List 36 - Specialised QEII

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MACHINE VENDED FOLDED BOOKS 1976-89 FOLDED COUNTER BOOKLETS CHRISTMAS BOOKS 1978-2000 GREETING STAMPS & BOOKS 1987-98 WINDOW BOOKLETS SELF ADHESIVE BOOKLETS ENGLISH EMBLEM DEFINITIVES I.O.M./JERSEY/GUERNSEY NORTHERN IRELAND SCOTLAND WALES 1971-2006 DECIMAL COMMEMORATIVES FIRST DAY COVERS PRESENTATION PACKS POSTAGE DUES Q.E.II POSTAL STATIONERY CINDERELLA & MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS

MACHINE VENDED FOLDED BOOKS

SOLD 773. November 1975 10p folded booklet study on 4 album pages showing perforation types, cover variations, wrapper bands etc. SG Spec FA1. (Ref 23789) £10.00

774. National Postal Museum black and white photograph of the uncut 180 stamp registration sheet for 1978 10p booklet ex cyl B28.B5.B16 with NPM handstamp on reverse. Ideal for display purposes. (Ref 12647) £7.00

775. 1978 N. Ireland 10p MISCUT BOOKLET. Very slight trimming at left otherwise a fine example of this scarce book. SG Spec FA5a. (Ref 10472) £95.00

776. 1978 10p Wales booklet with extra wide selvedge at top (7½ holes) resulting in the fold being across the middle row of stamps. A fine and unusual variety. DP31 var SG Spec FA7. (Ref 12129) £35.00

777. January 1977 50p 6½p/8½p booklet. Plated columns of both column 1 and 2 displayed on 8 album pages. Mostly fine with good perfs showing perf types and flaws etc. Retail £51. SG Spec FB1A/FB1B DP27/A. (Ref 23788) £45.00

778. National Postal Museum black and white photograph of the uncut 192 Jumelle Press registration sheet for the 1977 50p cylinder B11 B4 B1 booklet with NPM handstamp on reverse. (Ref 12835) £7.50

779. 1981 50p Mugdock Castle 14p at left phosphor omitted booklet. A superb full perf example with'P' perforation. DP45A/N. SG FB16B. Spec UMFB20a. (Ref 12259) £60.00

780. 1982 50p 4th Follies - Temple of the Winds. 12½p LB at right. Retouched background above value (R.4/1). Good perforations. Cat £5 SG Spec UMFB27a. (Ref 10778) £4.75

781

781. 1982 50p Paxton Tower pair of MISCUT BOOKLETS. One book contains 24p worth of stamps (8x3p). The other contains 76p worth (2x½p and 6x12½p). The 24p is trimmed at right as is usual for these spectacular rarities. SG Spec UMFB26A/27A. (Photo) (Ref 23125) £875.00

782. 1983 50p Old Spot Pig MISCUT booklet. Slight trimming at left otherwise a very fine example. DP 60M SG Spec UMFB31A. (Ref 23173) £135.00

783

783. 1984 50p 1st Orchid plain booklet with LILAC (ORCHID) COMPLETELY OMITTED FROM FRONT AND BACK COVER. A superb example of this spectacular error. With normal for comparison. SG FB27 var. (Photo) (Ref 23126) £450.00

784. 1984 50p 1st Orchid. The scarce cylinder B26.B7.B9 lower book. Slight trimming at right otherwise a fine example. SG Spec FB27 (DP70). (Ref 18277) £35.00

785. 1984 50p 1st Orchid. A cylinder B27 B7 B8 p-D upper with plain book showing the displaced pB57 to left of stamp 1. A fine pair with good perfs. SG Spec FB27. (Ref 6647) £19.00

786. 1984 50p 1st orchid (D Nobile). A fine cylinder B26 B7 B8 p-(D) lower with a plain book showing the displaced phosphor number B57 below row 2. Clipped perfs as is usual for this scarce pair of books. SG Spec UMFB34+ DP70. (Ref 10146) £55.00

787. 1986 50p 1st Pond Life (Dragon Fly) PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Trimmed at right otherwise fine. SG Spec (DP82M). (Ref 6065) £25.00

788. 1986 50p 2nd Pond Life booklet MAJOR ERROR printed on PHOSPHOR PAPER AND TWO BANDS PCP1 + 2B). Trimmed perfs at left, but containing two good stamps. SG Spec UFB39a (DP82B). (Ref 6066) £120.00

789. 1986 50p 2nd Pond Life booklet MAJOR ERROR printed on PHOSPHORISED PAPER & TWO BANDS (PCP1 + 2B). A fine cylinder B43 column 1 book trimmed at left but containing two perfect stamps. The majority of the cylinders found had trimmed perforations. SG Spec UFB39a BM82D. (Ref 2) £195.00

790. 1987 50p 2nd MCC (Ashes) booklet with OLD PHOSPHOR INK. A superb good perf example. RARE. SG Spec FB40 var (dp93). (Ref 8564) £145.00

791

791. 1987 50p 2nd MCC (Ashes) booklet with OLD PHOSPHOR INK. A superb cylinder B21 B4 B30 pB69 col 3 example with good perfs. RARE. SG Spec FB40 var (DP93). (Photo) (Ref 8557) £295.00

792. 1989 50p Pirates of Penzance COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A plain "P" perf book, trimmed perfs otherwise fine. SG Spec FB52 (DP116N). (Ref 18362) £35.00

793. 1989 50p Mikado MISSING PHOSPHOR 'E' PERF. Cyl B1 B16 book. All previous books found missing phosphor were 'P' perf. Full perfs. DP116N (Trimmed perfs £15) SG Spec FB53 VAR. (Ref 7583) £70.00

794. 1990 50p 3rd Aeroplane cylinder B46 COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED booklet. Clipped perfs at left and bottom otherwise fine and extremely rare from cylinder B46. SG Spec UFB69a BM DP162/N. (Ref 23810) £125.00

795. 1988 £1 2nd Dickens N. NICKLEBY. A superb cylinder B6 B21 column 1 book with the scarce comb perforation. SG Spec UMFB46 var (DP117). (Ref 6872) £145.00

796. 1989 £1 David Copperfield cylinder B6 B21 p-(D) "E" TYPE ROTARY PERF book + plain book showing Pb78 on row 2. The pair, ex COLUMN 1. Fine with good perfs. (Ref 2015) £50.00

797. 1990 £1 No. 3 Jack & Jill Mills COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb booklet with full perfs at bottom. SG Spec UMFB48 var (DP162N). (Ref 3328) £60.00

798. 1990 £1 No. 3 Jack & Jill Mills PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb cylinder B45 B1 column 2 booklet. Scarce. SG Spec UMFB48b var (DP162N). (Ref 3327) £85.00

799

799. 1993 £1 4th University booklet plate W2W3 containing the (split) broad band right pane. Trimmed perfs on 2 stamps otherwise a fine example of this rare book. SG UHW8 var. Spec FH31 var. (Photo) (Ref 9146) £175.00

800. 1995 £1 VERA LYNN 'ERROR OF MAKE UP WITH 2 BANDS' yellow fluor. Plain book. Fine with good peforations. DP214A. (Slightly trimmed £20) SG FH37. (Ref 7437) £75.00

801. 1996 £1 Questa incorrect rate non Novaglo ellipse B(s) plate Q3Q3Q3Q3Q3Q3 booklet. A very fine example of this rare item with good perfs. SG FH41. (Ref 11898) £175.00

802. 1993 £2 1st Motorised cycle carrier cylinder B3 booklet with the scarce E1e perf type. Very fine, slight trimming at left only, overall quite good perfs. SG FW1. Spec BM: DP206. (Ref 17942) £45.00

SOLD 803. 1993 £2 1st Motorised cycle carrier MISCUT cylinder B3 booklet showing a blind hole between stamps 3 & 4. Trimmed perfs at right otherwise a fine example of this scarce book. SG FW1a. Spec UFB72A. (Ref 15653) £35.00

804. 1994 £2 3rd Experimental Electric Mail Van cyl B3 booklet with blind hole right of stamp 4. Very fine good perf examples. DP206 SG FW3. (Ref 10949) £20.00

805. 1994 £2 3rd Electric mail van cyl B3 booklet with scarce E1d perf type. A superb example with full perfs. SG FW3. (Ref 17945) £27.00

806. 1996 £2 Questa (1x20p, 7x26p) book COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Slight trimming at left and base otherwise fine. SG Spec DP244N. (Ref 23152) £65.00

807. 2000 £2 Folded booklet with phosphor shift resulting in the 1st class stamps having broad band left. A very fine Q1Q1 at right plate book with good perfs. SG Spec FW12 var. (Ref 13708) £135.00

1976-89 FOLDED COUNTER BOOKLETS

808. 1976c UNPRINTED FOLDED COUNTER BOOKLET COVER PROOF (178.5 X 49MM). Printed on white card and rouletted through centre. Ideal for display in a folded booklet collection. Ex Walker. (Ref 23857) £12.50

SOLD 809. 1976 Post Office grille card "Yours Conveniently - The Post Office" showing 85p and 65p folded booklets. Code PL1560. A scarce early card. (Ref 23665) £37.00

810. 1976 65p Imprint 2. A fine left margin booklet with the scarce E2 perforation. Slight trimming on 2 stamps only, but overall quite good perfs. SG UFB1 var. (Ref 14135) £75.00

811. 1976 65p Imprint 2 right margin plain booklet. A superb full perf example. (Trimmed perfs £7.50) SG Spec UFB2 DP25A. (Ref 8596) £30.00

812. 1976 65p Imprint 1 left margin MISCUT cylinder 7 no dot 'E' perf booklet. A very fine example with quite good perfs. SG Spec UFB1A (DP25M). (Ref 8599) £35.00

813. 1976 Post Office grille card "Ten visits to the Post Office - or just one" showing 10x8½p folded booklet. Code PL1561. A scarce early card. (Ref 23666) £45.00

814. National Postal Museum black and white photograph of the uncut 200 stamp registration sheet for the 1976 85p cylinder 3 no dot booklet with NPM handstamp on reverse. Ideal for display purposes. (Ref 12132) £7.50

815. 1976 85p right margin imprint 1 plain book showing no signs of any adhesion to cover. Also front cover shows unusual deep grey printing. Trimmed perfs at bottom otherwise fine and unusual. SG FF1B. (Ref 10939) £12.50

816. 1976 85p imprint 2 right margin booklet with the rare E2b perf type. Trimmed perfs otherwise a fine example. DP26A SG Spec FF1B. (Ref 10770) £60.00

817. June 1977 70p Left Margin MISCUT booklet with the scarce E2a perforation type. A fine good perf example. DP29M SG Spec UFB5A. (Ref 8591) £75.00

818. 1978 70p Horse-Shoeing left margin cylinder 11 no dot p27 MISCUT booklet with E2 perforation type. A superb good perf example of this rare book. DP29/M SG Spec FD2Aa. (Ref 11415) £175.00

819. 1977 90p Original left margin MISCUT. (Ex column 3). A superb example with good perforations. (Trimmed perfs £5) DP30M SG Spec FG1Aa. (Ref 2063) £17.00

820. 1977 90p Original left margin MISCUT. A superb cylinder 24 dot pB28 with good perforations. . Scarce. A.W. cat £115. (Trimmed perfs @ £25) DP30M SG Spec FG1Aa. (Ref 2060) £85.00

821. June 1977 90p right margin plain booklet with scarce E2 perf type. Very fine with good perfs (DP30A) SG Spec FG1B. (Ref 11714) £45.00

822. 1978 90p Llangollen right margin. Slight trimming at base otherwise a very fine example of this rare booklet. Cat. £425. SG FG3B. (Ref 23607) £250.00

823. 1978 90p Kennet and Avon right margin plain book with scarce perf type E2b. Very fine with good perfs. SG FG4. (Ref 11722) £50.00

824. 1978 90p Regents Canal left margin EXPERIMENTAL FOLDING BOOKLET. A very fine example with good perfs. SG Spec FG6Aa (DP30). (Ref 17907) £25.00

825. 1979 90p Regent Canal right margin MISCUT BOOKLET. Cover slightly split/reinforced on inside cover with stamp hinge and slight trimming, otherwise a fine example of this rarity. SG Spec FG6Bb. (Ref 12192) £100.00

826. 1979 90p Leeds & Liverpool Canal left margin cylinder B25 no dot p28 miscut booklet. Trimmed perfs at top othewise fine (DP30M) SG Spec UFB7A FG8a. (Ref 12186) £90.00

827. 1979 £1 Ironbridge left margin CYLINDER 5 NO DOT booklet with PERF TYPE E2a. Slightly trimmed perfs at bottom, otherwise a fine and scarce book. DP35 SG Spec UFB11. (Ref 4867) £60.00

828. 1979 £1 Ironbridge right margin miscut plain booklet with the difficult E1C perf type. Slight trimming (perf 1.4.3.) otherwise fine. DP35A/M SG Spec FH1Aa. (Ref 17908) £25.00

829. 1980 £1 Sopwith Camel left margin cyl B5 dot P-(D) miscut booklet. Trimmed perfs at bottom otherwise a fine and fresh example. Scarce SG Spec FH2Aa. (Ref 11720) £35.00

