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Sparks Auctions Sale: 30

Great Britain and British Commonwealth
King George VI Used Collection

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 401
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image 1943 10sh slate blue and bright Carmine King George VI, Perforated 12, with narrow (23½mm frame), used with neat c.d.s. cancel, from the scarce De La Rue printing (780 copies printed), extremely fine and fresh. (Image)

S.G. £ 1,900

Opening C$ 575.00
Sold...C$ 575.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:00:05 EST
Sold For 575

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 402
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all written up on 6 quadrille pages, starts with three bisected GB 2d orange issues on a cover, a printed matter and a post card (authorized usage, SG 482a, £120 total), followed by the War Occupation issues of Guernsey and Jersey, with many shades paper varieties, etc. Ends with a group of "Views of Jersey" issues. Overall very fine group, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 75.00
Sold...C$ 150.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:00:42 EST
Sold For 150

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 403
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 8 quadrille pages, starts with a first day cover of the 1937 Coronation set, with a lovely colour cachet we have not seen before, 1938-52 Definitives set with many shades, printings, colour changes, etc. The basic set of 23 (SG140-62) catalogues £250, this collection contains 61 different stamps from that series. 1938 Postal Fiscal stamp (SG F12, £17), 1941 Centenary of British Occupation set (SG 163-68, £30), 1946 Victory (two singles and two corner blocks of four, the latter each with the "extra stroke" flaw), 1948 Silver Wedding, 1949 UPU and 1938-50 Postage Due set with many shades and printings. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 220.00
Sold...C$ 325.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:01:26 EST
Sold For 325

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 404
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 4 quadrille pages, starts with the 1937-40 Definitive set (SG 247-64, £140), 1937 1a tête-bêche pair from the booklet, 1940-43 Definitive set, 1940 new value, 1946 Victory set, 1946 surcharge, 1937 Officials set, and 1939-42 Officials set. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 150.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:02:27 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 405
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 3 quadrille pages, starts with Chamba Definitives (part set, SG 108/120, £256), Nabha 1938 Definitive set (missing two high values, SG 77-90, £460), 1941-45 Definitive set (SG 95-98, £38) and 1942-45 Definitive set (SG 105-117, £325). The Nabha SG #90 is accompanied by a 2002 B.P.A. certificate. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 575.00
Sold...C$ 575.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:03:15 EST
Sold For 575

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 406
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 3 quadrille pages, starts with the 1938-48 Definitives set (SG 105-117, £475), 1942-45 Definitive set (SG 118-28, £50), 1949 Definitive set (SG 129-137, £450), 1938-42 Officials set of four, 1942-45 Officials set (SG O80-89, £16). Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 425.00
Sold...C$ 425.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:03:54 EST
Sold For 425

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 407
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 3 quadrille pages, starts with the 1937 Definitive set (SG 109-126, £3,750), 1941 Definitive part set (missing high value, SG 127-135, £711), 1941-43 Definitive set (SG 137-149, £120) and the 1939 Officials set (SG O73-82, £66). Some of the cancels are questionable and not guaranteed to be genuine and/or contemporaneous. Else very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 450.00
Sold...C$ 450.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:04:33 EST
Sold For 450

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 408
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 9 quadrille pages, starts with Pakistan 1947 Definitive set (SG 1-19, £250), Bahawalpur 1948 issue (SG 18, £11), 1948-49 sets (SG 33-38, £155), 1945 Officials set (SG O1-7, £205), 1945-46 Official issues (SG O11-19, £134), 1948 Definitive set (SG 19-28, £206), 1948colour changes (SG 35-38, £130), 1948 Officials set (SG O20-27, £170), 1949 UPU sets (regular and Air Mail, £195) and same, but with different perforations (£26). Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 375.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:05:12 EST
Sold For 375

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 409
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 4 quadrille pages, starts with the 1937 Definitive set (missing high value, SG 80-93, £683), 1941 Definitive set (SG 98-102, £100), 1942-45 Definitive set (SG 103-115, £200), 1937 Officials set (O63-68, £170), 1939-44 Officials set (missing the 8a value only, SG O71/84, £280). Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 625.00
Sold...C$ 625.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:05:52 EST
Sold For 625

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 410
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 6 quadrille pages, starts with 1937 Irish Free State set (SG 102-104, £245), followed by most complete sets in period, including 1940-68 high value definitives (with papers, shades), 1948 Air Mail set, etc. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 170.00
Sold...C$ 170.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:06:17 EST
Sold For 170

