Queen Elizabeth II: Wildings: 1958-65 watermark Multiple Crowns 10d. Prussian blue in a lower left corner cylinder “1” dot block of 60 (6 x 10, folded through central horizontal perfs.), the third column stamps affected by a doctor blade flaw leaving a white central area on each stamp, a few light gum wrinkles, unmounted mint. S.G. 583.
[Proposed price: £60-70]
Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of Great Britain Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,200 lots, the property of 125 vendors, featuring an award-winning collection of Liverpool Postal History; the collection of Great Britain formed by the late Dennis Clarke; very fine line engraved and Seahorses; an excellent section of QEII commemorative errors including many great rarities; and one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of 1966 ‘Birds’ ever assembled.
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Lot #1977 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: wildings
Lot #1978 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: wildings
Queen Elizbeth II: 1959 phosphor-graphite 2d. light red-brown St. Edwards Crown watermark error, an unmounted mint cylinder 17 block of six, perf. type C, few split perfs. at foot, otherwise fine. S.G. 605a, Spec. S43a, cat. £1,250. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1979 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: wildings
Queen Elizabeth II: Wildings: 1960 presentation pack of 1/2d. to 1s.6d. low values, phosphor-graphites and regionals, U.S.A. edition, unopened but with some creasing and toning, S.G. Spec. cat. £300.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1980 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: wildings
Queen Elizabeth II: 1960-67 two phosphor bands 21/2d. showing variety watermark inverted, unmounted mint block of four, some slightly trimmed perfs. otherwise fine. S.G. Spec. S62a, cat. £680. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1981 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: wildings
Queen Elizabeth II: 1960-67 phosphor 21/2d. type II with two bands booklet pane with watermark inverted, mint, mounted on two units, perfs. a little trimmed at base. S.G. 614Wi. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1982 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: 1955-68 castles
Queen Elizabeth II: 1955-68 Castles: 1955 Waterlow, a study written up on leaves with mint set (£1 unmounted), additional 2s.6d., 5s. (2) and 10s. (3) mint with minor varieties, remainder used incl. 2s.6d. used first day of issue on airmail envelope to U.S.A., quantity of perforation guide markings on single stamps or multiples incl. 5s. blocks of four (2), top of sheet block of twenty without selvedge (some perf. faults and reinforcement),...
Lot #1983 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: 1955-68 castles
Queen Elizabeth II: 1955-68 Castles: 1958 and 1959 De La Rue, a study written up on leaves with 1958 1st De La Rue sets used (3), some showing frame weakness or other minor flaws, 5s. right margin block of eight used with guide mark at top, £1 left margin (partly reduced) block of four with guide mark at foot, quantity of 1959 2nd De La Rue with light cream and whiter papers, a few mint to 10s. incl. 2s.6d. lower left vertical pair with ink...
Lot #1984 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: 1955-68 castles
Queen Elizabeth II: 1959 2nd De La Rue 2s.6d. to £1 unmounted mint light cream paper set of lower left corner examples, each with two plate dots in lower margin, light bends or imperfections in selvedge, 10s. and £1 with tone spots, a scarce set. S.G. Spec. T3a, T10b, T16a, T22a, cat. £490. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1985 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: 1955-68 castles
Queen Elizabeth II: 1955-68 Castles: 1959 De La Rue 2s.6d. to £1 set in unmounted mint upper left corner blocks of four, fine. S.G. 595/98, cat. £780. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1986 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: A mainly mint collection of decimal and pre-decimal commemorative varieties and shifts incl. 1967 E.F.T.A. 1s.6d. ‘used’ example with deep blue omitted, 1967 Christmas 4d. with gold (value and Queen’s head) omitted (2), 1968 British paintings 4d. with gold (value and Queen’s head) omitted, 1s. with gold (value and Queen’s head) embossing and phosphor omitted, 1968 Christmas 9d. with yellow omitted, 1969 British...
