. (Photo) (Ref 23431) £95.00

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SOLD 238. 1970 Christmas 1/6 SALMON (CENTRAL FIGURE'S ROBE) OMITTED. A very fine left hand marginal single with normal for comparison. Ex Davenport. Pierron states circa 120 known. SG 840a. Spec W200a. (Photo) (Ref 23432) £160.00