830. 1981 £1 Hurrican Wellington UNCUT VERTICAL BOOKLET COVER STRIP OF 4. Very fine and scarce. Ex A Walker collection. (Ref 22654) £40.00

831. National Postal Museum black and white photograph of the uncut 120 stamp Chambon press registration sheet for the 1981 £1.15 cylinder B5 booklet. With NPM handstamp on reverse. Ideal for display purposes. (Ref 12133) £10.00

832. 1980c £1 (10x10p) SPITFIRE LANCASTER UNISSUED UNCUT VERTICAL BOOKLET COVER STRIP OF 4. Rare, as this illustration was used on the £1.15 cover only. (Ref 22647) £135.00

833. 1980 £1.20 Bottle Kilns UNCUT BOOKLET COVER STRIP OF 5. Very fine and very scarce. (Ref 22650) £40.00

834. 1981c £1.20 (10x12p) PRESTON MILL UNISSUED UNCUT VERTICAL BOOKLET COVER STRIP OF 4. Rare as this illustration was used on the £1.40 cover only. (Ref 22648) £135.00

835. 1986 £1.20 Write-now right margin MISCUT plain book. Trimmed perfs at top otherwise fine and scarce. SG FJ4B. (Ref 18383) £195.00

836. 1986 £1.20 Maybe right margin cylinder B10 pB62 ROW 2 booklet. A superb well centred example with full perfs. SG FJ6B. (Ref 18088) £75.00

837

837. 1982 £1.25 Ashmolean Museum GROSSLY MIS-GUILLOTINED LEFT MARGIN PLAIN BOOK cut horizontally through the middle of The Queen's head resulting in half of the stamp appearing at the top of the booklet and half at the bottom. Spectacular and extremely rare. SG FK2A var. (Photo) (Ref 23178) £495.00

838. 1983 £1.25 2nd LMS correct rate left margin booklet. A fine cylinder B1 pB49 row 2 book with good perfs. Cat £40 as a plain book. SG Spec UFB21 FK6Aa. (Ref 7567) £35.00

839. 1983 £1.25 4th SR/BR Clan Line right margin booklet showing the rare Cyl B36 p-(D). A fine example with quite good perfs. Cat £550. SG Spec FK8B. (Ref 8833) £425.00

840

840. 1981 £1.30 Penny Black GROSSLY MIS-GUILLOTINED LEFT MARGIN PLAIN BOOK. Cut horizontally through the middle of the Queen's Head, resulting in half of the stamp appearing at the top of the booklet and half at the bottom. Spectacular and extremely rare. SG FL1 A. (Photo) (Ref 23180) £450.00

841. 1987 £1.30 Jolly Postman left margin PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb full perf plain book. DP68D/N. Cat £65 SG Spec UFB30a. (Ref 11004) £30.00

842. 1987 £1.30 Jolly Postman right margin PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A very fine, cylinder B37 good perf example. Scarce, nearly all found on the right margin were trimmed. DP68E/N. (Trimmed perfs £70) SG Spec UFB31a. (Ref 11006) £175.00

843. 1980c £1.20 (10 @ 12p) Women's Costume UNISSUED UNCUT BOOKLET COVER PROOF STRIP OF 6 SHOWING THE SET OF ALL 6 ILLUSTRATIONS. The first two editions were issued as £1.40 books, whilst the 3rd and 6th editions were £1.55 books. Very fine and very rare. Ex Walker collection. (Ref 22649) £240.00

844. 1981 £1.40 Tallyllyn Railway UNISSUED UNCUT BOOKLET COVER STRIP OF 4. Shows TYWyN spelt as "TOWYN". Very fine and rare. Ex A Walker. (Ref 22666) £125.00

845. 1985 Post Office grille card "Easter Special Offer" showing £1.55 discount folded booklet. Code PL 2751. (Ref 23654) £30.00

846. 1981 No. 1 Women's Costume '1800-1815' PCP1 RIGHT MARGIN BOOKLET. Fine with good perforations.(Trimmed perfs £20) SG Spec FM3B. (Ref 2916) £37.00

847. 1988 £1.40 Pocket Planner left margin cylinder B18 booklet with MISSING PHOSPHOR ON SIX STAMPS:(1, 2, 3, 6, 7 AND 8) and partially missing phosphor on stamps 4, 5, 9 and 10. Trimmed perfs at bottom otherwise fine and scarce. SG Spec UFBS7a var DP114. (Ref 6392) £38.00

848. 1986 £1.50 Post Box left margin cylinder B8 B14 booklet with an upward shift of phosphor resulting in 17p's having bands short at bottom only. Superb full perf example. SG FP1A var. (Ref 11188) £17.00

849. 1985 £1.70 Write Now new rate right margin book with the scarce cylinder No. B19. Good perfs. DP69A. (Trimmed perfs £14) SG Spec UFB35. (Ref 6085) £55.00

850

SOLD 850. 1987 Jolly Postman right margin miscut cylinder B2 booklet. A very fine example of this scarce booklet with good perfs. Cat. £600. SG Spec FU5Ba UFB 46A. (Photo) (Ref 23230) £425.00

SOLD 851. 1988 £1.80 Linnean Society Incorrect Cover. A fine cylinder B13 left margin booklet with very slight trimming at bottom, but still a scarce book. SG Spec UFB45 FU6Aa. (Ref 6229) £70.00

852. 1988 £1.80 Linnean Society CORRECT COVER cylinder B1 left margin booklet trimmed perfs, but a very scarce book. (Full perfs £130) (Ref 2770) £45.00

SOLD 853. 1988 £1.80 Linnean Society CORRECT COVER. A superb cylinder B13 left margin booklet with full perforations. SG Spec UFB45. (Ref 2769) £40.00

854. 1988 £1.80 Linnean Society correct cover right margin cyl B13 booklet with slight trimming. Scarce. (good perfs £140) SG Spec UFB46b FU6B. (Ref 6226) £65.00

CHRISTMAS BOOKS 1978-2006

855. 1979 Christmas £1.80 miscut B5B4 dot cylinder booklet. Very slight trimming at the bottom otherwise a fine good perf example. DP37M (Full perfs £145) SG Spec UMFB13A. (Ref 9251) £75.00

856. 1982 Christmas. A fine cylinder B20 B18 pB52 booklet with full perfs. DP59. Cat £16 SG Spec FX5. (Ref 6090) £10.00

857. 1982 Christmas. A superb cylinder B22 B21 pB51 booklet with full perfs. Scarce. DP59. Cat £170. SG Spec FX5. (Ref 11451) £95.00

858. 1982 £2.50 Christmas cylinder B20 B18 pB53 booklet with a dry print of phosphor resulting in two 15½p's being left band omitted, with other stamps being partial. Five with good perfs. (15½p LBO single £295). SG Spec FX5. (Ref 12765) £475.00

859. 1983 £2.20 Christmas book type 1 value showing the marked constant variety 'large dot & ribbon end at back of hair on stamps 1' Ex cyl B44 SG Spec UFB29 var. (Ref 3603) £14.00

GREETING STAMPS & BOOKS

860. 1990 Free standing showcard on thick board showing 10x20p Smiles greeting stamps to be issued 6th February. Code RM S 390H. Also advertises the Stamp World London 90 exhibition. (Ref 18526) £15.00

861. 1991 Free standing showcard on thick board showing 10x1st Good Luck greetings book and first day cover to be issued 5th February. Code RMS 291h. (Ref 18530) £15.00

862. 1993 Post Office Welsh language grille card showing 10x1st greetings stamps to be issued 2nd February. Code RMN 0293b. A fine and difficult card. (Ref 18479) £15.00

SOLD 863. 1994 Post Office grille card for 10x1st 'Messages' greetings book to be issued 1st Februry. Code RMN 294M. (Ref 20742) £7.00

864. 1994 Post Office Welsh language grille card showing 1st class 'Messages' greeting book issued 1st February. Code RMN 294b. (Ref 11620) £20.00

865. 1996 Cartoons greetings booklet plate w3w2w2w2w3w2. Creased on one corner of cover, otherwise a fine good perf example of this scarce book. (Normally £65) SG KX8. (Ref 13299) £25.00

866. 1996 Cartoons reprint with two phosphor bands plate w8w6w6w6w7w7. Superb full perf example of this book. SG KX8a. (Ref 9944) £17.50

867. 1996 Post Office grille card 'send it with flowers' showing 10x1st greetings book. Code RMN/117/96/A4. (Ref 11575) £17.00

868. 1996 Post Office grille card 'whatever the occasion. we've got it licked' showing various 1st and 2nd class Greetings and Worldwide booklets. Code RMN/119/96/A4 (Ref 11612) £10.00

869

869. Christmas 2001 24x2nd/12x1st class "and a £1 Million Gamecard" till card encapsulated in plastic with barcodes. A perfect unused example. (Photo) (Ref 14480) £7.00

870. Christmas 2004 24x2nd/12x1st booklet till card encapsulated in plastic. Perfect unused example. (Ref 19925) £5.00

1987-98 WINDOW BOOKLETS

871. 1988 Type 2 £1.08 plain booklet with the tariff omitted from the inside back cover. SG Spec GF1a. (Ref 9033) £17.50

872. 1988 Type 3 £1.08 cyl B2 booklet. Superb full perf example. DP113 (Trimmed perfs £9) SG GF2. (Ref 14260) £15.00

873. 1988 Type 3 Questa £1.90 TORN PERFS plain book. A couple of short perfs at top otherwise a fine example of this difficult book. Normal retail £195. DB20(3) SG Spec GP4. (Ref 14522) £100.00

874. 1988 Type 3A 56p varnished yellow strip rotary perf cylinder B26 pB82 column 3 booklet. A very fine good perf example. SG Spec GB3 var. (Ref 20744) £57.00

875. 1988 Type 3A varnished yellow strip £1.40 comb perf plain book, ex cyl B30. A superb example of this scarce book. SG Spec GK1 DP 110A. (Ref 9020) £40.00

876. 1988 Type 3A Harrisons £1.90 booklet with varnished yellow strip cylinder B17 + BAR. A superb good perf example of this scarce item. SG Spec GP3 var. (Ref 9037) £75.00

877. 1989 Post Office grille card showing type 4 NVI window books 4x1st, 4x2nd, 10x1st and 10x2nd to be issued 22nd August. Code PL(P)3681 7189 CG(E). (Ref 11076) £10.00

878. 1989 Walsall 80p (4x1st Class) Type 4 plate W1W3 + BAR. A scarce window book. Cat £90. SG Spec U1P10 var BM DP129. (Ref 3314) £35.00

879. 1989 T4 Harrison/Walsall 4x1st booklet. A very fine example of this difficult book. SG HB2. (Ref 23124) £25.00

880. 1989 Type 4 Walsall £1.16 2B w1w1 blind at base booklet. Superb example. Cat £40. DP134 SG G61. (Ref 14261) £12.00

881. 1990 Walsall £1.16 (4x29p ACP) Type 4 plate W2W2 + BAR book. Very fine. Cat £35. SG Spec ULP4 (DP134A). (Ref 3318) £14.00

882. 1990 Post Office grille card showing Penny Black Anniversary book on sale from 3rd May. Code RMS7909 (Ref 11919) £12.00

883. 1990 60p Walsall book with YELLOW VICTORIA HEAD VARIETY ON FRONT COVER. A fine plate w2w1 book with normal for comparison (extra £7.50) (Ref 11373) £10.00

884. 1990 60p Walsall double head booklet with "yellow head" variety. A superb plate w2w1 blind at base booklet. SG Spec WP808. (Ref 9183) £25.00

885. 1990 10x20p 1d Black Anniversary uncut booklet covers without stamps. A pair. (Strips of 4 £5) (Ref 2573) £2.50

886. 1990 Post Office grille card showing 1st and 2nd class values to be issued 7th August 1990. code RMS 1190a (Ref 11581) £10.00

887. 1990 Post Office Welsh language grille card showing 1st and 2nd class values to be issued 7th August. Code RMS 1190b. (Ref 14934) £25.00

888. 1990 Type 5 10x2nd Class W3 W3 W3 BLIND AT BASE book with SHORT BAND AT BOTTOM on lower 5 stamps. SG Spec DP157 var. (Ref 5013) £25.00

889. 1990 Type 5 Harrisons 10x2nd 1000 package label. A fine white label printed in green. (Ref 11000) £3.00

890. 1990 T5 Walsall 4x1st low OBA plain book with 'sickle tab'. A superb example of this scarce book. SG Spec HB3 DP 159A. (Ref 9027) £12.00

891. 1990 88p Type 5 (4x1st Class LOW OBA) PERF 13 ERROR. A very fine plate W1W1W1 + BAR book. A difficult book. SG Spec U1P11a (DP159C). (Ref 3329) £17.50

892. 1990 Type 5 Walsall 10x1st 1,000 package label. A fine white label printd in red. B/M WWC6(4) (Ref 11020) £3.00

893. 1990 T5 Walsall 10x1st ACP w3w3w3 + BAR booklet. Very fine with good perfs. SG Spec HD3. (Ref 18141) £25.00

894. 1990 Type 5 Harrisons 10x1st 1,000 package label. A fine white label printed in red. B/M WHC6(2). (Ref 11009) £3.00

