MINT & USED COLLECTION ON PAGES - value is in the mint with Downey heads inc. range of shades, ½d green control singles (6), blocks of four (8) & six, 'no cross on crown' in strip of three and 1d red control pieces (7 singles, plus B12 corner strip of three), blocks of four (3) and booklet pane of six; profile heads useful mint inc. large range of control pieces (100+, many with toning); 1934 re-engraved seahorses mint set (10/- is badly toned). (350+ items)Cross Reference: KGV - SEA HORSES (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER WMK. VARIETY COLLECTION: Incl. ½d green & 1d scarlet, both without watermark, 1d deep carmine-red. Two pulled perfs at right, otherwise fine mounted mint. SG Spec N14(13) £400; 2d orange Die II unmounted with inverted wmk, imperf. margin "T22" control pair with frame break below "N" variety and a lightly mounted "W 24" control single (SG £300). Pulled perf. at top; 3d violet with inverted & reversed watermark variety. Fine mint. SG Spec N22d; (8) (Image)

1912-24 Royal Cypher wmk. ½d green block of four and two singles overprinted "CANCELLED" (type 24). Fine mint. SG N14v £480 (6) (Image)

1912-24 PROFILE HEAD 2d INTENSE BRIGHT ORANGE - used example with extraordinary colour, small fault at lower right. SG Spec N19(9) £475; 1975 RPSL cert notes 'defective'. (Image)

1912-24 Royal Cypher wmk. 4d grey-green, an upper right corner marginal vertical strip of three with "POST" wmk., a perf. type 2(E) "M 18" control strip of three with inverted wmk. and singles with reversed, inverted and inverted & reversed (marginal) wmks. Fine some unmounted. (9) (Image)

1913-24 PROFILE HEAD GROUP OF CONTROL PIECES - mostly common types in pairs, strips or blocks inc. ½d green F15 in corner block of 32, 1½d brown L18 in corner block of 12, 2d orange C.13 in corner block of 12, range of used inc. a cover, plus postage dues ½d green D14 (2), 1d red (D14, E14 (4)) and 2d agate D14. (90+ items) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUES (Image)

1913 Waterlow 2/6d sepia-brown, fine used and 5/- rose-carmine (2, both fine used). SG 400/401(3) (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC. Very lightly mounted mint with dealers/expertisers marks on reverse. Gum slightly toned but of fine appearance. SG 438 £750 (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC - average used, lightly toned. SG438 £550. (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC - lightly mounted mint, light overall toning and missing corner. SG438 £750. (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC - almost fine used, just centred slightly low. SG438 £550. (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC - good used with some light toning. SG438 £550. (Image)

RARE 1924 ½d PURPLE ON YELLOW IMPERF COLOUR TRIAL FOR THE 2/6 POSTAGE DUE VALUE - 21 Jan. 1924 final trial on unwatermarked ungummed wove paper and printed in the colour of the 2/6 value; mounted. Rare; SG Spec 'purple on deep canary 139' £3250. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image)