1912-36 THE USED COLLECTION OF SHADES with 1912 -22 ½d (27), 1d (18) 1½d (16), 2d Die I (11) & Die 2 (5), 2½d (20), 3d (15), 4d (7), 5d (6), 6d (9, inc. one perf 14), 7d (4), 8d (2) 9d agate (3), 9d olive (3), 10d (5) & 1/- (10). 1922-24 ½d 6), 1d (4), 11/2d (10), 2d (5), 2½d (4), 3d (6), 4d (3), 5d (5), 6d (10), 9d (4), 10d (4) & 1/- (4). 1934-36 Photogravure ½d (4), 1d (7), 1½d (4), 2d (4), 2½d (2), 3d (2), 4d (2), 5d (2) and 9d to 1/-. Mostly fine selected examples. (256) (Image)

1912-24 THE INTERESTING SELECTION: 1912-26 the mint and used group inc. 1912-22 1½d block of four with white flaw at lower right. 6d perf 14 on small piece. 1924-26 1½d on experimental paper used and 2d violet with broken 3 variety (N38d). 1½d used singles (44) with booklet advertisements attached. 1926-32 covers (5, inc. an interesting "LATE FEE" cover to France and 1932 env. sent express to Germany with a single 10d. Mostly fine. (77 items) (Image)

1911 AN UNOFFICIAL "CUT & PASTE ESSAY" ON POSTCARD: 4 July 1911 PPC of the Coronation Procession used from London to Chelsea bearing a single Die 1A ½d and another alongside with an alternative portrait of the King stuck in. Tied by machine cancellation. Most unusual. (Image)

1911 DOWNEY HEAD - THE RARE ½d PERF. 14: ½d green perf. 14 used on 1 Sept. 1911 PPC (Great Yarmouth Beach - creased clear of adhesive) to Cambridge tied by c.d.s. Fine SG Spec. N1ba £1,400. (Image)

1911-12 USED DOWNEY HEAD SHADES: The used reference collection of Downey Head ½d & 1d shades with some better examples included. Mostly fine. (73) (Image)

1911-12 DOWNEY HEAD SELECTION: The interesting selection inc. mint Die 1a wide and narrow spacing ½d "A11" control strips of three. ½d Die 1B on card with "SHEPHERDS BUSH/INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION" special c.d.s. ½d Die 2 Crown Wmk. ½d (5, inc. a pair) & 1d (3) with no cross on Crown variety. ½d (2) and 1d (4) Cypher Wmk Die 2 with no cross on Crown variety. An interesting lot. (50 + a card) (Image)

1911-12 DOWNEY HEAD ISSUES -THE MINT SELECTION: The mint selection of Downey Head issues with a good range of basic issues and shades represented, some watermark varieties are also present inc. Die 2 ½d blocks with inverted and inverted & reversed watermarks. Generally fine. (56) (Image)

1911 DOWNEY HEAD PAPER TRIAL, ETC.:1911 1d carmine Die 1A, perforated paper trial on unwatermarked chalk surfaced paper. Fine. Also 1912 simple cypher wmk. 1d scarlet Die 1B overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 22). a little trimmed at top. SG Spec. N10s. (2) (Image)

1911-12 DOWNEY HEAD ISSUE: 1911 Crown watermark Die A 1d pale carmine with no cross on crown variety. Fine used. BPA Cert. (1968) SG 328a £500. Also ½d green Die 2 no cross on crown. Fine. used on PPC from Godalming to Portsmouth. Fine. (Image)

1911 DOWNEY HEAD PAPER TRIALS;A marginal pair of imperforate 1d carmine paper trials on thick chalk surface paper. Fine SG £560. (Image)

1912 DOWNEY HEAD PAPER TRIAL;An imperforate unwatermarked 1d carmine Die 2 marginal colour trial on Austrian enamelled paper. Fine. (Image)

1912 DOWNEY HEAD ½d green Die 2 with inverted watermark. Fine mint. SG Spec. N5b £350. (Image)

1912 DOWNEY HEAD IMPERFS: ½d green and 1d scarlet multiple cypher watermark. imperforate singles. Fine. SG Spec. N6f & N13e £450. (Image)

1912 DOWNEY HEAD 1d WATERMARK VARIETY;1912 1d scarlet Die 2 multiple cypher watermark, an unmounted mint corner example with sideways watermark variety. Fine. SG 350c £325 as unmounted. (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER WATERMARK VARIETIES; ½d pair, 1d, 2d Die 1 to 4d, 9d agate (SG £175), 10d (SG £325) and 1/- All with inverted reversed watermark. Also ½d & 2½d with reversed watermark. Fine mint. (12) (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER ½d green & 1d scarlet imperforate marginal pairs, 2d orange, Die I and 1/- bistre. All overprinted "SPECIMEN" (type 26). Fine. SG £985. (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER PLATE VARIETIES: ½d green control single (M 18 perf. margin) with coloured dot on forehead of dolphin (SG Spec. N14k). 1d red block of four with Q for O variety (SG Spec N16h - £175). 1½d brown vertical coil join pair with white flaw at top right (SG Spec N18k - £450), lower stamp with perfs a little trimmed at left. 3d violet control single (G 15 imperf margin) with broken frame at top. 4d grey-green with break over O of FOUR (SG N23e) and another with cracked plate (SG Spec N23f). An interesting lot. (10) (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER ½d to 1/- plus perf 14 6d set with controls attached, inc 9d U23 (perf) and 6d perf 14 Q.20 (imperf). Fine mint. (16) (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER INVERTED WATERMARKS; ½d, 2d Die 1, 3d, 4d, 6d, 7d & 1/- (SG £250). All with inverted watermarks. Fine mint. (6) (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER WATERMARK VARIETIES; ½d green, a "B. 13" (Somerset House) control block of six, ½d blue green, a "M 19" (Harrison) control strip of three and 2½d blue "A.12" (Somerset House) control strip of three. All with inverted watermarks. Fine mint. (3 items) (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER SELECTION inc. used ½d to 2½d, 4d & 8d with inverted watermarks. ½d (4) and 1d (4) used booklet panes with two types of selvedge. 1d on postcard to London with "PAQUEBOT/PORT SAID" d.s. c.1914 Navy PC to Taunton with 1d tied by a circular frame of bars dumb cancellation. Also 1d Downey Head 1d used on 1d env. to Gold Coast. (58 + 11 covers) (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER ½d to 1/- plus 6d perf 14 (corner example). Fine mint. (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER - UNIQUE (?) CANCELLED PAIR:1d scarlet, an imperforate pair overprinted "CANCELLED" se-tenant with type 19 at left and type 24 at right. The first of such we have seen. (Image)

1912-22 CYPHER- 1d Q FOR O VARIETIES 1d scarlet, a used group with various "Q for O" varieties with "Q for O". types 1 & 2, reversed "Q for O", inverted "Q for O" on ½d wrapper from Liverpool to Chester with framed "More to pay/above 8 oz/466" h.s. and reversed and inverted "Q for O". Mostly fine. SG Spec N16h, i, j, k and ka. (Image)

1912-24 ROYAL CYPHER 1½d PENCF ERROR; 1½d red-brown, unmounted mint marginal block of four with imperf. margin and PENCF for PENCE error. Fine. Also another block but with perforated margin at right having the same error. Unmounted but the top left upper stamp a little gum toned. SG N18f £350. (Image)