895. 1990 T5 Walsall £1.24 low OBA w2w1w1 + BAR booklet with high setting of crown. A very fine example with good perfs. (Trimmed £10). SG Spec GH1. (Ref 14322) £25.00

896. 1990 T5A £1.24 low OBA w2w1w1 blind at base (E3a) booklet. Superb good perf examples. SG Spec GH1a. (Ref 14319) £6.50

897. Walsall Type 5B London address sample books with black bar code. Identical to the issued book, but have never contained any stamps. Supplied sealed. The set of 4. (Ref 8090) £30.00

898. 1991 Type 5B 4x1st plain book with good constant red ink flaw below stamp 4. Very fine. SG Spec HB3c. (Ref 14317) £5.00

899. 1991 Type 5B 4x1st Class Book with ERROR 4 PLATE NUMBERS `W4 W6 W6 W6' instead of 3. The 2nd W6 is printed double. SG Spec DP159A var. (Ref 5009) £20.00

900. 1991 Type 5B Walsall 10x2nd plain book 'short bands at top' (DEEGAM S1). A very fine good perf book. (Plate w9w5 £22) SG Spec HC6 var. (Ref 14312) £20.00

901. 1992 Type 7(1) Walsall 4x2nd Class w6w8 blind at base. A superb example with nice deep blind at base characteristic. (Gibbons perf type IE1b) SG Spec U1PW8 (DP128). (Ref 7849) £12.50

902. 1992 Type 7(1) Olympic 4x1st w9w19w13 blind at base plate book with inside cover appearing much brighter under u.v. lamp. Unusual variety. SG Spec HB4. (Ref 14471) £15.00

903. 1992 Type 7(1) Walsall 10x2nd w12w8 bar booklet. Superb full perf example of this scarce item. Cat £70 SG Spec HC8. (Ref 11182) £70.00

904. 1992 Type 7(1) Harrison 10x1st cyl B5. A superb full perf example from column 2 book 5 or 10. DP155 SG HD6. (Ref 14497) £27.00

905. 1992 Type 6B £1.32 (4x33p ACP/PVAD). A superb w2w1w1 blind at base booklet. Perf E3a. (DP175A) SG GJ1a. (Ref 14494) £5.00

906. 1992 Type 6 £1.32 (4x33p ACP/PVAD). ERROR ORIGINAL COVER WITH DEXTRIN STAMPS. A fine plain book with a noticeable flaw on stamp 1 and good perfs. (DP175B). SG GJ1a var. (Ref 14495) £7.50

907. 1992 Type 5D Walsall 4x2nd W8W10. A superb full perf example with one hard glue spot used to seal cover. Difficult. MCC Cat @ £55. SG Spec B.M. DB19(18). (Ref 14512) £45.00

908. 1992 Type 5D 10x1st w14w10w13. A superb plate book with full perfs with one hard glue spot to seal cover as is usual with this difficult printing. (DP160A) (Trimmed perfs £5) SG Spec B.M. DB20(18). (Ref 14506) £25.00

909. 1992 Type 5C Walsall 4x2nd W6W8 blind at base (E3a). A superb full perf example. Cat @ £35 in MCC catalogue. (DP128A) SG Spec BM DB19(18)A. (Ref 14504) £27.00

910. 1992 Type 5C Walsall 4x2nd W7W9 blind at base. A superb full perf example in an outstanding DEEP SHADE OF BRIGHT BLUE. DP128A SG Spec DB19(18)A. (Ref 14501) £20.00

911. 1992 Type 5C Walsall 10x2nd FCP/PVA W15W10 blind at base (E3a). A superb full perf example of this scarce book. (ditto with slight trimming £35). B.M. DB19(19)B (DP172). (Ref 14529) £75.00

912. 1993 T5S(1) 10x1st Harrison 1,000 package label. A fine white label printed in red. B/M WHC10(2). (Ref 11012) £3.00

913. 1993 Type 5S(1) Walsall 10x1st class security booklet plate w24w13w18. Trimmed perfs otherwise a fine example of this scarce booklet. SG Spec HD10. (Ref 13719) £75.00

914. 1993 Album page containing ROYAL MAIL INFORMATION BOOKLETS "Your Guide To International Mail" giving overseas postage rates and "INTERNATIONAL SERVICE MAIL STICKER" booklet containing stickers for use on overseas mail. Fine and unsual, two of each neatly mounted on album page. (Ref 23828) £45.00

915. 1994 T5S(2) Harrison 4x2nd 1,000 package label. A fine white label printed in grey with "D" overprint handstamp. (Ref 15024) £4.50

916

916. 1993 Type 5S(2) Walsall 4x1st plate w13w23w20 booklet on SHINY CARD. Superb full perf example of this scarce item. SG Spec HB6 var. (Photo) (Ref 9428) £65.00

917

917. 1994 Type 7(3) Free Postcards Walsall 10x1st plain book WITH SPLIT BROAD BAND ON EIGHT STAMPS (UWB5h) and the end two stamps having a single CB (UWB5c). A superb full perf example of this rare book. SG HD13 var. (Photo) (Ref 23139) £750.00

918. 1993 Type 7(2A) Rupert promotional w26w15w21 booklet attached to cover by glue spots under selvedge. A superb full example of this scarce variety. MCC Cat. £45 SG Spec HD12 var. (Ref 8786) £25.00

919. 1993 Type 7(2A) Rupert promotional 10x1st booklet w28w16w22 on shiny card. A superb full perf example of this scarce book. MCC Cat. £60. SG Spec HD12. (Ref 8791) £40.00

920. 1993 £1.40 & £1.64 Walsall SAMPLE books. Devoid of stamps and bar code with SAMPLE printed on yellow strip. (Ref 5017) £2.00

921. 1994 Type 6C £1.40 4x35p plate W2W1 booklet with solid bands centre and inset side bands. A superb good perf example of this difficult book (DP207A). SG GK5a. Spec UHW9A. (Ref 23111) £15.00

922. 1994 Type 7/3 Free Postcards 10x1st w30w19w23 booklet. A superb good perf example. SG Spec HD13. (Ref 7595) £25.00

923. 1995 Harrisons T9 4x2nd class yellow fluor cyl B6 booklet with black marker bar on cover. Very fine good perf examples. SG Spec HA8 var. (Ref 15057) £4.25

924. 1995 T9 Yellow fluor Walsall 4x1st plate W20W29W29. a very fine example with good perfs.DP200B SG Spec HB8. (Ref 10878) £12.00

925. T9 Questa 10x2nd pale yellow fluor Q20Q20 pQ2 with ellipse A(r) and TORN PERFS. A fine well centred good perf example. SG Spec HC13 var. (Ref 15072) £25.00

926. 1995 Post Office grille card for type 7(6) 10x1st Thorntons Chocolate Promotion to be issued 14th February. Code POS106/95 (Ref 11074) £10.00

927. 1995 Type 10 Walsall £1.40 (4x35p) plate w2w3 book with REVERSED COVER (yellow strip and inside cover appear very shiny). Very fine with good perfs. Note the 35p's from these type 10 books are the only source of the white gum reduced fluor stamps. CONN. WL352. DP207B SG Spec GK6 var. (Ref 15180) £11.00

928. 1995 Type 10 Walsall £2.40 (4x60p). A very fine well centred plate w1w1 book showing the 'I' bar. Contains the white gum/reduced fluor 60p's. (Ditto but plain book £14). (DP220A) SG Spec GN2. (Ref 15177) £12.50

929. 1995 Type 7(8) Questa's Sainsbury £2.50 (10x1st). A very fine plain book with good torn perforations. (A source of white gum/pale yellow fluor stamps.) SG Spec HD26. (Ref 15213) £10.00

930. 1995 Harrison T9 4x2nd class cyl B7 pB9 book. The scarce Chambon printing with 4.75mm blue fluor CB on opaque cream paper. Superb full perf example SG Spec HA8b DP201B. (Ref 8810) £25.00

931. 1995 T9 Blue fluor Walsall 4x1st plate W34W42W45. A superb full perf example of this scarce booklet. DP200C. SG Spec HB8a. (Ref 10876) £55.00

932. August 1996 Walsall Olympic 4x1st booklet "WITHOUT DIAGONAL WHITE LINE ACROSS CORNERS OF STAMPS ON FRONT COVER". A very fine plate w43w49w53 full perf example of this scarce book. SG HB10a. (Ref 23558) £60.00

933

933. August 1996 type 7(10) Walsall Olympic 4x1st booklet WITHOUT DIAGONAL WHITE LINES ACROSS CORNERS OF STAMPS ON FRONT COVER PLATE w42w49w53. A superb full perf example of this very rare printing. It is believed only 4 or 5 books are known. SG HB10a. (Photo) (Ref 23760) £450.00

934. 1996 Post office grille card 'Put the icing on the morning post' T7(14) 10x1st cake promotion to be issued 9th September. Code RMN/113/96/A4. (Ref 11610) £7.00

935. 1997 Type 9A Non Olympic initial Walsall 4x2nd W14W19 booklet. A very fine full perf example. RARE. SG HA11. (Ref 14817) £145.00

936. 1998 T9E Questa gravure 10x1st MISCUT Q1 lower cylinder booklet. Extra perforation hole at top and bottom of selvedge instead of centre, where a black cut bar can clearly be seen on cover. Slight trimming, but best available. Scarce. DP276 SG HD51 var. (Ref 11240) £85.00

937. 2000 Type 9E Questa 10x1st Millennum definitive plain book PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine example with good perfs. DP302/N (Ref 11784) £38.00

938. 2000 Type 9E Questa 10x1st Millennium definitive plate Q1 book with the two left hand stamps being RIGHT BAND OMITTED and the other eight stamps PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Slightly trimmed perfs at bottom and right otherwise a fine example of this error booklet. SG HD52 var. (Ref 23138) £60.00

939

939. March 2000 Walsall 10x1st perf 15x14 Millennium definitive plain book containing 6 COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED SINGLES (SG 2124cEg), two stamps LEFT BAND OMITTED and two stamps partials. A superb full perf example of this very rare book. The more common Questa phosphor omitted were perf 14. (Missing phosphor singles £375 Cat. 500) SG HD53 var. (Photo) (Ref 23181) £3250.00

SELF ADHESIVE BOOKLETS

940

SOLD 940. 2001 Walsall 6x1st COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE plain book. Creased on one pair otherwise a spectacular and rare item which contains two good horizontal pairs. SG MB1 var. (Photo) (Ref 13699) £475.00

941. January 2001 Questa 12x2nd (£2.28) bright fluor plain booklet with a superb 12mm DOWNWARDS PERFORATION SHIFT. A spectacular major error. SG ME1 var. (Ref 16918) £195.00

942. January 2001 Walsall 6x1st W2 pW1 plate book with inset left band (DEEGAM I1). SG MB1 var. (Ref 22752) £25.00

943

943. January 2001 Walsall 12x1st plain booklet COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE. Torn into at left where lucky finder tried to remove stamps and creased, otherwise a fine and spectacular item which contains at least 3 good horizontal pairs. SG MF2 var. (Photo) (Ref 23129) £625.00

944. August 2001 revised text Walsall 6x1st plain book on a new paper which reacts green when viewed under short wave u.v. light. A distinctive and tricky printing. (Singles £3.75) (Ref 15012) £15.00

945. August 2001 revised text Walsall 12x1st plain book with weak snowy print of the Queen's Head. A distinctive variety. (Ref 15016) £17.50

946. 2002 World Cup 6x1st plain booklet with short bands bottom (DEEGAM S17) on bottom 2 definitives plus commemoratives. (Ref 16224) £9.00

947. 2002 6xE cylinder W1 pW1 booklet with excellent short bands bottom on all stamps (DEEGAM S17). SG MH1. (Ref 22020) £14.00

948. July 2002 Walsall 6xE plain book with SINGLE NOTCH IN TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER IN ERROR as used on 1st class booklets to facilitate identification by the blind. Very scarce. SG MH1 var. (Ref 20706) £55.00

949. 2002 6x42p Self adhesive plain booklet with a pale blue vertical inking flaw running through the first vertical row of stamps. Very fine and unusual. SG NA1 var. (Ref 22734) £25.00

950. July 2002 Walsall 6x42p plate W1 pW1 WITH SINGLE NOTCH IN TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER IN ERROR as used on 1st class booklets to facilitate identification by the blind. Very scarce. SG NA1 var. (Ref 20707) £70.00

951. July 2002 Walsall 6x68p cyl W1 pW1 book WITH SINGLE NOTCH IN TOP RIGHT HAND CORNER IN ERROR as used on 1st class booklets to facilitate identification by the blind. Very scarce. SG NB1 var. (Ref 20710) £75.00

952. March 2003 The Real Network Walsall 12x2nd W1 pW1 with short band top (DEEGAM S1) on top row of stamps. SG ME3. (Ref 22037) £17.50

953. 2004 Walsall 6x1st "The Real Network" S/A 1,000 box label used for SA1(13) stock onto black card with code P.O. No. SB6f. SG Spec BN: SWC1(10)a. (Ref 21658) £3.00

954. 2004 Walsall 6x1st S/A 1,000 box label. Used for SA1(10)A and stuck onto black card with code P.O. No. SB6F. SG Spec BM: SWC1(14). (Ref 21665) £3.00

