The Golden Collection of Great Britain Part One

Queen Elizabeth II: 1973 Inigo Jones 3p. and 5p. se-tenant pairs, both variety all-over phosphor omitted, leaving the background white instead of cream, 3p. pair folded through perfs. otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. W255b-W258b, EC GBR1870a & GBR1874a, cat. £950. Photo.
[Proposed price: £350-400]
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Queen Elizabeth II: 1973 Christmas 3p. gum arabic se-tenant strip of five variety imperforate with sheet margin at right, fine unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. 943Egb, cat. £7,500, EC GBR1885a - 10 strips known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £2500-3000]
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Queen Elizabeth II: 1973 Christmas 3p. gum arabic single, the left stamp from the strip of five, variety dry print of grey-black leaving the face value virtually completely omitted and other areas of the stamp with small traces of grey-black, with disturbed gum. Brandon certificate (2006) stating “grey-black omitted”. S.G. 943Eg var. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1973 Christmas 31/2p. PVA variety blue and rosy mauve omitted, fine unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. 948f, cat. £700, EC GBR1896e - circa 40 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-320]
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Queen Elizabeth II: 1974 Fire Service 31/2p. variety imperforate in a horizontal pair, a few small surface scratches in the phosphor otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. 950a, cat. £1,150, EC GBR1900a - 50 pairs known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £450-500]
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Queen Elizabeth II: 1975 Sailing 8p. variety gold (Queen’s head) omitted (a few tiny specks remaining), from the tenth column due to a dry print, fine unmounted mint in a strip of three with two normal stamps attached. S.G. 981var, EC GBR1962b, cat. £325. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1976 Telephone Centenary 11p. in a lower right corner traffic light block of six (2 x 3), the lower pair imperforate between stamps and margin at foot and almost completely imperforate at sides (a few indents at top), corner vertical pair and side margin with gum faults, unmounted mint. S.G. Spec. W330a, EC GBR1998a - 10 known, cat. £1,000. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
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Queen Elizabeth II: 1977 Racket Sports 81/2p. variety imperforate in a horizontal pair, margin ragged at right and left stamp with small imperfections in lower margin, otherwise fine unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. 1022a, cat. £3,750, EC GBR2044a - circa 20 pairs known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1200-1500]
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Queen Elizabeth II: 1977 Chemistry 81/2p. variety imperforate between stamp and margin at foot, the lower stamp of a vertical strip of three, centre stamp with very light gum bend otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 1029var, EC GBR2058b - 10 known, cat. £400. Photo.
[Proposed price: £160-180]
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Queen Elizabeth II: 1977 Silver Jubilee 10p. in a lower left corner no dot cylinder block of six (2 x 3), the lower pair variety imperforate (very faint indents in margin at top), area of disturbed gum in left margin and a few small gum wrinkles otherwise fine unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. 1035a, cat. £3,750+, EC GBR2070a - 5 to 10 pairs known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1400-1600]
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Queen Elizabeth II: 1977 Wildlife 9p. se-tenant top left corner no dot cylinder block of twelve (6 x 2), the left vertical pair (hedgehog) variety completely imperforate, the second vertical pair (hare) almost imperforate (faint horizontal indents), unmounted mint but with gum creases and wrinkles, a rare multiple. S.G. 1039b, cat. £2,850+, EC GBR2078a - circa 5 mint pairs known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1000-1200]
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