1924-35 COMMEMS. MINT RANGE ON PAGES - 1924/25 Wembley group inc. 1924 1d with variety 'Tail to N of EXHIBITION' in top marginal strip of five and 1925 coil joins on vert. 1d strip of three & 1½d pair; 1929 PUC low values inc. wmk s/ways three values to 1½d, 1d variety 'Broken wreath at left' in K29 lower block of six, K29 and L29 controls full set of both on all values, and FDC (2½d is a pair) to Australia; and 1935 Jubilee inc. set of four control blocks of six inc. 2½d 34dot E/I, and FDC (2, SG £650 each). Generally fine mint. (c67 items) Cross Reference: FIRST DAY/SPECIAL EVENT COVERS (Image)

1911-35 MOSTLY USED COLLECTION ON HAGNERS - inc. Downey range inc. 'No cross on crown' on crown wmk ½d (2) & 1d (plus another on mult. cypher) and 1d deep carmine-red mint block of ten (wrinkled, creased), profile head group inc. 1d 'Q for O' & 1½d PENCF both in mint pairs, 1913-18 seahorses 2/6 (8), 5/- (2) & 10/- (3), PUC low values, photogravure set, Wembley sets and Jubilee range inc. 1d & 1½d (2) booklet panes of four. Fair to fine. (c230 items) (Image)

1910 "PRINTEX" HALF-TONE ESSAYS SELECTION - imperf on white unwatermarked paper, small format 3d in grey plus in orange, 7d in olive-green; large format 3d in pale violet plus in pale buff, 7d in blue (crease away from the design). SG £2100. (6) (Image)

1912 1d PAPER TRIALS - imperf & unwatermarked, in scarlet on Austrian enamelled paper; and John Allen wove paper carmine special finish very thin, scarlet special finish, carmine plate glazed on face (pair), scarlet machine finish on face, and scarlet on gummed papers. SG£1000+. (6 items) (Image)

1911-12 DOWNEY HEAD ISSUE - VERY FINE MINT COLLECTION ON PAGES - shades range inc. ½d bluish green Die 1A 1987 RPSL cert, 1d rose-pink copy of 1987 RPSL cert, ½d bluish-green Die 1B 1988 RPSL cert, ½d very deep green photo of 1975 RPSL cert. for a block of four, 1d aniline scarlet copy 1988 RPSL cert. for a block of four, crown wmk ½d myrtle green copy 1980 RPSL cert & bluish green 1978 RPSL cert, 1d very deep bright scarlet 1986 RPSL cert & aniline scarlet wmk. inv. copy of 1987 RPSL cert. for a block of six; control pieces inc. scarce 1d A.11 control blocks of six (2, with perf types 2 & 2A) and A 11 (c) block of four perf 2; varieties inc. ½d with 'White spot on forehead' & 'Cracked plate' in A 11 block, 1d 'White spot left of O' in A 11 block of six, ½d A11 control block of four with light though clear offset over 90% of the back, multiple cypher ½d & 1d imperf singles, 'no cross on crown' (2 on ½d, in blocks of four or six; 4 on 1d inc. a pair) & 1d 'no cross on crown and broken frame (2, inc. a pair); booklets inc. 1d pane of six Die 1B wmk upright plus inv; the two values on 22 June 1911 cards (first day). Very fine and attractive assembly. (140+ items)Cross Reference: BOOKLETS AND BOOKLET PANES, FIRST DAY/SPECIAL EVENT COVERS (Image)

1911 1d Die 1A, crown wmk. 1d carmine, an unmounted mint block of nine. 1934-36 photogravure ½d to 1/-, and 1952-54 Tudor Wmk ½d to 1/6d. Fine unmounted mint. SG £285. (37) (Image)

1912-26 PROFILE HEAD - FINE MINT COLLECTION ON PAGES - singles range of shades inc. ½d olive-green copy 1986 RPSL cert, 2½d deep bright blue 1987 RPSL cert, 6d slate-purple 1985 RPSL cert; ½d green & 1d red each imperf SPECIMEN blocks of four; varieties 1d red with 'Q for O' in pair, 1½d red-brown PENCF on plate 12 plus plate 29 pairs, and s/ways block wmk inc. 2d orange; 1½d booklet panes with 'TELEPHONE SERVICE/AIRMAILS' labels with both upright or inv. wmk. Fine and attractive lot. (c200 items) Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

1912-24 2½d DULL PRUSSIAN BLUE: Royal Cypher wmk., a fine unmounted mint, lower marginal example of this rare shade. RPSL Cert (2021) accompanies. SG 373a £1,500. (Image)

1924 PROFILE HEAD BLOCK CYPHER - GROUP OF SPECIMEN OR CANCELLED OVPTS - SPECIMEN type 23 on ½d (2), 1d imperf pair, 1½d (2), 2d, 5d, 9d & 10d imperf pair; CANCELLED type 28 on ½d, 1d & 1½d (2) and type 33 on ½d, 1d & 1½d (all three with wmk inv) plus 1½ also with P puncture. Good to fine; SG c£2000.Cross Reference: SPECIMENS (Image)

1929 PUC WATERMARK VARIETIES: Mint group on stock card inc. ½d & 1½d wmk. sideways, ½d, 1d & 1½d wmk. inverted plus 2 booklet panes (of 6) 1d & 1½d with wmk. varieties. (17) (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC ON COVER - 3 June 1929 reg. env. to Berlin with £1 value neatly placed and tied; philatelic but scarce. Also 2 June 1929 env. to the same addressee with the four low values. (2 covers) Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC - fine mounted mint. SG438 £750. (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC - mounted mint, wrinkle barely visible from the front, else fine. SG438 £750. (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC - fine used with neat cds cancel. SG438 £550. (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC - very fine used with neat cds cancel. SG438 £550. (Image)

1929 £1 BLACK PUC - very fine appearance lightly cancelled with part cds, pressed crease. SG438 £550. (Image)

1934 1d ESSAY & 1½d COLOUR TRIALS - all imperf pairs on block wmk paper, 1d scarlet imperf essay (light wrinkling) and 1½d colour trials (4, in ultramarine (left marginal), deep grey-green, scarlet or red-brown). SG £1500. (5 pairs) (Image)

1934 PHOTOGRAVURE - FINE MINT/FDC COLLECTION ON PAGES - inc. control blocks of four inc. 1d red cyl. 25dot & ½d red-brown cyl. 106dot both V34 perf 6B, also 9d olive-green cyl 15dot X35bar & 1/- bistre cyl. 5 Z36bars (both without lower selvedge); varieties inc. 1½d 'Frame break under second E of PENCE' in control strip of three & matched cyl. 116 blocks of six with 'Flaw in NE corner' and later retouched, 2d orange blocks of six with 'Retouched leaves' or 'Broken value tablet'; booklet panes of six small format (perf P) ½d, 1d & 1½d, and 1½d pane with 'FOR SAFETY...UNIVERSAL FIXED'; and group of FDCs for ½d-4d & 9d values. Fine lot, attractively arranged. (c76 items)Cross Reference: FIRST DAY/SPECIAL EVENT COVERS, BOOKLETS AND BOOKLET PANES (Image)

KGV PERIOD POSTAL HISTORY. Three large binders containing the accumulation of c.1911-1936 cards, covers, Postal Stationery, etc. Representative examples of cancels (incl. TPOs & Army Camp types), also instructional marks, charge marks, slogans, etc. Includes WWI Censor Mail, 1930s Air Mails, Regd. mail, etc. (Few 100s) (Image)