955. 2006 Walsall 12x2nd PIP plain booklet showing the "DARK SPOT ON QUEEN'S NECK" stamp 11. Ex Cyl W2. (Ref 23556) £8.50

956. 2005 Walsall 12x1st S/A 1,000 box label used for SA1(11)A and stuck onto black card with P.O. No. SB12F. SG Spec BM: SWC1(15). (Ref 21659) £2.50

ENGLISH EMBLEM DEFINITIVES

957

SOLD 957. 2001 England 2nd CB COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL PAIR. The original DLR High Wycombe printing. Superb. SG Spec EN1a. (Photo) (Ref 18938) £350.00

958. 2003 England 1st class DLR Byfleet printing NON WHITE BORDER ON DULL PAPER. A superb left hand marginal single of this scarce stamp which had a short life. SG EN2 var. (Ref 19907) £15.00

959

959. 2003 England 1st class DLR Byfleet no white border on dull paper. A superb D1D1 pD1 no dot cylinder block of 8. Very scarce, one of only 5 no dots known. SG EN2 var. (Photo) (Ref 23162) £725.00

960. 2003 England 2nd with white border. Distinctive TURQUOISE SHADE. An excellent shade when compared to original slate-green. Superb. (Block of 4 £30) SG EN6 var. (Ref 17936) £7.50

961

961. 2003 England 2nd class white border with the DISTINCTIVE TURQUOISE-BLUE SHADE. A superb CYLINDER D1D1 DOT BLOCK of 6 with angled margin. SG EN6 var. (Photo) (Ref 21583) £60.00

962

962. 2003 England 2nd CB white border intermediate paper bluish tinted shiny gum with SHORT BAND BOTTOM ONLY (DEEGAM S2). A superb bottom marginal single. SG EN6 var. (Photo) (Ref 21519) £7.50

963. 2003 England 1st white border dull papr/cream gum INSET BAND AT LEFT (I1). A superb well centred left hand marginal single. SG EN7 var. (Ref 20839) £3.50

964

964. 2003 England 1st class dull paper/PVA gum white border SHORT BANDS BOTTOM (DEEGAM S17). A superb bottom marginal single. SG EN7 var. (Photo) (Ref 19906) £6.75

965. 2003 England 1st with white border. Distintive DULL SCARLET shade. An excellent shade when compared to original lake-brown. (block of 4 £6) SG EN7 var. (Ref 17935) £1.50

966. 2003 England 1st Class 2B white border dull paper/cream PVA gum DISTINCTIVE DULL SCARLET SHADE WITH EXCELLENT (1.5MM) SHORT BANDS AT BOTTOM (DEEGAM S17). Superb bottom marginal. SG EN7 var. (Ref 20684) £7.00

967. 2003 England 68p with white border. Distinctive BRIGHT REDDISH LILAC SHADE. An excellent shade when compared to original lilac issue. Superb. (Block of 4 £12) SG EN9 var. (Ref 17937) £3.50

I.O.M./JERSEY/GUERNSEY

968. 1964 Isle of Man 2½d carmine-red. A superb cylinder 1 no dot block of 6. SG 1. Spec XM1. (Ref 15295) £7.50

969. 1963 Isle of Man 3d crowns/white paper. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot perf F(L) block of 6. Cat. £7.50 SG 2. Spec XM4. (Ref 8916) £5.75

970. 1967 Isle of Man 4d 2B ultramarine. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot block of 6. SG 3p. Spec XM7. (Ref 8917) £2.75

971. 1968 Isle of Man 4d 2B. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot block of 6. Cat. £3.50 SG 4. Spec XM8. (Ref 8914) £2.75

972. 1968 Isle of Man 5d 2B royal blue. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot block of 6 which shows the "frame flaw" at R.20/1. CAt. £10. SG 7. Spec XM11c. (Ref 23327) £6.95

973. 1967 Jersey 3d CB dull reddish violet. A superb unmounted mint cyl 2 no dot block of 6. Cat. £6 SG 10p. Spec XJ4(2). (Ref 8895) £3.00

974. 1967 Jersey 4d 2B ultramarine. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot block of 6. SG 11p. Spec XJ6. (Ref 23322) £2.50

975. 1968 Jersey 5d royal blue bottom right hand corner marginal block of 4 showing the "shield flaw" R.19/12. An excellent variety. SG XJ9b. (Ref 23321) £7.00

976. 1968 Jersey 5d royal blue. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot block of 6. SG 14. Spec XJ9. (Ref 8898) £2.00

977. 1967 Guernsey 3d deep lilac CB. A superb unmounted mint cyl 5 no dot block of 6. SG 7p. Spec XG4(1). (Ref 9282) £1.75

978. 1967 Guernsey 4d ultramarine 2B. A superb cylinder 1 no dot cylinder block of 6. SG 8p. Spec XG6. (Ref 15131) £1.75

979. 1968 Guernsey 5d royal blue left hand marginal positional block of 6 showing the "stamen flaw". R.12/1 SG XG10a. (Ref 23323) £10.00

NORTHERN IRELAND

980. 1958 N. Ireland 3d cream paper cylinder 3 no dot or dot block of 6. Very fine unmounted mint. SG NI1. Spec XN1. (Ref 18757) £7.50

981. 1966 N. Ireland 4d crowns. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot or dot block of 6. SG NI2. Spec XN4. (Ref 8908) £1.75

982. 1967 N. Ireland 4d 2B ultramarine. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot or dot block of 6. SG NI2p. Spec XN5. (Ref 8907) £1.25

983. 1968 N. Ireland 4d no watermark gum arabic top right hand corner positional block of 6 showing the "dot on leaf" R.3/12. An excellent flaw. SG Spec XN6a. (Ref 23318) £7.50

984. 1968 N. Ireland 4d no watermark PVA gum centred to the left otherwise a fine example of this difficult stamp. Cat. £13. (Block of 4 £20) SG NI7EV. Spec XN7. (Ref 23317) £5.00

985. 1968 N. Ireland 4d no watermark PVA gum cylinder 1 no dot block of 6. Centred to the left otherwise a very fine example of this scarce block with angled margin. SG NI7EV. Spec XN7. (Ref 23319) £125.00

986. 1968 N. Ireland 4d Sepia top right hand corner marginal block of 6 showing the "dot in leaf" flaw R.3/12. SG NI8. Spec XN8b. (Ref 18767) £7.00

987. 1969 N. Ireland 4d 2B bright vermilion. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot or dot block of 6. SG NI9. Spec XN9. (Ref 8904) £2.25

988. 1969 Northern Ireland 4d bright vermilion PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine unmounted mint block of 4. (singles £4.50) SG Spec XN9a. (Ref 655) £18.00

989. 1967 N. Ireland 9d 2B. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot block of 6. Cat. £4.25 SG NI4. Spec XN13. (Ref 8901) £3.75

990. 1962 N. Ireland 1/3 crowns/white paper. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot F(L) perf type block of 6. Cat. £4 SG NI5. Spec XW15. (Ref 8900) £3.25

991. 1969 Northern Ireland 1/6d no watermark. A superb cylinder 1 no dot block of six. Cat £30. SG XN17. (Ref 5764) £12.00

SOLD 992. 1971 Post Office press notice giving details of new decimal regional stamps with two B/W photographs of I.O.M., N.I., Wales and Scotland showing 4 decimal values. (Ref 23659) £19.00

993. 1971 N. Ireland pre-elliptical 2½p - 39p basic set of 64 values. A superb unmounted mint set. SG NI12 - 68. (Ref 23229) £31.00

994. 1973 N. Ireland 3p FCP/PVA 2B JET PHOSPHOR. A cylinder 1 dot p7 block of 6. Centred to the right otherwise fine. SG XN21. (Ref 20779) £37.00

995. 1973 Northern Ireland FCP/PVA 3p 2B NON-JET. A difficult single. (Marginal blocks of 4 available, pro-rata). SG NI13 var. Spec XN21. (Ref 7939) £20.00

996. 1978 N. Ireland 7p CB cyl 1 p20 dot block of 6. A very fine example of this difficult block. SG NI22. Spec XN31. (Ref 14864) £45.00

997. 1978 N Ireland 10½p cylinder 3 no dot block of 6 showing the HEAVY LINE UNDER BUST FLAW R.18/2. SG Spec XN38C. (Ref 23467) £2.75

998. 1987 N. Ireland 18p deep olive-grey plate Q3Q3 block of 6. Very fine example of this scarce printing. SG NI46. Spec XNL22. (Ref 23273) £110.00

999. 1991 N. Ireland 18p Brilliant green Q4Q4 plate block of 6. Superb example of this scarce printing. SG N147. Spec XNL 23. (Ref 7734) £65.00

1000. 1990 N. Ireland 20p black ACP on distinctive WHITE PVA gum. An elusive item, ex plate Q3Q3. SG Spec XNL32 var. (Ref 23284) £10.00

1001. 1990 N. Ireland 20p black on distinctive WHITE PVA GUM. A superb Q3Q3 plate block of 6. Rare, less than 10 examples are thought to exist. SG Spec XNL32 var. (Ref 23274) £85.00

1002. 1993 N. Ireland 19p CB yellow fluor white gum plate Q3Q3 block of 6 with scarce ellipse type B(s). Shows slight set off of phosphor on gummed side. A very fine example of this rare block. SG Spec XNL27 var. (Ref 18427) £225.00

1003. 1993 No. Ireland 25p yellow fluor white gum plate Q3Q3 block of 6 with ellipse type B(s). Very fine and scarce. SG XNL44 var. Spec Conn: LN252. (Ref 23278) £40.00

1004. 1997 N. Ireland 20p Walsall CB bright fluor glossy paper. A superb comb perf w1 pw1 below ink No. cylinder block of 6 with angled margin. Also a distinctive deeper shade compared with original. Scarce. Cat £25. SG NI79 var. Spec XN46 var. (Ref 11861) £20.00

1005. 1997 N. Ireland Walsall 20p CB bright fluor glossy paper APS perf cylinder W1 pW1 block of 6 with angled margin. Also shows a distinctive deeper green shade. SG Spec XN46 var. (Ref 23279) £25.00

1006. 2000 N. Ireland 1st Class flame NVI perf 14 with 2 bands BOTH SHORT AT BOTTOM DEEGAM S17. Ex Regional pane of 9 from the Special By Design Prestige Book. SG N196 var. (Ref 11857) £4.95

SCOTLAND

1007. 1967 Scotland 3d CB. A superb unmounted mint cylinder 4 no dot or dot block of 6. Cat. SG S1pb. Spec XS6. (Ref 8866) £1.75

1008. 1968 Scotland 3d no watermark PVA gum cylinder 5 no dot block of 6. Superb u/m. SG 7eV. Spec xs8. (Ref 23315) £1.90

1009. 1968 Scotland 3d no watermark gum arabic. A superb unmounted mint cylinder 5 dot block of 6 showing the catalogued variety "spot after last E of revenue". R.20/2. SG S7. Spec XS7. (Ref 8854) £4.00

1010. 1968 Scotland 3d no watermark gum arabic cylinder 5 no dot block of 18 showing the minor constant flaw "small dark flaw surrounded by white area on right side of thistle" R.15/3. Very fine. SG Spec XS7 var. (Ref 23330) £12.00

1011. 1968 Scotland 3d no watermark PVA gum left hand marginal positional block of 15 showing the minor constant flaw "pale patch on collar" R.13/3 and "small dark flaw" R.15/3. Very fine u/m. SG Spec XS8 var. (Ref 23329) £10.00

1012. 1966 Scotland 4d crowns watermark. A superb unmounted mint cyl 2 no dot or dot block of 6. SG 52. Spec XS9. (Ref 8869) £1.75

1013. 1967 Scotland 4d 2B ultramarine no watermark gum arabic. A very fine cylinder 2 dot block of 9 showing the minor constant sheet flaws "small coloured flaw above Queen's left eye" and "small blue spot on top left hand leaf of thistle" R.20/3 and "white spot on Queen's cheek" R.19/3. SG Spec XS11 var. (Ref 23698) £4.50

1014. 1968 Scotland 4d 2B ultramarine no watermark PVA gum. A very fine cylinder 2 dot block of 9 showing the minor constant sheet flaws "small coloured flaw above Queen's left eye" and "small blue spot on top left hand leaf of thistle" R.20/3 and "white spot on Queen's cheek" R.19/3. SG Spec XS12 var. (Ref 23699) £4.50

1015. 1969 Scotland 4d bright vermilion. A superb unmounted mint cyl 2 no dot or dot block of 6. SG S10. Spec XS14. (Ref 8874) £1.25

1016. 1962 Scotland 6d crowns/white paper. A superb cyl 4 no dot block of 6. Cat. SG S3. Spec XS17. (Ref 8879) £2.25

1017. 1970 Scotland 9d no watermark. A very fine used block of 4. Cat. £24. SG S12. Spec XS21. (Ref 23240) £10.00

1018. 1970 Scotland 9d Bronze Green no watermark. A superb cyl 1 no dot block of 6 with angled margins. Perf type F(L). Cat. £50 SG Spec XS21. (Ref 5767) £29.00

