1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Die Proofs. King's head facing right in cross-hatched oval surround, examples struck in deep blue and in black, both on cream wove paper (140x115mm.). A unique pair. Photo
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Est. £500-600

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Imperforate Plate Proofs. 10/- myrtle-green marginal block of six (3x2) on thin wove paper and from the foot of the sheet with complete imprint and plate number "1", manuscript "28.9.51 m/c No 4 2" in blue ink. Photo
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Est. £400-500

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Specimen Stamps. ½d. to £1 set of thirteen, each perforated "specimen", fine mint. S.G. 121-133as, £350
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Est. £120-150

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Issued Stamps. ½d. to £1 largely mint collection with representations of all values and colours and with a range of blocks of four or larger, the majority of the value being in a very fine study of the 5/- value which includes one perforated "specimen", a range of the various printings with a block of eight, a block of six, blocks of four (19, three used), several with imprints or plate numbers, two strips of four and a used line perf. 14,, 10/- mint (3) and used blocks of four; also 1950 large envelope to England franked at 17/6d. including 5/- July 1948 printing and 10/-, and 1953 envelope registered from Laughlands to England franked at 5/8d. including 5/- August 1952 5/-. Generally fine and a wonderful lot for the specialist of this attractive and popular issue.
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Est. £1,200-1,500

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Issued Stamps. ½d. blue-green, variety watermark sideways, lightly cancelled. Fine and the sole example of this watermark variety recorded. S.G. 121a, £10,000. Photo. .
Provenance: Graham Cooper, December 2016 (Image1)

Est. £8,000-9,000

Sale No: 2105
Lot No:565
Symbol:Cat No:130a

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Issued Stamps. 1/- green and purple-brown lower left corner block of four from Plate 1, Row 11/1 variety repaired chimney and one additionally showing variety "A" of "CA" missing from watermark, fresh unmounted mint. S.G. 130a, b. . Photo. .
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Est. £1,200-1,400

Sale No: 2105
Lot No:566
Symbol:Cat No:130a

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Issued Stamps. 1/- green and purple-brown lower left corner block of four from Plate 1, Row 11/1 variety repaired chimney, fresh mint with the stamps remaining unmounted; tiny thin in lower margin though of fine appearance and a most attractive positional multiple of this variety. S.G. 130a, £650+. Photo
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Est. £350-400

Sale No: 2105
Lot No:567
Symbol:Cat No:130a var.

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Issued Stamps. 1/- green and purple-brown lower left corner vertical pair from Plate 1 second printing, Row 11/1 variety repaired chimney corrected; traces of gum creasing, otherwise fresh and fine unmounted mint. A most attractive positional multiple of this corrected variety. S.G. 130a var. Photo
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Est. £250-300

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Issued Stamps. 2/- blue and chocolate complete sheet of sixty (5x12), fresh unmounted mint; folded horizontally at centre. A rare multiple. S.G. 131, £2,100
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Est. £500-600

Sale No: 2105
Lot No:569
Symbol:Cat No:132a

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Issued Stamps. 5/- slate-blue and yellow-orange 1942 line perf. 14 emergency printing, wonderful fresh colour and mint with a single hinge mark at top. A very fine and most attractive example of this rare wartime printing, and one of the great rarities issued during the reign of George VI. S.G. 132a, £7,000. Photo
Note: The 1942 line perforated 14 5/- was a wartime printing that came about when the works of De La Rue & Co. were bombed one night, destroying the plant and all its machinery, except for the stamps in the strong room. These were sent to Watford for perforating and a few of the 5/- were perforated on an old line machine. Foster states that about a dozen mint examples are known. The perforation in this printing measures exactly 14 all round instead of the normal comb perforation which measures 13.8x 13.7 (Image1)

Est. £3,000-3,500

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Issued Stamps. 5/- slate-blue and yellow-orange, June 1949 perf. 13.2 complete sheet of thirty (6x5); crease affecting the lower two rows, unmounted mint
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Est. £200-250

1938-52 King George VI Definitive Issue. Issued Stamps. £1 chocolate and violet complete sheet of thirty (6x5), fine unmounted mint. A very rare multiple. S.G. 133a, £1,500+
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Est. £700-800