Lot #1987 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
A collection of unmounted mint 1970s varieties, incl. colour shifts, missing colours with 1972 Christmas 21/2p. strip of three with top stamp missing part of gold and 1975 8p. black omitted, missing or misplaced phosphors with 1973 Tree 9p. missing phosphor, gum errors, dry prints, missing embossings and shifts, etc., also range of minor varieties, mostly fine. (64 items)
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1988 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: A group of 1960’s to 1980’s unmounted mint misperforated Christmas issues incl. 1971 21/2p. upper right corner block of 21 (7 x 3, folded along one set of vertical perfs.) grossly misperforated in the margin due to multiple paper folds leaving the upper left pair imperf. between stamp and upper margin, fine. (8 items). Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
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Lot #1989 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: A group of unmounted mint minor varieties on Christmas issues, comprising 1966 1s.6d. pair showing gold (Queen’s head) mostly omitted, 1969 5d. singles showing blue and gold colour shifts, 1971 21/2p. showing partial lemon omitted, 71/2p. block of four showing gold doctor blade flaw at left, 1972 21/2p. strip of four with printers paper join, 1973 3p. showing 3p. black (value) almost omitted, 1980 minor varieties in blocks...
Lot #1990 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 P.O.S.B. 3d. (Timson) variety orange-brown omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 624Aa, cat. £600, EC GBR1248a - circa 60 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £220-250]
Lot #1991 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 P.O.S.B. 3d. (Thrissell) variety orange-brown omitted, fine marginal mint example from the right of the sheet, small area of gum disturbance at left, very lightly almost imperceptibly mounted. S.G. 624Ba, cat. £1,600, EC GBR1248b - circa 24 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1992 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 C.E.P.T. 2d., a lower marginal vertical pair showing most unusual partial reversed impressions on the sheet margin as a result of the margin being folded over immediately after printing, bend affecting upper stamp, folded through perfs. between base and selvedge, otherwise fine unmounted mint. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-150]
Lot #1993 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 C.E.P.T. 2d., unmounted mint example with unusual areas of brown dry print at upper left, right and at the base, also imperforate example with brown omitted, cancelled by Post Office Training School black bars, without gum, with normal for comparison. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-150]
Lot #1994 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 C.E.P.T. 10d. variety turquoise omitted, small area of gum disturbance, otherwise fine mint and rare, with normal for comparison. S.G. 628b, cat. £7,500, EC GBR1256b - circa 18 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £2000-2500]
Lot #1995 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 Parliamentary Conference 6d. variety gold omitted, light surface mark and tiny gum wrinkle, otherwise fine unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. 629a, cat. £2,600, EC GBR1258a - circa 30 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1200-1500]
Lot #1996 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1963 Paris Postal Conference (ordinary) 6d. variety green omitted, the lower pair in an upper marginal block of six, fine unmounted mint, tiny gum wrinkle. Rare. B.P.A. certificate (2000). S.G. 636a, cat. £13,000+, EC GBR1272a - 30 mint known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £5000-6000]
Lot #1997 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1963 Cable (ordinary) 1s.6d. variety black omitted, mint, trace of gum on front of upper left corner perf., otherwise fine, rare. S.G. 645a, cat. £6,800+, EC GBR1290a - 22 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £2000-2500]
Lot #1998 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Shakespeare (ordinary) 1s.6d., a marginal example displaying a dramatic violet shift, light gum bend, otherwise fine unmounted mint, with normal for comparison. S.G. 649 var, EC GBR1298b, cat. £225. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1999 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Geographical (ordinary) 4d. variety violet (face value) omitted, unmounted mint block of four, minor gum bends otherwise fine. R.P.S. certificate (1984). S.G. 652a, cat. £1,200, EC GBR1304a - circa 180 mint known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Lot #2000 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Geographical (ordinary) 4d. variety violet (face value) and red-brown (dock walls) omitted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 652c, cat. £550, EC GBR1304b. Photo.
[Proposed price: £280-300]
Lot #2001 - Great Britain queen elizabeth ii: commemoratives
Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Geographical (ordinary) 4d. variety violet (face value) and red-brown (dock walls) omitted, unmounted mint. S.G. 652c, cat. £550, EC GBR1304b. Photo.
[Proposed price: £280-300]
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