1019. 1971 Scotland pre-elliptical 2½p - 39p basic set of 74 values. All superb u/m. SG S14-S80a. (Ref 23233) £60.00

1020. 1971 Scotland OCP/PVA 7½p cylinder 6 no dot p10 block of 6. Misperforated giving stamp size perforated labels in left margin. Unusual. SG S25. Spec XS47. (Ref 23288) £25.00

1021. 1973 Scotland 2½p CB FCP/PVA, A superb well centred single. SG Spec XS31. (Ref 23302) £5.00

1022

1022. 1981 Scotland 11½p plate 1A2B no dot block of 8. Rare. SG Spec XSL1. (Photo) (Ref 23287) £245.00

1023

SOLD 1023. 1982 Scotland 15½p plate 3A1B no dot block of 10. A very fine example of this very rare block. One of the 'key' blocks. SG Spec XSL14. (Photo) (Ref 23282) £450.00

1024

SOLD 1024. 1982 Scotland 15½p plate 3A1B dot block of 10. A very fine perfectly centred example of this very rare block. One of the 'key' blocks. SG Spec XSL14. (Photo) (Ref 23275) £500.00

1025. 1983 Scotland 16p ACP/Dex bright paper cylinder 4A4B no dot block of 6. Very fine. SG S42. Spec XSL15. (Ref 23226) £60.00

1026. 1983 Scotland 16p PCP/Dex very low OBA cylinder 5A4B no dot block of 6. Very fine. SG S42. Spec XSL15. (Ref 23225) £50.00

1027. 1990 Scotland 17p CB deep blue Q6Q6 plate block of 8. A very fine example of this scarce printing. Cat. £95. SG Spec XSL20. (Ref 23224) £75.00

1028. 1990 Scotland 17p CB deep blue Q6Q6 plate block of 6. Slight crease on bottom left hand stamp otherwise a very fine example of this scarce printing. Cat. £95 SG Spec XSL20. (Ref 23223) £35.00

1029. 1987 Scotland 18p ACP/PVAD plate Q3Q3 block of 6 SHOWING 8 PERF HOLES + IMPERFORATE BEYOND. A very fine example of this difficult block. SG Spec XSL22. (Ref 23294) £55.00

1030. 1987 Scotland 18p olive-grey plate Q6Q6 block of 8 showing 8 perf holes at bottom and imperf beyond. A very fine example of this difficult block. SG Spec XSL22. (Ref 23221) £75.00

1031. 1987 Scotland 18p olive-grey plate Q3Q3 block of 8 showing 8 perf holes at bottom and imperf beyond. A very fine example. SG Spec XSL22. (Ref 23222) £45.00

1032. 1989 Scotland 22p bright orange red CPL paper with highly fluorescent gum, similar to HLS paper plate Q3Q3 or Q4Q4 block of 6. (previously CPL gum was completely non-fluorescent under u.v.) SG Spec XSL28 var. (Ref 23304) £15.00

1033. 1985 Scotland 31p Type II. A superb perfectly centred cylinder 2A2B dot block of 6. RARE. (Singles £75). SG XSL66. Spec S51Ea. (Ref 15357) £450.00

1034. 1993 Scotland 19p yellow fluor plate Q5Q5 block of 6 showing 9 perf holes + (2mm) imperforate beyond. A superb example of this difficult block. SG Spec XSL30. (Ref 23295) £45.00

1035. 1993 Scotland 19p CB yellow fluor/white gum Q7Q7 plate block of 6 with ellipse type A(r). (Singles £2.50). SG Spec XSL30. (Ref 23219) £35.00

1036. 1993 Scotland 19p CB yellow fluor/white gum Q9Q9 plate block of 6 with ellipse type A(r). Scarce. (Singles £2.50) SG Spec XSL30. (Ref 23220) £95.00

1037. 1993 Scotland 25p 2B yellow fluor/white gum ellipse type B(s). A very fine Q7Q7 plate block of 6. Scarce. SG S84. Spec XSL51. (Ref 23311) £120.00

1038. 1993 Questa 25p 2B yellow fluor/white gum ellipse type B(s). A very fine Q7Q7 plate block of 6. Scarce. SG S84. Spec XSL51. (Ref 23248) £100.00

SOLD 1039. 1995 Scotland 25p blue fluor with SCARCER ELLIPSE TYPE A(r). Conn: LS253A. A very fine Q9Q9 plate block of 6. Scarce. SG Spec XSL52 var. (Ref 23312) £150.00

1040. 1999 Post Office grille card "New Scotish Stamps" showing 4 values of new emblem stamps to be issued 8th June. Code RMN/341/99/A4/SC (Ref 23662) £35.00

WALES

1041. 1967 Wales 3d no watermark 2B. A superb unmounted mint cyl 3 no dot block of 6. Cat. £3 SG W7. Spec XW4. (Ref 8932) £1.75

1042. 1967 Wales 4d ultramarine 2B. A superb cyl 1 no dot block of 6. SG W2p. Spec XW6. (Ref 8929) £1.75

1043. 1968 Wales 4d olive-sepia. A superb unmounted mint cyl 2 no dot block of 6 showing the catalogued flaws "bump on dragon's head" R.19/2 and "white spot above dragon's hindleg" R.20/1. SG W9. Spec XW8c/d. (Ref 8924) £5.00

1044. 1969 Wales 4d bright vermilion. A very fine u/m cylinder 2 no dot block of 6 showing the "bump on dragon's head" flaw. R.19/2. Cat. £6 SG XW9. Spec XW9b. (Ref 21217) £5.00

1045. 1968 Wales 5d royal blue. A superb cyl 2 no dot or dot block of 6. SG W11. Spec XW10. (Ref 8921) £1.75

1046. 1968 Wales 5d cylinder 2 no dot block of 10 showing the minor constant flaw "white flaw on bottom frame line below dragon's left hind foot". R.20/4. SG Spec XW10 var. (Ref 23331) £15.00

1047. 1967 Wales 1/6 2B. A superb unmounted mint cyl 1 no dot block of 6. SG W6. Spec XW16. (Ref 8890) £3.50

1048. 1971 Wales pre-elliptical 2½p - 39p basic set of 65 values. Superb u/m. SG W13-W69. (Ref 23266) £34.00

1049. 1971 Wales 2½p OCP/PVA cylinder 3 P5 dot block of 6 showing the WHITE FLAW BYTIP OF DRAGON'S TONGUE R.19/1. SG Spec XW18i. (Ref 23470) £3.50

SOLD 1050. 1971 Wales 2½p OCP/PVA cylinder 3 p5 dot block of 12 showing the WEAK TIPS TO WINGS FLAW R.15/2 AND WHITE FLAW BY TIP OF DRAGON'S TONGUE R.19/1. SG Spec XW18g & i. (Ref 23466) £7.50

1051. 1971 Wales 3p OCP/PVA cylinder 1 p4 no dot block of 6 showing the 'V' FLAW BY CLAW ON HINDMOST LEG R.18/1. SG Spec XW21e. (Ref 23471) £3.00

1052

SOLD 1052. 1973 Wales 3p FCP/PVA BROAD BAND LEFT. A very fine example of this scarce stamp. SG Spec XW22a. (Photo) (Ref 20059) £95.00

1053. 1974 Wales FCP/PVA 3p CB cylinder 1 p8 no dot block of 6 showing the 'V' FLAW BY CLAW ON HINDMOST LEG R.18/1. SG Spec XW24e. (Ref 23473) £2.75

1054. 1973 Wales 5p FCP/PVA cylinder 3 no dot or dot phos 11. A fine cylinder block of six. SG S20. Spec XW30. (Ref 6595) £100.00

1055

1055. 1977 Wales 5½p CB LOW EMBLEM AND VALUE. Slightly off centre, otherwise a very fine example of this rare single. Ex Cyl 2. with normal stamp for comparison SG Spec XW32d. (Photo) (Ref 23545) £225.00

1056. 1977 Wales 5½p LOW EMBLEM AND VALUE. Slightly off centre, otherwise a very fine bottom marginal example of this rare single. Ex Cyl 2. SG Spec XW32d. (Ref 23547) £250.00

1057. 1977 Wales 5½p CB LOW EMBLEM AND VALUE. Slightly off centre, otherwise a very fine bottom right hand corner marginal block of 4. Rare. Ex Cyl 2. (singles £225). SG Spec XW32d. (Ref 23548) £900.00

1058. 1976 Wales 11p cylinder 1 p17 no dot cylinder block of 6 showing the TWO WING-TIPS MISSING R.20/1. SG Spec XW42c. (Ref 23474) £2.75

1059. 1986 Wales 12p bright emerald. A superb, well centred, plate Q4Q4 block of 6. Cat £26. SG W36. Spec XWL3. (Ref 13543) £17.50

1060. 1983 Wales 16p drab perf 13½x14. A superb well centred plate Q2 block of 6. Cat £20. SG W43. Spec XWL13. (Ref 13538) £14.00

1061

1061. 1986 Wales 17p grey-blue type II (solid background). A fine single from this printing. Cat. £50. SG W44Ea. Spec XWL17. (Photo) (Ref 23306) £27.00

1062. 1986 Wales 17p grey-blue type II (solid background). A very fine bottom right hand corner marginal block of 4. Cat. £200. SG W44Ea. Spec XWL17. (Ref 23305) £105.00

1063. 1991 Wales 24p Questa perf 15x14 plate Q4Q4 block of 6 with 10 perf holes imperf beyond. Ink mark in bottom margin otherwise a fine example of this scarce block SG W59. Spec XWL43. (Ref 23308) £150.00

1064. 1993 Wales 19p CB yellow fluor white gum with scarcer ellipse type A(r). A very fine single of this scarce stamp. (Q6Q6 plate bocks of 6 £120) SG Spec XWL29. (Ref 11062) £20.00

1065. 1993 Wales 19p CB yellow fluor white gum plate Q5Q5 block of 6 with scarcer A(r) ellipse type. SG Spec XWL29 Conn: LW194AA. (Ref 23298) £110.00

1066. 1993 Wales 19p CB yellow fluor white gum plate Q6Q6 block of 6 with B(s) ellipse type. SG Spec XWL29. Conn: LW194. (Ref 23297) £60.00

1067. 1996 Wales 20p CB blue fluor. A superb Q3Q3 plate block of 6. Cat £35. SG W72. Spec XWL34. (Ref 15302) £32.50

1068. 1996 Wales 20p CB blue fluor. A superb Q4Q4 plate block of 6. Cat. £40. SG W72. Spec XWL34. (Ref 15301) £37.50

1069. 1993 Wales 25p yellow fluor plate Q4Q4 block of 6. A very fine example of this scarce block. Cat. £170. SG Spec XWL47. (Ref 23299) £150.00

SOLD 1070. 1995 Wales 25p 2B blue fluor plate Q11Q11 block of 6 with A(r) ellipse type. Scarce. SG Spec XWL48. (Ref 23301) £95.00

1071. 1995 Wales 25p 2B blue fluor plate Q12Q12 block of 6 with A(r) ellipse type. Scarce. SG Spec XWL48. (Ref 23300) £95.00

1072. 1996 Wales 26p blue fluor. A superb well centred Q4Q4 plate block of 6. Difficult. Cat £40 SG W74. Spec XWL53. (Ref 15298) £30.00

1073. 1997 Wales 26p Walsall 2B dull fluor original print. A superb W1 plate block of 6 with pW1 ABOVE ink number. SG W80 var. (Ref 10795) £5.50

1971-06 DECIMAL COMMEMORATIVES

1074. 1971 Ulster Paintings 3p - 9p COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb well centred set of 3. Cat £50. (Blocks of 4 £155). SG 881-883Ey. Spec W201a/202b/203b. (Ref 17269) £39.00

1075. 1971 Ulster paintings 3p COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A very fine unmounted mint lower right corner TRAFFIC LIGHT block of 6. SG 881Ey. Spec W201a. (Ref 20985) £30.00

1076. 1971 Ulster 7½p ONE BROAD BAND LEFT. A very fineu/m single. SG Spec W202c. (Ref 17268) £8.00

1077. 1971 Universities 3p to 9p. The set of 4 COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Very fine. Cat £108. (Blocks of 4 £340, the 3p is a cylinder block). (The set of 4 as singles £85) SG 890-893Ey. Spec W210c, 211a - 213a. (Ref 17265) £85.00

1078

SOLD 1078. 1971 Literary Anniversaries 3p GOLD (QUEEN'S HEAD) OMITTED. Very fine and scarce with normal for comparison. Ex Davenport. SG 884a. Spec W204a. (Photo) (Ref 23454) £225.00

1079. 1971 Literary Anniversaries 3p - 7½p. The very fine set of 3 COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. Cat £59. (Blocks of 4 £180). SG 884-886Ey. Spec W204b-206b. (Ref 17266) £45.00

1080

SOLD 1080. 1971 Christmas 7½p EMERALD (FIGURE AT LEFT ROBE ETC.) OMITTED. A very fine example with normal for comparison. Pierron states only 50 examples are known. Ex Davenport. SG 896c. Spec W216c. (Photo) (Ref 23455) £550.00

