The Golden Collection of Great Britain Part One

Queen Elizabeth II: Wildings: 1960-67 violet phosphor 9d. bronze-green variety imperforate between stamp and top margin, a top right corner example, perfs. separated between stamp and right margin and tiny thins in top margin, otherwise fine unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. Spec. S128a, cat. £1,200. Photo.
[Proposed price: £350-400]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1955-68 Castles: A mint collection on leaves incl. 1955 Waterlow set with 10s. shade, 5s. [R. 8/1] re-entry in a vertical corner strip of three, 10s. [R. 1/2] weak entry in a corner pair, 1958 De La Rue set, 1959 De La Rue set, additional 5s., 10s. and £1 corner singles (£1 vertical pair) with two plate dots in margin, 5s. with margin at left poorly overprinted “CANCELLED” type 34 (R.P.S. certificate, 2007, for a block of...

Queen Elizabeth II: 1955-68 Castles: 1963 Bradbury 5s. scarlet-vermilion variety printed on the gummed side, a few slightly blunted perfs. at right otherwise fine unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. 596ab cat. £1,500. Photo.
[Proposed price: £600-700]

Queen Elizabeth II: A mint collection of pre-decimal commemoratives in an album with some additional items on stockpages, with ordinary and phosphor sets, a wide range of constant flaws mainly in positional multiples, errors and varieties with inverted watermarks incl. 1965 Churchill 1s.3d. ordinary, Battle of Britain 9d. ordinary, P.O. Tower 1s.3d. both ordinary and phosphor, I.T.U. 9d. phosphor, 1966 Landscapes 6d. phosphor, World Cup 1s.3d...

Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 P.O.S.B. 21/2d. (Timson) variety black omitted, unmounted mint but creased at top and stained, very rare, the original example discovered. S.G. 623Aa, cat. £27,000, EC GBR1246a - 4 known (3 within strips). Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 P.O.S.B. 3d. (Timson) variety orange-brown omitted, small light gum bend otherwise fine unmounted mint. S.G. 624Aa, cat. £600, EC GBR1248a - circa 60 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £220-250]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 P.O.S.B. 3d. (Timson) variety orange-brown omitted, in a horizontal strip of three with sheet margin at right perforated through, right stamp with light gum bend, left stamp with small violet offset and folded through perfs. with a few separated, otherwise fine unmounted mint, very scarce multiple. S.G.624Aa, Spec. W17a, ba, cat. £2,350+ EC GBR1248a - circa 60 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1000-1200]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1961 Parliamentary Conference 6d. variety gold omitted, tiny gum wrinkle at foot otherwise fine unmounted mint, very scarce. S.G. 629a, cat. £2,600, EC GBR1258a - circa 30 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1200-1400]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1962 Freedom from Hunger (ordinary) 21/2d. and 1s.3d. imperforate imprimatur vertical pairs, with “N/P/IMPRIMATUR” handstamps on gum, very fine with full gum (unmounted), rare multiples. S.G. Spec. W29-30, cat. £9,000+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £3500-4000]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Shakespeare (phosphor) 1s.3d. variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint from right of sheet. S.G. 648pWi, cat. £375, EC GBR1296b - circa 20 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Geographical (ordinary) 4d. variety watermark inverted, gum bends and wrinkles, unmounted mint, scarce. S.G. 652Wi, cat. £850, EC GBR1304d - circa 30 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]

Queen Elizabeth II: 1964 Botanical (ordinary) 1s.3d. variety watermark inverted with sheet margin at left, gum bends otherwise fine unmounted mint, rare. S.G. 658Wi, cat. £2,250, EC GBR1316b - circa 10 known. Photo.
[Proposed price: £700-800]