QEII CASTLE ISSUES - STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY continued...
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 1955 WATERLOW & SONS - CASTLE ISSUE COLOUR PROOFS - AGREED FINAL COLOURS: A set of imperforate colour proofs on watermarked paper
mounted on individual pieces (102 x 76mm) with manuscript notes at foot. Comprising the agreed Waterlow final colours. 2/6d black-brown with "WM P" & "BB 387" at foot. 5/- rose-carmine with "C.B." and "WM P" at foot. 10/- ultramarine with "WM P" &
E.J.I" at foot. £1 black with "W.M. P" and "L.A." at foot. (4 proofs) (Image)
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Starting at £ 2,600
Currently...£2,600.00
Currently...USD 3,510.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 402 |
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 1955 WATERLOW & SONS - CASTLE ISSUE - MINT MULTIPLES WITH PLATE MARKINGS: 2/6d to £1 top marginal blocks of eight on cream paper,
being the top two rows of the sheet, all with printers trimming lines.The 10/- with some marginal damage, others fine. SG 536-539 £2,000 as singles.
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Starting at £ 160
Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 403 |
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 1955 WATERLOW & SONS - CASTLE HIGH VALUES - INTERESTING SELECTION - INC. RE-ENTRIES, ETC.: A most interesting group inc. a piece
bearing 5/-, 10/- and £1 re-entry from pane "A" row "6//1" (ex Spens), a single £1 pane "A" row "9/2" with three verticals near right frame doubled (ex Spens). 10/-mint pair with weak entry. 2/6d used and 5/- mint marginal with dots in circles for
perforation machine placement. 2/6d to 10/- mint upper left corner singles with lines for perforation guidance. 2/6d & 5/- on pieces used on 1st day. 2/6d on 1st day use cover to Iraq. (49 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 160
Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 404 |
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 1955 WATERLOW & SONS - CASTLE HIGH VALUES: 2/6d to £1 unmounted mint corner examples with margin trimming lines clearly visible. The
£1 with a tiny piece of corner selvedge clipped, others fine. (4) (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 405 |
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 1955 WATERLOW & SONS - CASTLE HIGH VALUES - FIRST DAY COVERS: 23 Sept. 1955 env. registered from London to Canada bearing 2/6d
brown, 5/- red and a 6d with Victoria cds clearly dated the 1st day of issue. Fine. Also another env. from the same correspondence bearing an express label and 10/-ultramarine and £1 black clearly dated 1 Sept. 1955 the day of issue. Fine. (2
covers) (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 406 |
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 CASTLES - ORIGINAL ARTWORK 1955 FDCs: Two display pages with a set of 4 envs., one for each stamp denomination, illustrated with
watercolour paintings of the 4 Castles franked with corresponding stamp, cancelled with different ds's for the first day of issue of either 1 Sept. or 23 Sept. 1955. All initialled "AJS" by the artist Amanda J Skinner. Fine and extremely attractive.
(4 covers) Cross Reference: FIRST DAY COVERS (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 407 |
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 1955 RARE WATERLOW & SONS CASTLE FIRST DAY COVER: 1 Sept. 1955 large (292 x 123 mm) registered "The Whitehall Trust Limited" env.
used from London to Sanderstead, Surrey bearing marginal Waterlow 10/- & £1 tied by oval registered ds of 1 Sept. 1955, the 1st day of use. Philatelic but rare. (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 408 |
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 1955 WATERLOW CASTLE ISSUE FIRST DAY COVER TO IRAQ: 23 Sept. 1955 env. registered from Norwich to Iraq bearing a marginal Waterlow
Castle 5/- with clear 23 Sept 1955 cds, the day of issue. Also 1 Sept. 1955 env. from the same correspondence bearing a Waterlow Castle £1 black with v. fine cds of the 1st day of usage. Fine. (2 covers) (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 409 |
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 1955 WATERLOW CASTLE ISSUE - TWO SCARCE REGISTERED STATIONERY COVERS: 14 Feb. 1958 1/2½d insured registered env from Brentford to
The Hague uprated with Wilding ½d & 11d plus Waterlow 2/6d Castle paying the 4/8d "all up" rate made up of 3/10d registration and insurance (to £200) and 10d postage for 2 oz. 12 Oct. 1956 8½d registered envelope bearing a single Waterlow 2/6d used
from Ockham to Montego Bay, Jamaica sent contrary to regulations as it contained cash. It was resealed and returned by customs with framed "Contrary to Regulations/F.B." hs and boxed "REGISTERED LETTER/RETURN TO SENDER" hs struck over "AIR MAIL"
label. (2 covers) (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 410 |
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 1955 WATERLOW CASTLE ISSUE _ "ALL UP" EXPRESS AIRMAIL PARCELS: 9 Apr. 1958 large air mail parcel piece (168 x 216 mm) from London to
San Diego franked with Waterlow 2/6d brown block of six and a pair plus Wilding 6d (4) and 1/- (8) to make the £1-10/- for a 12 oz item at 1/3d per oz for USA zone "B". 13 July 1956 large piece (230 x 60 mm) registered express from Bournemouth to
Frankfurt bearing Waterlow 2/6d brown & 10/- ultramarine upper left blocks of four with corner guidelines paying the £2-10/- sufficient for a 15 lbs "all up" parcel. (2 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 411 |