1081. 1972 Explorers 7½p phosphor omitted. A superb single. Cat £20. (Superb block of 4 £56) SG 899 Ey. Spec W219b. (Ref 17037) £14.00

1082

1082. 1972 General Anniversaries 7½p PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A fine unmounted mint example of this scarce stamp. Cat £2505. SG 902 Ey. Spec W222b. (Photo) (Ref 4307) £175.00

1083. 1972 Anniversaries 7½p coastguard with a 2.5mm downwards shift of the embossing. A very fine block of 4. (Singles £4.50) SG 902 var. Spec W222 var. (Ref 23697) £18.00

1084. 1972 General Anniversaries 9p PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb single. Cat £32. (Block of 4 £95) SG 903Ey. Spec W223d. (Ref 17039) £24.00

1085. 1972 Churches 3p - 9p COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. The superb set of 5 values. Cat £89. (Blocks of 4 £260). S224e/225d/226c/227a/228b SG 904-908Ey. (Ref 17267) £65.00

1086. 1972 BBC 3p with a double downwards colour shift of yellow (terminals) and grey (Queen's head.) Superb unmounted mint with normal for comparison. SG 909 var. Spec W229 var. (Ref 14068) £9.50

1087. 1972 BBC 5p phosphor omitted. A very fine left hand marginal block of 4. (singles £7). SG 910EY. Spec W23oa. (Ref 23695) £28.00

1088. 1972 BBC 7½p phosphor omitted. A very fine bottom right hand marginal traffic light block of 4. Cat £48+. (Singles £12.50) SG 911EY. Spec W231b. (Ref 23696) £45.00

1089

SOLD 1089. 1972 Silver Wedding 3p SILVER (VALUE AND INSCRIPTION) OMITTED. A very fine example with normal for comparison. Pierron states only 36 mint examples are known. Ex Davenport. Cat. £500. SG 916a. Spec W236a. (Photo) (Ref 23464) £450.00

1090

1090. 1972 Silver Wedding 3p with a 6mm perforation shift to the right. Results in value and Duke's nose appearing at right of stamp insted of left. Very fine with normal for comparison. SG 916 var. Spec W236 var. (Photo) (Ref 23905) £95.00

1091. 1972 Silver Wedding 3p PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb well centred single. Cat £27. Block of 4 £75 SG 916 var. Spec W236b. (Ref 15535) £17.00

1092. 1972 Christmas 3p PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb single. Cat £6. (Block of 4 £11) SG 914Ey. Spec W234g. (Ref 671) £3.00

SOLD 1093. 1972 Christmas 7½p ochre omitted. A very fine example of this error which affects the shading of the angel's robe. With normal for comparison. SG 915a. Spec W235a. (Ref 23904) £200.00

1094. 1973 TREE 9p COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A superb unmounted example. Cat £90. (Block of 4 £240). SG 922Ey. Spec W242c. (Ref 17213) £60.00

1095. 1973 Explorers 3p to 9p. The set COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. All superb unmounted. Scarce Cat £268. Spec w243h/244h/245f/246c/247f. (Ref 17257) £185.00

1096

SOLD 1096. 1973 British Explorers 9p BROWN-RED (RIVERS ON MAP) OMITTED. A superb unmounted mint single with normal for comparison. Cat. £900 SG 927d. Spec W247d. (Photo) (Ref 17741) £550.00

1097

1097. 1973 Paintings 3p 6mm PERF SHIFT TO RIGHT. A superb example of this spectacular error with normal for comparison. SG 931. (Photo) (Ref 2161) £55.00

SOLD 1098. 1973 Paintings 3p gold (Queen's Head) omitted. A superb example with normal for comparison. SG 932a. Spec W252a. (Ref 23903) £120.00

SOLD 1099. 1973 Paintings 3p greenish yellow (skin tones) omitted. A superb example of this very rare item of which Pierron states only approx. 30 examples are known. Cat. £750. SG 932b. Spec W252b. (Ref 23902) £695.00

1100. Post Office embargo notices. A collection of 35 different with decimal commemoratives attached ranging from 1973 Cricket to 1983 Gardens. All handstamped with first day of issue "Ardkeen Newtownards" c.d.s's tieing stamps to the notices. Very unusual (Ref 13568) £55.00

1101. 1973 Christmas 3½p dextrin bright rose-red (King's robe) omitted. A superb top marginal example with normal for comparison. SG 948g. Spec W268g. (Ref 23901) £120.00

1102

1102. 1973 Christmas 3½p PVA gum grey-black (faces, value, inscription) omitted. A very fine right hand marginal block of 4. Small gum wrinkle on stamp 4 otherwise superb. Only 200 examples are known. (Singles £90 each). SG 948b. Spec W274b. (Photo) (Ref 20313) £350.00

SOLD 1103. 1973 Christmas 3½p PVA rosy-mauve (page's hat and tunic) omitted. A superb top marginal example with normal for comparison. SG 948e. Spec W274e. (Ref 23900) £140.00

1104

1104. 1973 Christmas 3½p PVA gum. A superb cylinder 4A 5B 2C 2D 2E 3F 2G 3H 5J pB52 block of 4 with a spectacular shift of the rosy mauve to the right (Cyl 2E). Shwing the rose-red under colour on the boy to the right. also shows a minor shift to the right of the bright rose-red. Probably unique cylinder block. SG 948 var. Spec W274 var. (Photo) (Ref 15467) £95.00

SOLD 1105. 1974 Post Office grille card Horse Chestnut Tree showing 10p stamp to be issued 27th February. Code PL(P)2341 (Ref 17422) £9.00

SOLD 1106. 1974 Post Office grille card Universal Postal Union showing set of 4 values to be issued 12th June. Code PL(P)2364 (Ref 17421) £9.00

1107. 1974 Christmas 3½p COMPLETELY PHOSPHOR OMITTED. A well centred VERTICAL GUTTER PAIR folded between one horizontal row of perfs otherwise fine and scarce. SG 966EY. Spec W295a. (Ref 18018) £22.00

1108. 1974 Christmas 3½p traffic light block of 6 with the left vertical row being phosphor omitted and the end row being partial. Fine and well centred. SG 966Ey. Spec W295a. (Ref 18022) £35.00

SOLD 1109. 1975 Post Office grille card European Architectural Heritage showing set of 5 values to be issued 23rd April. Code PL(P)2426. (Ref 17428) £6.00

1110. 1976 Christmas 11p UNCOATED PAPER. A superb unmounted mint single. Cat £75 SG 1020a. Spec W351a. (Ref 1882) £55.00

1111. 1976 Christmas 11p UNCOATED PAPER. A superb unmounted mint LOWER RIGHT CORNER TRAFFIC LIGHT BLOCK OF SIX. Scarce as such. With a normal dot cylinder block of six for comparison. Cat. £450+ SG 1020a. Spec W351a. (Ref 19396) £325.00

1112. 1977 Christmas 9p vertical strip of 3 showing gradual fade out of perforations. Bottom stamp shows slight impression only. Completely imperf pairs Cat £900. SG 1049 var. Spec W377 var. (Ref 15120) £95.00

1113

1113. 1979 Rowland Hill miniature sheet with PALE GREENISH YELLOW OMITTED (lights on building on 10p, shading on buildings 11½p, 13p and umbrella on 15p etc.) A superb example with normal for comparison. Cat. £800. (Pierron states only 36 mint examples known. SG MS1099g. Spec WMS427g. (Photo) (Ref 23128) £650.00

1114. 1979 Christmas 8p with a triple downwards colour shift of the ochre (5.5mm), blue (1mm) and the violet (1mm). A superb example of this confusing looking stamp. (Block of 4 £35) SG 1104 var. (Ref 16270) £9.50

1115. 1980 London Landmarks set of 5 A4 SIZED PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS depicting issued stamps but WITH INCORRECT VALUES DUE TO POSTAGE RATE INCREASE. Each photograph has issued stamp attached at top. Very fine and very rare. Ex Walker collection. SG 1120-1124. (Ref 23738) £450.00

1116

1116. 1981 National Trust 20p with a 7.5mm downwards perforation shift which results in the top of the stamp appearing at the bottom. The gold is also displaced upwards by 9.5mm so it covers the value. A superb double error with normal for comparison. SG 1157 var. Spec W487 var. (Photo) (Ref 18873) £175.00

1117. 1985 Christmas 12p with a 5mm upwards perforation shift. A superb left hand marginal example. SG 1303 var. Spec W637 var. (Ref 16988) £45.00

1118

1118. 1990 Kew Gardens 37p with a MAJOR 9½MM PERFORATION SHIFT TO THE RIGHT resulting in the Queen's Head, value and "Kew G" inscription appearing at right of stamp instead of left. Very spectacular and scarce. With normal for comparison. (Block of 4 £500) SG 1505 var. Spec W832 var. (Photo) (Ref 16274) £125.00

1119. 1992 Environment 24p gutter block of 4 with 'large stop after 4' flaw R.10/6. Good flaw. SG 1629 var. Spec E919a. (Ref 14063) £5.00

1120

SOLD 1120. 1997 Christmas 2nd class COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL PAIR. Small crease affecting right hand stamp otherwise very fine and rare. Cat. £3000 SG 2006a. (Photo) (Ref 23899) £395.00

1121

1121. 1998 Lighthouses 63p 9mm perforation shift to the left resulting in the Queen's Head and value appearing at the left of the stamp instead of the right. Stamp also has one broad band at left instead of two bands. A superb unmounted mint block of 4 with normal for comparison. (Singles £95) (Photo) (Ref 10408) £375.00

1122. 1999 Christians' Tale 26p with a 1mm downwards colour shift of both red and yellow. Most noticeable on stars in sky and King's hand. Nice little variety, ex 10x26p Christmas book. SG 2116 var. Spec W1275 var. (Ref 23598) £3.50

1123. 1999/2000 Set of 8 colour post office press photographs of the Millennium issues from Jul 1999 to October 2000. (Ref 23651) £30.00

1124. 2002 Christmas 2nd class COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE cylinder 1A1B2C1D1E p25 block of 15 stamps which also shows 25/08/02 printing date at bottom plus traffic lights at right. A spectacular piece. SG 2321b. (Ref 16906) £350.00

1125

SOLD 1125. 2002 Christmas 1st COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE top left hand corner marginal block of 4. A superb error. (Superb horizontal pairs £145) SG 2322b. (Photo) (Ref 18559) £290.00

1126. 2002 Christmas 1st COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE left hand marginal gutter block of 4 folded in gutter only. A superb error. Cat. £650. SG 2322b. (Ref 18231) £300.00

1127. 2003 Flowers 1st Tulipa with BROAD BAND CENTRE. A superb top right hand corner marginal example S/T to label. Ex Smilers sheet. SG 1138 var. Spec SSP11a. (Ref 22002) £40.00

1128. 2003 Rugby World Cup miniature sheet. A superb example. SG MS2416. (Ref 23885) £15.00

1129. 2004 N. Ireland 1st class self adhesive, ex booklet pane of 6. Cat. £6 SG 2445. (Ref 22086) £2.75

1130. 2004 Wales 1st class self adhesive. Ex booklet pane of 6. Cat. £5. SG 2472. (Ref 22084) £2.50

1131

1131. 2004 Royal Society of Arts 43p with a dramatic 12mm perforation shift to the right. Results in the 'R' appearing at the right of the stamp instead of the left and Queen's Head and value appearing in the centre of the stamp. A spectacular error. A superb left hand marginal single. (Photo) (Ref 22919) £120.00

1132. 2005 1st Class St Paul's Cathedral and Searchlights stamp from the End of the War miniature sheet with excellent SHORT BANDS TOP (DEEGAM S16). Superb top marginal example. (Ref 20689) £3.50

1133. 2005 1st White Ensign printed in litho by Cartor, ex Trafalgar prestige book. SG 2581. (Ref 22699) £1.00

1134. 2005 Christmas 1st class WITH MATRIX. Originates from the half sheet given by the Post Office to its employees. A nice variety. SG 2583 var. (Ref 23611) £2.00

1135. 2005 Christmas 1st Class WITH MATRIX. Originates from the half sheet given by the Post Office to its employees. A superb cylinder pD1 D1D1D1D1D1. SG 2583 var. (Ref 23610) £25.00

1136. 2005 Christmas 1st Class WITH MATRIX. Originates from the half sheet given by the Post Office to its employees. A superb traffic light block of 8. SG 2583 var. (Ref 23609) £15.00

1137. 2006 68p Ocean Liners printed in litho by Enschede. Ex Brunel prestige book. Original sheet issue was printed gravure by De La Rue. SG 2614. (Ref 22687) £1.95

1138. 2006 Gallantry 20p litho reprint by Enschede p14x14½ with all over phosphor, ex Victoria Cross prestige book. A brand new stamp as originally printed on ACP in gravure by D.L.R. perf 15x14 (Ref 22694) £1.25

1139. 2006 Christmas 1st class WITH MATRIX. Originates from sheet given by Post Office to its employees. A superb traffic light block of 10. SG 2679 var. (Ref 22992) £12.00

FIRST DAY COVERS

1140. 1954 8½d Grey "F" size registered envelope with 29 No 54 Walton-on-Thames c.d.s. first day of issue. Cat. £48. SG Spec Booth: 602c. (Ref 23876) £30.00

