QEII CASTLE ISSUES - STAMPS & POSTAL HISTORY continued...
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Catalog No. |
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Opening |
| 441 |
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 1959 DE LA RUE SECOND ISSUE - RARE COVER TO RUSSIA: 28 Oct. 1960 large (267 x 215mm) env. registered from Southgate sent "All Up"
to Port Dikson, USSR bearing Wilding 8d and 2nd De La Rue Castle 2/6d brown. Fine and a rare destination high in the Arctic in central Russia. The cover was returned to sender and bears a Moscow return label. (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 442 |
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 1959 DE LA RUE CASTLES SECOND PRINTING - FOUR REGISTERED COVERS: 1 Nov. 1959 1/3d registered env. uprated with Wilding 3d, 1/- (2)
and De La Rue Castle 5/- red used from London to Japan. 6 Apr. 1959 env. bearing De La Rue Castle 5/- (marginal) and Wilding 6d vertical pair used from London to USA. 21 July 1962 env. bearing Wilding 3d & De La Rue Castle 2/6d brown used from
Paddington to Ceylon. 21 Feb. 1963 env. from Bournemouth to Nepal with Wilding 3d & De La Rue Castle 2/6d. A fine quartet. (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 443 |
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 1959 DE LA RUE CASTLES SECOND PRINTING COVER TO KENYA: 21 June 1961 very large env. (362 x 242 mm) registered from Hawick to Nairobi
bearing De La Rue 2nd printing Castle 2/6d to £1 plus a Wilding 1/6d. Making the £1 9/- registration rate plus £1 7/6d for a 11 oz parcel.
(Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 444 |
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 1959 DE LA RUE CASTLES SECOND ISSUE - FOUR INTERESTING USES: 3 June 1961 parcel piece by Queen Mary from London to USA bearing
Wilding 6d and Castle 5/- and 10/- plus a rare "OVERSEAS PARCEL POST/SUPERSCRIBED PARCEL" label. 16 Apr. Official Paid env. registered from Feltham to Mogadiscio Somali bearing a single 2/6d Castle. 21 Sept. 1962 env. from London to Auckland with De
La Rue 2/6d & 5/-. for a zone "C" destination 2½ oz letter. 27 June 1962 bank parcel label from London to New Zealand bearing a block of six Castle £1 black. (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 445 |
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 1959 DE LA RUE CASTLES SECOND PRINTING - COVER TO TONGA: 20 Feb. 1962 1/9d registered env. from London via Suva to Nukr Alofa
bearing Castle 2/6d brown & 5/-red plus KGVI 5d, 6d, 8d, 9d, 11d & 1/- paying the 13/6d for 4 oz rate. Fine and a rare Zone "C" destination.
(Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 446 |
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 1959 DE LA RUE CASTLES SECOND PRINTING FROM BFPO 10 IN KENYA, ETC.: 25 May 1953 airmail env. with contents from BFPO 10 in Kenya to
USA bearing Castles 2/6d brown. Also a portion of a 26 Mar. 1960 OHMS redirection renewal service form from Fowey to ILMINSTER bearing Castle 5/- red with ms "26 March/1960" cancellation. (2 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 50
Currently...£50.00
Currently...USD 67.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 447 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON CASTLE ISSUE - CROWNS WATERMARK: 10/- bright ultramarine, a lightly cancelled example with inverted
watermark. Fine . SG 587 Awi £3,500. Note this example used in Gloucester on 12 Feb. (68) is thought to be from plate "2/2A" It is believed this is the 5th example discovered. (Image)
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Starting at £ 500
Currently...£500.00
Currently...USD 675.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 448 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON - MARGINAL SET OF CASTLE HIGH VALUE IMPRIMATURS: 2/6d blackish brown, 5/- red, 10/- bright ultramarine and
£1 black. Each with a lightly struck "BPMA" on reverse. Very rare. A QEII classic release. (Image)
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Starting at £ 2,600
Currently...£2,600.00
Currently...USD 3,510.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 449 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON - CASTLE ISSUES - MULTIPLE CROWNS WATERMARK: 2/6d black brown, an unmounted mint marginal example from the
left of the sheet with inverted watermark variety. SG 595 wi £3,000. Note:this variety was first reported in June 1966 from a plate 6 printing.