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 1955 WATERLOW CASTLE ISSUE - TWO INTERESTING USES TO USA: 22 Aug. 1956 a large parcel post piece (231 x 239 mm) from Stoke on Trent
(contained Minton china) to Indiana, USA franked with Waterlow Castle 2/6d & £1 plus Wilding 3d & 1/- pair making the £1-4-9d rate for a 22 lb parcel. Also bears a customs declaration label, exported free label, and USA p. Due 10c adhesives (3)
paying the customs inspection fee. A most interesting item Also a large 20 Aug. 1957 env. (255 x 176 mm) from London to N. York bearing Wilding ½d pair, 1/- and Waterlow 10/- paying the 11/3d for a 4½ oz letter. A good pair of items. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 412 |
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 1955 WATERLOW CASTLE ISSUE - HIGH VALUE PARCEL RATES: 11 Nov. 1957 large piece (256 x 142 mm) bearing Waterlow 10/- blue block of
ten and five more, plus £1 black block of ten and a Wilding 1/- block of four paying the £17-14/- for a 7lb 6oz zone C destination. Also three other pieces. Fine. (4 items) (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 413 |
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 1955 WATERLOW CASTLE ISSUES - THREE COVERS, ETC.: 12 Feb. 1957 6d registered letter from London to Curacao uprated with 2/6d brown
paying the "B" zone rate of 6d registration and 2/6d postage for 1 oz. A similar rated env. from London to Bermuda. 12 Mar. 1956 8½d registered env. from Slough to Havana bearing Wilding ½d,& 11d plus Waterlow Castle 5/- paying the 6/3d postage plus
6d registration for a "B" zone destination. Also, 1956 NHS prescription form with Wilding 6d & 1d pairs, 5d & 9d plus a Waterlow Castle 10/- pair, and a similar form with a single Waterlow Castle £1. Fine. (5 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 414 |
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 1955 WATERLOW CASTLE ISSUE - COVERS TO NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA: 17 Apr. 1957 Crex Ltd. env. registered from Belfast to Wellington
bearing Wilding 1/- (3) & 1/6d plus Waterlow 5/- paying the 9/6d rate for 3 oz. 12 Nov. 1956 telegram from Plymouth with Wilding 1/6d and Waterlow 2/6d & 5/- for 24 words. 1957 Aug. large "SAIL - TO BE KEPT DRY" insured env. from Gosport to Tasmania
with Wilding 3d and Waterlow Castle 2/6d & 10/- paying 11/9d rate for a parcel of 9 lbs and 1/- insurance. Also a used Waterlow Castle 10/- corner block of four. (4 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 415 |
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 1955 WATERLOW CASTLE 5/- USAGE: 8 Apr. 1958 special G.P.O. env. commemorating the opening of the reconstructed P.O. at Northampton
bearing a 5/- Castle. The stamp has the characteristic Waterlow marking at lower left corner. Also a 14 June 1956 piece bearing 5/- (7) and 10/- paying the £2-5/- 15 oz zone C parcel rate. Fine. (2 items) (Image)
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Starting at £ 50
Currently...£50.00
Currently...USD 67.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 416 |
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 1958 FIRST DE LA RUE & SECOND DE LA RUE CASTLES: 1958 DLR mint marginal examples with marginal guide marks between the 5 & 6 rows in
the margin comprising 2/6d vertical pair, 5/- and £1 (2). Also DLR 1959 2nd issue 2/6d to £1 mint. Fine. SG 536a - 539a & 595-598 £840+. (10)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 148.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 417 |
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 1958 FIRST DE LA RUE CASTLE ISSUE - BLOCKS OF FOUR IMPRIMATUR PROOFS: 2/6d black brown, 5/- rose-carmine, 10/- dull ultramarine and
£1 black Imperforate marginal blocks of four from the right of the sheet with "BPMA" handstamps on reverse. Fine unmounted mint. [Ex De LA Rue archive & National Postal Museum.] (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 5,000
Currently...£5,000.00
Currently...USD 6,750.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 418 |
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 1958 FIRST DE LA RUE CASTLE ISSUE - MINT BLOCKS OF EIGHT: 2/6d black Brown and 10/- dull ultramarine mint marginal blocks of eight
(4 x 2) from he top of the sheet. 5/- rose-carmine and £1 black marginal blocks of eight (4 x 2) from the foot of the sheet. Fine unmounted mint SG 536a - 539a £4,800. (4 blocks of eight) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 800
Currently...£800.00
Currently...USD 1,080.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 419 |
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 1958 FIRST DE LA RUE CASTLE ISSUE - CANCELLED REGISTRATION BLOCKS OF FOUR: 1st Jan. 1958 Castle 2/6d black brown, 5/- rose carmine
10/- dull ultramarine and £1 black upper left corner blocks of four overprinted "CANCELLED" used for colour matching. [Ex De La Rue archives.]
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Starting at £ 650
Currently...£650.00
Currently...USD 877.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 420 |
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 1958 FIRST DE LA RUE CASTLE ISSUE - CANCELLED REGISTRATION SET: 1st Jan. 1958 Castle 2/6d black brown, 5/- rose carmine 10/- dull
ultramarine and £1 black right marginal singles overprinted "CANCELLED" used for colour matching. Ex De La Rue archives. (Image)
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Starting at £ 160
Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