SOLD 1141. 1957 INTRODUCTION OF "WORLDS FIRST NAPHTHADAG AUTOMATIC SORTING MACHINE". An illustrated first day cover with neat printed address franked with ½d, 1d and 1½d graphite stamps. Cancelled by a 19th Dec 1957 Southampton slogan "Post Early For Christmas" (Ref 23798) £25.00

1142. 1963 2/- Holiday booklet. A fine full perf ½d/2½d se-tenant pane of 4 with selvedge on illustrated first day cover with neat typed address. Cancelled by 15 JY 63 Winchester cds. Cat. £100 SG Spec Booth: 616a. (Ref 23759) £45.00

1143. 1963 Cable illustrated first day cover with neatly typed address. Cancelled by 3 Dec 1963 London EC envelope first day of issue postmark. Cat. £30. SG Spec BOOTH: 80b. (Ref 23795) £11.00

1144. 1964 GUERNSEY 2½D on illustrated first day cover with printed address cancelled by 8 Jne 1964 cds and first day of issue slogan postmark. Cat. £24. SG Spec BOOTH: 618b. (Ref 23796) £12.00

1145. 1964 ISLE OF MAN 2½D AND ½D WILDING on plain first day cover with hand written address. Cancelled by 8 Ju 64 Port St Mary Isle of Man cds. Cat. £34. SG Spec BOOTH 618c. (Ref 23797) £5.00

1146. 1965 3d/1d Non phosphor S/T booklet pane of 4 (missing selvedge) on plain first day cover with neat hand written address cancelled by 16 Aug 1965 Barnet, Herts, cds. Cat. £82 in Booth. Ex Walker. SG Spec Booth: 623a. (Ref 23805) £20.00

SOLD 1147. 1965 4d Non phosphor deep blue and a 4d pale blue on plain first day cover with neat hand written address cancelled by 17 May 1965 London N1 cds. Ex Walker. Booth cat. @ £72, but this is for the 2 phosphor band printing. SG Spec Booth: 621c var. (Ref 23806) £15.00

1148. 1964 Shakespeare phosphor illustrated first day cover with "Stratford upon Avon" first day of issue handstamp. Cat £16.50 SG Spec Booth: 81b. (Ref 16596) £6.00

SOLD 1149. 1965 Commonwealth Arts Festival ordinary illustrated first day cover with "London EC" FDI handstamp. Cat £15. SG Spec Booth: 89b. (Ref 16632) £6.00

SOLD 1150. 1965 Lister Centenary phosphor illustrated first day cover with "London WC" FDI handstamp. Cat £10. SG Spec Booth: 88a. (Ref 16633) £5.00

SOLD 1151. 1965 Lister Centenary ordinary illustrated first day cover with neat handwritten address and having "Edinburgh" FDI cancel. Cat. £45. SG Spec Booth: 88b. (Ref 16631) £10.00

1152

SOLD 1152. 1972 Postmark ink trials on high value first day cover envelope bearing 20p and 50p recess printed stamps. One cover shows 8 specimen impressions in red brown and notated "approved 18/5/72 by Rigo De Rigli". The other shows 7 specimen impressions in orange-brown. Scarce and unusual. Ex Walker. (Photo) (Ref 23919) £85.00

1153. July 1970 Coloured ink trials for 1970 Philympia Exhibition. Two different Literary Anniversary FDC's both inscribed "Cancelling inks for Philympia" with "Specimen impression" in 4 different colours. One is notated "Production Samples", the other "Samples From First Production Batch 11 8 70". Scarce and unusual. Ex Walker (Ref 23918) £75.00

SOLD 1154. 28th SEPT 1970 9D GREEN SCOTLAND 2 BANDS NO WATERMARK. A fine illustrated F.D.C. addressed with small sticky label and cancelled with a Falkirk, Stirlingshire c.d.s. SG Spec Both 550a. (Ref 20649) £11.00

1155. 1970 Scotland 9d 2B no watermark on plain first day cover with typed address neatly cancelled by 28 SP 70 Edinburgh cds. Bradbury £70. (Ref 23921) £10.00

1156. 1971 Set of 4 illustrated FDC's bearing 10 different decimal stitched booklet panes. Each pane cancelled by Windsor 15 Feb 71 handstamp with 'posting delayed by the Post Office strike 1971' cachet. Cat £120. All fine clean covers with neat printed address label. SG Spec Booth 660b. (Ref 11340) £55.00

1157. 1971 Ulster paintings illustrated first day cover, neatly handwritten with scarcer 16 June 1971 53rd Philatelic Congress of Great Britain Ulster Paintings Day handstamp. Cat. £65. SG Spec Booth: 128f. (Ref 23880) £15.00

1158. 1971c Postmark machine test trial. High value first day cover envelope inscribed "Machine Test Sample" bearing 20p and 50p recess printed stamps, each cancelled by 22nd Sept 1971 "Opening of the Postal Management College - Rugby" postmark (used for 1971 University issue). Scarce and unusual. Ex Walker. (Ref 23920) £45.00

1159. 1971 Set of 4 illustrated FDC's with printed address each bearing stitched booklet pane from 25p/50p booklets and cancelled with 'Southampton 24 De 71' CDS with turquoise-blue 'First Ever Christmas Eve Issue 24th December 1971' cachet. Cat £110. SG Spec Booth 668a. (Ref 11344) £45.00

SOLD 1160. 1972 Last day of validity for pre-decimal stamps plain cover with 3 GV photogravure 2d stamps and a 1d 2B Wilding. Neatly cancelled with 2 29 FEb 1972 Windsor Berks cds's. Unusual. (Ref 23758) £15.00

1161. 1972 Wedgwood set of 4 complete booklet panes on illustrated first day covers unaddressed with "Barlaston" special first day of issue handstamp. Cat £120. SG Spec Booth 669b. (Ref 16592) £45.00

1162. 1973 50p ULTRAMARINE ALL OVER PHOSPHOR on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 1 FE 1973 SOUTHAMPTON CDS. A scarce cover. Cat. in Booth @ £120. SG Spec Booth: 676b. (Ref 23762) £65.00

1163. 1973 3½p 2B Dextrin Gum on plain first day cover with neat typed address cancelled by 22 AUG 1973 NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM LONDON EC1 handstamp. Scarce. CAt. £60 in Bradbury. (Ref 23756) £25.00

1164. 1973 3p CB on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 10 SEP 1973 NATIONAL POSTAL MUSEUM LONDON EC1 HANDSTAMP. Cat. £22.50. SG Spec Booth 680c. (Ref 23768) £12.00

1165. 1974 4½p All over phosphor on plain first day cover with neat typed address cancelled by 13 Nov 1974 National Postal Museum London EC1 handstamp. Cat. £20 SG Spec Booth: 699c. (Ref 23755) £10.00

SOLD 1166. 1976 10p Folded booklet pane, good perfs and with selvedge on illustrated first day cover with neat printed address on label. . Cancelled by 10 Mar 1976 Windsor first day of issue cancellation. Cat. £6. SG Spec Booth: 713c. (Ref 23764) £4.50

1167. 1976 American Independence illustrated first day cover with scarcer 58th Philatelic Congress of Great Britain, Plymouth, Devon handstamp. Cat. £20. SG Spec Both: 146g. (Ref 23871) £10.00

1168. 1977 £1 - £5 set of 3 high values on illustrated first day cover cancelled with 2 Feb 1977 Philatelic Bureau first day of issue special handstamp. Cat. £10 SG Spec Booth: 719F. (Ref 23749) £2.00

1169. 1977 £1, £2 and £5 PLAIN GUTTER PAIRS on three illustrated first day covers cancelled by single 2 Feb 1977 Bristol first day of issue cds. Unpriced in Booth or Bradbury. (Ref 23757) £7.50

1170. 1978 British Architecture miniature sheet illustrated first day cover with scarcer Hampton Court, England's oldest tennis court handstamp. Cat. £15. SG Spec Booth: 179k. (Ref 23874) £12.00

SOLD 1171. 1978 British Architecture miniature sheet illustrated first day cover with scarcer Stampex Silver Jubilee, London SW1 handstamp. Cat. £15 SG Spec Booth: 179g. (Ref 23872) £10.00

1172. 1978 British Architecture miniature sheet illustrated first day cover with scarcer Caernarfon Welsh/English first day of issue postmark. Cat. £12 SG Spec Booth: 179J. (Ref 23873) £10.00

1173. 1978 British Architecture miniature sheet illustrated Benham first day cover with scarce Britain's Royal Heritage, Hampton Court Palace Kingston handstamp. (Ref 23870) £40.00

1174. 1979 Rowland Hill miniature sheet illustrated first day cover with Bruce Castle Museum, Tottenham N17 handstamp. Cat. £22.50 SG Spec Booth: 191h. (Ref 23875) £17.50

1175. 1980 Set of 4 Wedgwood complete panes with selvedge from prestige booklet on 4 separate illustrated first day covers. Cancelled by 16 April 1980 Barlaston, Stoke -on-Trent handstamp. Cat. £40. SG Spec Booth 744b. (Ref 23769) £12.00

SOLD 1176. 1980 12p CHARLOTTE BRONTE "MISSING P" ERROR on unaddressed first day cover, cancelled by 9 Jul 1980 London E.C. first day of issue c ds. Scarce. Cat £25 as u/m. SG 1125Ea. (Ref 23856) £19.00

1177. 1981 11½p Readers Digest coil on plain, neatly handwritten first day cover, cancelled by 30 JUN 1981 WINDSOR BERKS HANDSTAMP. The official issue date for this item was not until 2nd September 1981. Listed as not known in Bradbury. Rare. SG Spec UMC9. (Ref 23737) £75.00

1178. 1983 £1.30 definitive illustrated first day cover cancelled with 3 Aug 1983 Philatelic Bureau first day of issue handstamp. Cat. £6 SG Spec Booth: 773b. (Ref 23744) £1.50

1179. 1983 £1.30 definitive illustrated first day cover cancelled with 3 Aug 1983 London E16 first day of issue handstamp. Cat. £10. SG Spec Booth: 773c. (Ref 23745) £3.00

1180. 1984 £1.33 definitive illustrated first day cover cancelled with 28th August 1984 Windsor first day of issue handstamp. SG Spec Booth: 788d. (Ref 23740) £2.00

1181. 1984 £1.33 definitive illustrated first day cover cancelled with 28 Aug 1984 Philatelic Bureau first day of issue handstamp. Cat. £4.50 SG Spec Booth 788b. (Ref 23741) £1.70

SOLD 1182. 1985 13p CB 4p RB, 34p 2B, 4p 2B from The Times multi-value pane on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 8 Jan 1985 Windsor special handstamp. Cat. £6. SG Spec Booth: 793g. (Ref 23777) £3.00

1183. 1985 QUESTA 75P P15 X 14 FCP/DEX on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 19 FEB 85 WINDSOR HANDSTAMP. A rare cover of which it is believed only 75 exist. Cat. £150 in Bradbury. SG Spec Booth: 749a. (Ref 23763) £85.00

1184. 1985 £1.41 definitive on illustrated first day cover cancelled with 17th Sept 1985 first day of issue Windsor Berks special handstamp. Cat. £12.50 SG Spec 798d. (Ref 23746) £2.00

1185

SOLD 1185. 1985 Scotland 31p T2 on illustrated first day cover with address on peelable label. Neatly cancelled by 4 Dec 85 Edinburgh Philatelic Counter handstamp. Scarce. CAt. £250 in Bradbury. (Photo) (Ref 23917) £150.00

SOLD 1186. 1986 N. Ireland 17p TII on illustrated first day cover. Neatly cancelled by 9 Sep 86 Belfast Philatelic Counter handstamp. Scarce. Cat. £150 in Bradbury. (Ref 23915) £95.00

SOLD 1187. 1986 Wales 17p TII on illustrated first day cover. Neatly cancelled by 9 Sep 86 Cardiff Philatelic Counter Handstamp. Scarce. Not listed in the Bradbury or Booth catalogues. (Ref 23916) £75.00

SOLD 1188. 1986 18p Deep olive grey PCP1 and PCP2 pair on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 20 Oct 86 Windsor handstamp. A scarcer FDC. (Ref 23779) £25.00

1189. 1987 26p Redrawn value on illustrated first day cover. Neatly cancelled by 4 Aug 87 Windsor Philatelic Counter handstamp. Booth cat. £24. SG Spec Booth: 827f. (Ref 23914) £17.00

SOLD 1190. 1988 13p ACP RDC on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 18 Mar 88 Windsor handstamp. Cat. £25. (Ref 23780) £20.00

1191. 1988 14p - 35p Machin set of 8 values on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 23 Aug 1988 Windsor handstamp. Cat. £9. SG Spec Booth: 836d. (Ref 23776) £5.00

SOLD 1192. 1988 14p/19p Litho 14p, 19p, 27p photogravure with imperforate edge on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 11 Oct 88 Windsor handstamp. (Ref 23751) £5.00

1193. 1988 £1 - £5 Castle high values set of 4 on illustrated first day cover cancelled with 18 Oct 1988 Philatelic Bureau handstamp. Cat. £22. SG Spec Booth: 841b. (Ref 23773) £6.00

