Great Britain and British Commonwealth Coil Stamps
Sale No: 227
Lot No:241
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Annotated group of "false" coils constructed from normal sheets with Roos ½d & 1d strips of 4 with joins, ½d strip of 6 & 1d used with join still present, KGV 1½d red Die 2 strip of 4 with perforated pink leader & strip of 4 with join. Uncatalogued but scarce to rare.
(9 items)
1927 KGV Small Multiple Watermark Perf 13½x12½ 1½d red strip of 4 [1R42/60] with complete blank/pink coil starter strip inscribed '960 THREE HALFPENNY STAMPS/VALUE, £6' ACSC #92bb, the starter folded at an angle for display, Cat $6000. A great coil stamps rarity. [The ACSC states that only one such strip - with three stamps atached - has been recorded]
Sale No: 227
Lot No:243
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1937-65 KGVI & QEII Issues annotated collection with Coil Machine Tester pairs in red & green in both perfs & another on blank paper, a few "false" coil pairs from normal sheet stock including 2d strip of 3 with join, Coil Perf 2d red pair, 2d mauve with the Watermark Inverted mint strip of 3 & used single, 1942 2d mauve pair & strip of 4 with join, blocks from coil perf sheets including 1959-64 2d Plate Numbers '1' & '2' blocks of 8, 3d Plate Number '3' block of 14 & Plate Number '5' block of 8, good range of starter strips including ½d '960', 1d purple-brown '960', 1942 Wmk 2d '960', Queen Mother 2d '960' in Red & in Green, No Wmk ½d '720' & '960' x23, 3d scarlet '960', 3d green '960' x2, QEII 3d green '960' x2, 1959-64 2d '960' x2 (one endorsed "Helicon"), etc, many identified varieties, generally very fine.
(100s)
Sale No: 227
Lot No:246
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1966-75 Decimal Issues annotated highly specialised collection with Coil Machine Tester strips, many varieties identified including 5c Wattle strip of 7 with Plain Paper Join, 7c strips with Autotrons Present, 7c with Buff Partly Omitted and with Buff & Green Omitted, official publicity cards for Floral 2c & 7c (+ QEII 7c) & 10c, good range of coil bands (no stamps atached), mostly unmounted.
(100s)