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 411
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 7 quadrille pages, starts with a registered first day cover (1937 Coronation set), and includes the 1938-52 Definitive set with many shades, new colours, printings, perforations, a #130a (£110), 132a (£250), 1945-45 New Constitution set, 1946 Victory, 1948 Silver Wedding, 1949 UPU, 1951 University and 1952 Jamboree. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 200

Opening C$ 230.00
Sold...C$ 240.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:06:45 EST
Sold For 240

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 412
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image 1938 50c purple and black King George VI, with "Rope Not Joined to Sail" Variety, on the bottom stamp of a vertical used pair, very fine. (Image)

S.G. £ 250

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 100.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:07:05 EST
Sold For 100

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 413
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image 1938 1sh black and yellowish brown King George VI, with "Mountain Retouch" from plate position 6/7, used with light c.d.s. cancel free of variety, very fine. (Image)

S.G. £ 500

Opening C$ 100.00
Sold...C$ 160.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:07:47 EST
Sold For 160

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 414
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image 1938 1sh black and yellowish brown King George VI, with "Mountain Retouch" from plate position 5/10, used with light c.d.s. cancel free of variety, very fine. (Image)

S.G. £ 700

Opening C$ 120.00
Sold...C$ 200.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:08:51 EST
Sold For 200

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 415
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 15 quadrille pages, starts with a registered cover (1937 Coronation set, mailed May 23), and includes the 1938-54 Definitive set with perforations, printings, shades and papers 1941-42 South Africa overprint set (including an arrow block of four with SG 154a (£75), retouches, re-entries, 131ad (£70, in a plate block of ten), 135b (unpriced in SG, in a corner block of four), a group of 50c and a 1sh values with retouches, 1946 Victory, 1948 Silver Wedding, 1949 UPU, 1935 to 1950 Postage Due sets (£183) and more. The lot is accompanied by a 1993 Philatelic Federation of Southern Africa certificate for the KUT 1942 15c postal stationery envelope with additional 5c (SG 132) with re-entry. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 350

Opening C$ 475.00
Sold...C$ 475.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:09:58 EST
Sold For 475

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 416
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 5 quadrille pages, starts with 1939 Definitive set (SG 36-51, £550), 1945 Definitive set (SG 52-63, £160), 1948 Definitive set (SG 64-73a, £38), 1948 Silver Wedding, 1948 Olympic Games, 1949 UPU and 1951 Definitive set (with three types of the 2r surcharge and two types of the 10r surcharge). Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 250

Opening C$ 350.00
Sold...C$ 350.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:10:38 EST
Sold For 350

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 417
Symbol: Cvr/O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 6 quadrille pages, starts with a registered first day cover (1937 Coronation set), and includes the 1938 Definitive set with many shades, printings, papers, new colours, 1946 Victory (in lovely blocks of six), 1949 Silver Wedding, 1949 UPU, 1951 University set. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 375.00
Sold...C$ 575.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:11:29 EST
Sold For 575

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 418
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 7 quadrille pages, starts with a 1937 Coronation first day cover (with interesting cachet), 1937-41 Definitive set with shades, printings, dies and perforations, 1945-48 B.M.A. Definitive set with shades, printings, papers, dies, 1936-38 Postage Due Set, 1945-49 and 1951-52 Postage Due sets. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 180.00
Sold...C$ 180.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:12:06 EST
Sold For 180

Sale No: 30
Lot No: 419
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 4 quadrille pages, starts with the 1922-36 Definitive set with the new values, 1948 Silver Wedding, 1938 Postage Due set (SG D1-5, £400), 1949 Definitive set with many shades and printings, 1949 UPU, 1952-56 Definitive set with shades and printings, also a few more. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 150

Opening C$ 230.00
Sold...C$ 230.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:12:40 EST
Sold For 230
Sale No: 30
Lot No: 420
Symbol: O
Cat No: Collection

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image Collection of Used King George VI Era Issues, all neatly written up on 3 quadrille pages, starts with the 1922-36 Definitive set with both dies, 1937 Definitive set (SG 60-68, £275), 1948 Silver Wedding, 1949 UPU, 1950 Definitive set with many shades, new colours and new values. Very fine, all scanned online. (Image)

Est $ 100

Opening C$ 190.00
Sold...C$ 190.00


Closed..May-22-2019, 14:13:22 EST
Sold For 190

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