1194. 1988 £1 - £5 Castle high values set of 4 on illustrated first day cover. CAncelled with 18 Oct 1988 Windsor handstamp. Cat. £28. SG Spec Booth: 841c. (Ref 23774) £8.00

1195. 1989 15p - 37p set of 7 Machins on illustrated first day cover cancelled by 26th Sep 1989 Windsor handstamp. Cat. £10. SG Spec Booth: 849d. (Ref 23752) £1.25

1196. 1990 1d Black Anniversary set of 5 15p - 37p on illustrated first day cover cancelled by 10 Jan 1990 Philatelic Bureau handstamp. Cat. £4. SG Spec Booth: 281b. (Ref 23754) £2.50

1197. 1990 1d Black Anniversary set of 5 15p - 37p on illustrated first day cover cancelled by 10 Jan 1990 Windsor handstamp. Cat. £4.50 SG Spec Booth: 281c. (Ref 23753) £3.00

1198. 1990 £1.16 ACP booklet pane of 4 on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 28W Feb 90 Windsor handstamp. This pane was not officially issued until 17th April 1990. (Ref 23766) £30.00

1199. 1990 15p/20p 1d Black Anniversary litho definitives on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 17 Apr 90 Windsor handstamp. (Ref 23767) £5.00

1200. 1990 1d Black Anniversary miniature sheet illustrated first day cover cancelled with 3 May 1990 first day of issue Philatelic Bureau special handstamp. SG Spec Booth: 286c. (Ref 23748) £2.25

1201. 1990 1d Black Anniversary miniature sheet illustrated first day cover cancelled with 3 May 1990 first day of issue City of London special handstamp. Cat. £4.50 SG Spec Booth: 286c. (Ref 23747) £2.25

SOLD 1202. 1990 3p Magenta ACP with Head B1 ex sheets cyl 38 on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 3 May 90 Windsor handstamp. Unrecorded in Bradbury or Booth? (Ref 23765) £15.00

1203. 1990 2nd Deep blue/1st flame photogravure NVI's with imperforate edges on illustrated first day cover cancelled by 7 Aug 1990 Windsor handstamp. Cat. £10 SG Spec Booth: 862F. (Ref 23750) £2.00

1204. 1990 2nd class deep blue/1st class flame litho Questa and Walsall with imperforate edges on illustrated first day covers. Cancelled with 7 Aug 1990 Windsor handstamp. (Ref 23775) £10.00

1205. 1993 £10 Britannia (Wording "ten pounds" fluoresces green ex 2A printing) on illustrated first day cover. Cancelled by 2 Mar 1993 Windsor (Trident) handstamp. Cat. £20. SG Spec Booth: 887c. (Ref 23770) £15.00

1206. 1993 £10 Britannia on illustrated first day cover cancelled by 2 Mar 1993 Philatelic Bureau handstamp. Cat. £18. SG Spec Booth: 887b. (Ref 23772) £7.00

1207. 1993 £10 Britannia on Bradbury illustrated first day cover cancelled by 2 March 93 Windsor (Britannia) handstamp. Cat. £45. SG Spec Booth: 887k. (Ref 23771) £20.00

1208. 1994 300th Anniversary of Bank of England. A Royal Mail/Royal Mint cover having Bank of England pane plus uncirculated £2 coin. (Ref 16398) £9.00

1209. 1994 £1 Bank of England commemorative pane on illustrated Bradbury cover cancelled with 27 July 94 Bank of England London EC special handstamp. Cat. £25. (Ref 23778) £10.00

1210. 1996 Football Legends. A Royal Mail/Royal Mint cover with Wembley handstamp and containing football £2 coin. (Ref 16392) £11.00

1211. 2000 Public libraries Anniversary on Royal Mail/Royal Mint cover with London handstamp and containing public libraries 50p coin. (Ref 16472) £7.00

PRESENTATION PACKS

1212. 1953 Coronation Harrison and Son printers card containing a set of 4 mint stamps. Attractive and scarce. (Ref 14670) £75.00

1213. 1972 Britain in Miniature hardback book containing mint stamps from 1960's and early 1970's numbered 1622 from an Edition of 2000. Complete with slipcase and original card box. Presented to delegates at The Stamp Seminar in 1972. Ex Walker. Scarce. (Ref 23605) £95.00

1214. 1972 Souvenir pack for Royal Silver Wedding. A 12 page booklet containing photographs and historic events. Cat. £4. (Ref 16414) £0.75

1215. 1977 £1 - £5 High Values presentation pack No. 13. A superb example of this difficult pack. Cat £160 SG 1026-8. (Ref 17963) £75.00

1216. 1977 Collectors year pack No. 98 issued on 23rd November. Cat £7. SG 1049b. (Ref 16458) £2.75

1217. 1978 Collectors year pack No. 105 issued 22nd November. Cat £8 SG CP1074a. (Ref 16455) £2.65

1218. 1980 Collectors year pack No. 123 issued 19th November. Cat £14. SG 1142a. (Ref 16456) £4.95

1219. 1981 Collectors year pack No. 131. Issued 18th November. Cat £18. SG 1174a. (Ref 16450) £5.95

1220. 1982 Postage Due presentation pack No. 135. Superb. Cat £26. SG D90-D101. (Ref 17964) £22.00

1221. 1982 Collectors year pack No. 141 issued 17th November. Cat £22. SG CP1206a. (Ref 16453) £9.50

1222. 1984 Souvenir pack for Bicentenary of first mail coach run. A 24 page illustrated booklet with a set of mint stamps attached to the front cover. Cat £6. (Ref 16417) £3.00

1223. 1988 "Links" souvenir pack for Australian Bicentenary. A 40 page booklet contains both British and Australian sets issued on the same day. Cat £8.50. (Ref 16416) £5.50

1224. 1989 Post Office year book No. 6. Superb and complete with slip case. Cat £60. (Ref 16431) £13.50

1225. 1990 Post Office year book No. 7. Superb and complete with slip case. Cat £60. (Ref 16432) £14.00

1226. 1994 Postage Due presentation pack No. 32. Superb. Cat £28. SG D102-D110. (Ref 17962) £25.00

1227. 2001 Post Office year book No. 18. Superb and complete with slip case. Cat £42. (Ref 16442) £47.00

Q.E.II POSTAGE DUES

1228

SOLD 1228. 1955 Tudor Crown postage due 4d COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL PAIR. Very fine u/m. Cat. £250. SG D43a. Spec Z4a. (Photo) (Ref 23463) £225.00

1229. 1955 Edward crown. A very fine u/m set of 10 values. SG D46-D55. (Ref 23706) £220.00

1230. 1970 OCP/PVA postage due ½p - £1. A very fine u/m set of 10 values in blocks of 4. (Set of singles £11). SG Spec Z48-Z57. (Ref 23243) £44.00

1231. 1976 FCP/DEX 5p violet. A very fine cylinder 8 block of 6. SG D82. Spec Z68. (Ref 10722) £1.75

1232. 1974 FCP/DEX 50p ultramrine. A very fine cylinder 1 block of 6. Cat £12. SG D87. Spec Z73. (Ref 10727) £8.50

1233. 1978 FCP/PVAD £5 Orange-yellow and black. A very fine unmounted mint example. Cat £50. (v.f.u. £10) SG Spec Z75. (Ref 17674) £35.00

1234. 1974 FCP/PVAD postage due 1p - £5. A very fine u/m set of 12 values in blocks of 4. (Singles £37 a set). SG Spec Z64-Z75. (Ref 23236) £145.00

1235. 1982 Postage Dues. The set of 12 values in superb unmounted mint unfolded gutter pairs. SG D90 - D101. (Ref 23227) £35.00

1236

1236. 1992 2p Bright-blue on ADVANCED COATED PAPER. A superb almost perfectly centred unmounted mint cylinder 4 block of six. RARE. Very few cylinder blocks are known. SG Spec Z90. (Photo) (Ref 17466) £850.00

1237. 1982 £1 Red 'white paper gum variety'. A superb unmounted mint example with normal for comparison. A distinctive unrecorded variety. (Blocks of 4 £32 and marginals £8 the pair). The pair SG D99 var. Spec Z87 var. (Ref 8298) £8.00

1238. 1994 Postage Dues 1p - £5. The complete set of 9 values in superb unmounted mint (blocks of 4 £88/v.f.u. set of 9 £17.50) SG D102-D110. Spec Z91-Z99. (Ref 17683) £22.00

Q.E.II POSTAL STATIONERY

SOLD 1239. 1954 8½d Grey K size. A very fine mint example. Cat. £35. SG Spec Huggins: RP73k. (Ref 23878) £30.00

SOLD 1240. 1956 6d Puce K2 size overseas registered letter. A very fine mint example. Cat. £15. SG Spec Huggins: RP77. (Ref 23877) £12.00

SOLD 1241. 1959 1/- Blue K2 size overseas registered envelope. A very fine mint example with scarce pink "K2" wrapper band. Cat. £35+ SG Spec Huggins: RPF10. (Ref 23879) £29.00

1242. 1964 Shakespeare Festival aerogramme showing scenes from plays. A very fine mint example overprinted "CANCELLED" in black type PS2. H&B AP58 var Huggins: AP23 var (Ref 23854) £15.00

1243. September 1973 3½p "A" size envelopes package labels for 2000 ("E" dated 29/09/73) and 100. Two very fine labels printed in red on white. Fine and rare. (Ref 23924) £25.00

SOLD 1244. December 1973 23½p H size registered envelope packet label of 1000. Printed in red on white dated 5th Oct 1973 with large "E" handstamp. Very fine and rare. (damaged example dated 7 Dec 73 £5) (Ref 23923) £20.00

CINDERELLA & MISCELLANEOUS

1245. Small collection of Cinderella labels/essays on 7 pages includes London 1950 advertising labels (10), Vic short labels (15), Mary Queen of Scots essays and prints (6), John Knox imperf 3p essays (2), 1974 paintings overprints with black bar (4). Marshall Petain and George GV1 litho essays (2), black prints of GV and GV1 stamps (3).etc. (Ref 23855) £95.00

1246. 1953 CORONATION YEAR CHARITY LABELS City of Plymouth miniature sheets of 12 different designs. Two different in blue and brown each in a commemorative folder. Some staining otherwise fine and attractive. Unusual. (Ref 23853) £39.00

SOLD 1247. 1955c Photogravure Thos. DE LA RUE & CO LTD DUMMY STAMPS. A set of 5 corner marginal mint examples featuring an Asian woman in purple and brown and a gentleman in purple and red and a dog in brown. Very fine mint examples. Unusual, we have not seen these before. (Ref 23851) £37.50

SOLD 1248. 1955c PHOTOGRAVURE THOS. DE LA RUE & CO LTD CASTLE DUMMY STAMPS. Very fine bottom left hand corner marginal mint examples in 6 different colours. Unusual we have not seen these before. (Ref 23852) £75.00

1249. 1955c Midland Red parcel labels. Three different: 1/- black on magenta, 2/- black on white and 9d black on dark green. Mounted on white card. Very fine and unusual. Inscribed on reverse "essays only". (Ref 23883) £45.00

1250. Litho printed fascimilies of SG178 2/6 lilac (A-D) 3 printed in black on white glossy paper and 4 printed in red, green, turquoise and brown on matt white card signed by Peter G Westwood. Fine and unusual. (Ref 23881) £75.00

SOLD 1251. May 1979 32nd Kent Federation souvenir booklet containing a set of European Assembly Elections Commemoratives. Very fine. (Ref 23783) £12.00

SOLD 1252. 1967 Cambridge 49th Philatelic Congress. Four mini-sheets of 12 perforated labels in blue, green, violet & sepia designs are of Cambridge views, Coats of Arms, Cambridge college stamps etc. Printed by Harrison and Sons. The sheets were originally printed to commemorate the 25th Congress, but were overprinted by F & P Piggott Ltd for use at the 49th Congress in 1967, Lightly mounted in margin only. (Ref 23830) £75.00

1253. Hillday Leasing and Supplies Ltd advertising labels in a very fine u/m coil strip of 5 with good perfs. (Ref 23784) £15.00

1254. 1960 London International Stamp Exhibition July 9th - 16th at the Royal Festival Hall. A complete sheet of 10 scarlet and black gummed and rouletted advertising labels. Lightly mounted in margin otherwise fine and fresh. (Ref 23859) £15.00

COLLECTIONS

SOLD 1255. 1971 Decimal Machin stitched booklet pane collection on ten album pages. Contains perforation types, cylinder panes, flaws, booklet cover varieties, NPM photographs of sheet layouts. All fine u/m. An interesting introduction to this subject. (Ref 23739) £95.00

SOLD 1256. 1976 - 1982 FOLDED BOOKLET COLLECTION. Includes both counter and vending booklets, plain and cylinder books, miscuts, wrapper bands (6), package labels (4) and NPM photographs (3). Mostly good perfs and neatly written up in 15 album pages. (Ref 23786) £125.00

1257. 1978 - 1985 Folded booklet collection. Includes Christmas booklets, mixed rate, discounted, special offers including free gifts, private issues etc. Plain and cylinder books are included plus wrapper bands etc. A very fine and interesting study on 15 well written up album pages. (Ref 23787) £150.00