Great Britain and British Commonwealth Postage Dues
Sale No: 231
Lot No:1062
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Cat No:D1-110
1914-94 Issues complete SG D1-110 plus some shades, many unmounted including KEVIII set, also 1968-69 blocks of 6 (**) & four decimal PO Packs, a few minor faults but generally very fine, Cat £2000+.
(180 approx + 4 packs)
Sale No: 231
Lot No:1063
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Excellent specialist selection with 2d perforated colour trials in orange & in violet, 1914 2d with 'SPECIMEN' Overprints Types 23 & 26, 4d & 5d with the Watermark Sideways Inverted (both **), 1924-31 3d on Experimental Paper (used), 3d Printed on the Gum, 2/6d with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Type 23, 1951-52 New Colours 1½d green with Dot after 'THREE.' x3 in marginal block of 6 (unmounted but lightly creased), 1955-57 St Edward's Crown with 'E2R' 2d & 5d unmounted blocks of 4, and 3d with Grossly Misplaced Perfs, 1959-63 St Edward's Crown 3d pair with the Watermark Sideways Inverted, etc, also Control Number singles pairs & strips of 3 including a few varieties & better numbers including Somerset House 5d 'D.14', Harrison 4d 'Q 20', KGVI 2d 'O 44', 3d 'F 39' (small tear), 1/- 'P 44' & 1/- 'S 46' unmounted block of 4, etc, Cat £2500+.
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1914-23 Simple Cypher Wmk 2d perforated colour trials on gummed watermarked paper in emerald, carmine & chestnut - the colours chosen for the ½d 1d & 1½d - each with 'SPECIMEN' Overprint Type 23, Cat £480. [The only colours overprinted]
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Sale No: 231
Lot No:1068
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1914-23 Simple Cypher Wmk all-different Control Numbers comprising Somerset House ½d block of 6, 2d pair, 5d block of 6 & 1/- all four singles; and Harrison ½d 'D 14' to 'U 22', 1d 'D 14' to 'P 20' and 'R 21' to 'U 23', 1½d 'U 23' single & 'V 23' pair, 2d 'D 14' to 'R 21', 3d 'O 20' & 'V 23' blocks of 6, 4d 'Q 20' & 5d 'D 14'; also Chalk-Surfaced Paper 1d 'B 24' with Flaw on '1' & 'C 25', a few with both unperforated & perforated margins and several with the Watermark Inverted & Reversed including the 1/- 'F.15', generally very fine with some unmounted, Cat £900++ as mounted singles.
(54 items)
Sale No: 231
Lot No:1069
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1924-31 Block Cypher Wmk all-different Control Numbers comprising ½d 'B 24' 'U 34' & 'Y 36', 1d 'B 24' to 'O 31' & 'U 34', 1½d 'B 24' strip of 3, 2d 'A 24' to 'I 28' (ex 'E 26'), 'M 30' & 'R 32', 3d Experimental Paper 'D 25', 3d 'B 24' to 'E 26', 'G 27', 'H 27' pair, 'K 29', 'L 29', 'Q 32' block of 6 & 'W 35' block of 6, 4d 'B 24', 'I 28' strip of 3 (the control unit is unmounted) & 'T 33' pair, 1/- 'B 24' & 'U 34' strip of 3 (the control unit is unmounted) and 2/6d 'I 28' (**), 'L 29' (**), 'Q 32', 'U 34' pair (reinforced margin) & 'Z 36', generally very fine with some unmounted, Cat £2400++ as mounted singles.
(39 items)
Sale No: 231
Lot No:1072
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1937-38 KGVI 'G VI R' Watermark all-different Control Numbers comprising ½d 'G 40' pair with unperforated margin (**), 1d 'G 40' single & pair (perforated through the margin & not listed by Gibbons; control unit **), 'M 43' & 'Q 45' block of 6 (lower units **), 2d 'E 39' (small thin), 'I 41' pair (**) & 'O 44' strip of 3, 3d 'F 39' block of 4 (lower units **), 'K 42' with unperforated margin (**) & 'O 44', 4d 'B 37' strip of 3 (**), 'H 40' pair & 'I 41', 1/- 'K 42' pair (**), 'P 44' block of 46 (lower units **) & 'S 46' pair (**), Cat £2700++ as unmounted singles.
(19 items)