(Image)
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Starting at £ 500
Currently...£500.00
Currently...USD 675.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 450 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON CASTLE PRESENTATION ITEMS: 2/6d control "1A" pair, 5/- red control "1" pair, 10/- blue control "2A" pair and
£1 black control "1A" control block of four. All mounted on pieces of card signed by "Lynton Lamb" the designer. Fine. (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 260
Currently...£260.00
Currently...USD 351.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 451 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON - CASTLE ISSUE MULTIPLE CROWNS WATERMARK - WHITE PAPER: 2/6d to £1 complete set of lower right control
blocks of four inc. the rare pane 4 and 4A (SG £700 each). Fine unmounted mint. (32 blocks) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 260
Currently...£260.00
Currently...USD 351.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 452 |
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 CASTLE PRESENTATION CARDS: Two gilt edged cards mounted on display pages with mint sets of either the De La Rue 2nd printing or
Bradbury Wilkinson printing both signed by "Lynton Lamb", an English artist and illustrator who was the primary designer of the high value Castles. (2 cards with 8 stamps) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 453 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON CASTLES - PAPER FOLDS & MISPLACED PERFORATION VARIETIES: 2/6d black brown irregular marginal strip of three
with a pre printing paper fold resulting in part of the design being unprinted on two stamps. 5/- red mint marginal vertical strip of eight with pre-printing paper fold resulting in six examples having a white unprinted vertical line. Also a 5/-
lower right corner plate "3A" marginal pair with small portion of perforation encroaching into the selvedge. (3 items) (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 454 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON CASTLE PRINTING ON WHITER PAPER - RARE PERORATION ERROR: 2/6d brown, a lower right corner unmounted mint
plate 6 control block of four with perforation error at lower right. Fine. Note:referred to on page 106 of the SG specialist catalogue part 3.
(Image)
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Starting at £ 95
Currently...£95.00
Currently...USD 128.25
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 455 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON - CASTLE ISSUE - MULTIPLE CROWNS WATERMARK: 2/6d black brown, a lightly cancelled example with inverted
watermark. Fine. SG 596a Wi £300. (Image)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 456 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON CASTLE PRINTING ON WHITER PAPER - PERFORATION ERROR: 2/6d blackish-brown, an unmounted mint control plate 6
horizontal pair from the right of the sheet with perforation error. Note:mentioned on page 106 of SG specialised part 3. (Image)
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Starting at £ 50
Currently...£50.00
Currently...USD 67.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 457 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON CASTLE ISSUE - CROWNS WATERMARK: 5/-red, an unmounted mint marginal example from the left of the sheet and
a lightly cancelled example. Both with inverted watermarks. SG 596a Wi £550. (2) (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 458 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON CASTLE ISSUE 2/6d BLACK PLATE PROOFS - COMPLETE IMPERFORATE SHEET OF SIXTEEN: 2/6d black, an imperforate
sheet of sixteen (4 x 4) plate proofs taken from the master die during production by Bradbury Wilkinson & Sons to check for flaws and alignment. Additionally shows layout guidelines. Note: it is believed only one other block survives. (Image)
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Starting at £ 2,600
Currently...£2,600.00
Currently...USD 3,510.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 459 |
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 1963 BRADBURY WILKINSON CASTLE ISSUE - £1 DIE PROOF - ONE OF THE TWO SURVIVING EXAMPLES: 1963 £1 black die proof on thin
unwatermarked paper (70mm x 57mm) taken from the Master die by the new printers Bradbury Wilkinson. With "15" stamp at upper left. Fine.
(Image)
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Starting at £ 2,000
Currently...£2,000.00
Currently...USD 2,700.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 460 |
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 1963 & 1967 BRADBURY WILKINSON ISSUES ON COVERS TO VARIOUS DESTINATIONS: 15 Oct. 1963 env. from London to Japan bearing Wilding 4d
and Bradbury Castle 10/- and £1 for a 1lb 10oz package. 1965 newspaper wrapper from London to Lisbon with Wilding 4d, 1/- pair and Bradbury Castle 2/6d paying the 14 oz rate. 24 May 1968 piece from London to Johannesburg bearing Wilding 1/- plus
Bradbury Castle 2/6d block of four paying the £1/8/6d for a 9½oz package. 29 Mar. 1969 parcel label bearing Machin 6d and Bradbury Castle 5/- to £1. A large parcel piece (306 x 232 mm) from London to Milan bearing Wilding 3d and 1/6d plus Bradbury
Castle 2/6d to 10/- paying the letter post rate. (5 items) (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
