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 Great Britain 1981 11½p drab, SGX893aGreat Britain 1981 11½p drab (FCP/PVAD, 1 centre band), SGX893a.
Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, right hand marginal imperforate horizontal pair.
Scarce.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: U201a. (Image)
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Starting at £ 200
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 Great Britain 1972 3p Christmas error, SG914cGreat Britain 1972 3p Christmas error, SG914c.
Superb Post Office fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, example with bluish violet (embroidery) omitted. Offered with normal for comparison.
The error of missing colour is most noticeable as a thinning of embroidery detail at the top of the tunic and the loss of colour from one of the pinstripes along the shoulder.
A scarce and reasonably priced QEII stamp error. Pierron records only 100 mint examples in existence.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £225. (Image)
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Starting at £ 150
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 Great Britain 1973 3½p Christmas error, SG948dGreat Britain 1973 3½p Christmas error, SG948d.
Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, example with blue (legs, robes) omitted. Offered with normal for comparison.
The missing colour affects portions of the king's robes and the boy's outfit. Only one sheet was completely affected by the error while all rows apart from the top were affected in a second sheet. It is unlikely all copies from both sheets have
survived.
A scarce and reasonably priced QEII stamp error. Pierron records only 150 mint examples. (Image)
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 Great Britain 1972 3p Christmas error, SG914bGreat Britain 1972 3p Christmas "Angel Playing Flute" error with bright green (trim on angel's robe) omitted, SG914b.
A superb unmounted mint example with full original gum.
Accompanied with an example of the normal stamp for comparison.
A scarce and reasonably priced QEII stamp error. Pierron records only 100 mint examples possible. (Image)
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Starting at £ 125
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 Great Britain 1972 7½p Christmas error, SG915aGreat Britain 1972 7½p Christmas (Angel playing harp) error, SG915a.
Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, example with ochre omitted, offered with normal for comparison.
A rather attractive and subtle error of missing colour, which affects the angel's robes making them appear a slightly different shade.
A scarce and reasonably priced QEII stamp error. Pierron records only 200 mint examples possible. (Image)
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Starting at £ 125
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 Great Britain 1971 7½p Christmas error, SG896aGreat Britain 1971 7½p Christmas error, SG896a.
Superb Post Office fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, example with gold (Queen's head) omitted, offered with normal for comparison.
The missing colour results in the loss of the Queen's head.
An iconic and scarce QEII stamp error, which appears very reasonably priced in the context of its rarity. Pierron records only 106 mint examples. (Image)
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Starting at £ 110
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 Great Britain 1948 2½d-£1 Royal Silver Wedding, SG493/4Great Britain 1948 2½d-£1 Royal Silver Wedding, SG 493/4.
Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, set of two bottom left hand corner marginal cylinder blocks. The 2½d block of six, cylinder 4 no dot & £1 block of four, cylinder 1 no dot.
Scarce in this positional form and in such pristine condition. (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
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 Great Britain 1969 5d British ships error, SG778yaGreat Britain 1969 5d British Ships error, SG778ya.
A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum. Error with colour red (Inscription) and phosphor omitted.
Offered with an example of the normal stamp for comparison.
The error of missing colour results in the loss of the Inscription on the ship.
A scarce and very reasonably priced QEII stamp error. Pierron records only circa 288 mint examples. (Image)
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Starting at £ 100
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 Great Britain 1973 3½p Christmas error, SG948gGreat Britain 1973 3½p Christmas "Scenes from the carol 'Good King Wenceslas' error, SG948g.
A very fine unmounted mint example with full original gum. Error of missing bright rose red colour (King's robe) omitted. A stunning and highly visual error of missing colour.
Offered with an example of the normal stamp for comparison.
A scarce and reasonably priced QEII stamp error. Pierron records only 100 mint examples. (Image)
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 Great Britain 1997 £1.50 - £5 "Castles", SG1993/6Great Britain 1997 £1.50 - £5 "Castles" (Enschede printing), SG1993/6.
Superb Post Office fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, set of four.
One of the most popular of modern QEII stamp issues featuring the most famous castles across the United Kingdom:
£1.50 - Caernarfon Castle, Wales
£2 - Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
£3 - Carrickfergus Castle, Northern Ireland
£5 - Windsor Castle, England (Image)
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Starting at £ 40
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 Great Britain 1988 £1-£5 "Castles", SG1410/3Great Britain 1988 £1-£5 "Castles" (1st Harrison printing), SG1410/3.
Superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, set of four in horizontal gutter pairs.
Following the issue of stamps for his wedding, the Duke of York was invited to design new stamps based for the first high value definitives of the Queen's reign. It was decided to use Castles as the theme.
The castles selected were Carrickfergus Castle in Northern Ireland, Caernarfon Castle in Wales, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland and Windsor Castle in England. The Duke of York visited each castle to take photographs, which were then used to produce the
designs of the stamps.
The stamps were first printed in 1988 by Harrison and Sons. The De La Rue Giori presses were used to recess print the stamps. These presses were normally used in printing banknotes and it was the first time they were used to print stamps.
The Royal Mail was, however, concerned that the stamps could be easily forged with modern copier technology. As a result, a more secure version was issued in 1992, which included the Queen's head printed in an optically variable ink and elongated
perforations along the vertical edges. (Image)
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Starting at £ 35
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 Great Britain 1988 £1-£5 "Castles", SG1410/3Great Britain 1988 £1-£5 "Castles" (1st Harrison printing), SG1410/3.
Superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, set of four in horizontal gutter pairs.
Following the issue of stamps for his wedding, the Duke of York was invited to design new stamps based for the first high value definitives of the Queen's reign. It was decided to use Castles as the theme.
The castles selected were Carrickfergus Castle in Northern Ireland, Caernarfon Castle in Wales, Edinburgh Castle in Scotland and Windsor Castle in England. The Duke of York visited each castle to take photographs, which were then used to produce the
designs of the stamps.
The stamps were first printed in 1988 by Harrison and Sons. The De La Rue Giori presses were used to recess print the stamps. These presses were normally used in printing banknotes and it was the first time they were used to print stamps.
The Royal Mail was, however, concerned that the stamps could be easily forged with modern copier technology. As a result, a more secure version was issued in 1992, which included the Queen's head printed in an optically variable ink and elongated
perforations along the vertical edges. (Image)
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Starting at £ 35
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 Great Britain 1963 Red Cross Centenary Congress, SG642/4pGreat Britain 1963 Red Cross Centenary Congress (Phosphor), SG642/4p.
A very fine used set of three (3d, 1s3d, 1s6d).
Initially, in 1959, when the Earl of Woolton and Chairman of the British Red Cross Society asked the Postmaster General whether stamps could be issued to mark the centenary of the international conference, which was held in Geneva on 26 to 29 October
1863 the answer was “No”. This was because the policy at the time was that the Post Office did not issue stamps to mark past events.
Thankfully, this policy was reviewed and changed and stamp issues were permitted to mark historical anniversaries of outstanding importance. As the international conference in Geneva ultimately led to the foundation of the Red Cross in August 1864, a
stamp issue was permitted to mark this historically significant event. (Image)
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Starting at £ 30
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 Great Britain 1912 1d dull reddish purple & green, SG287Great Britain 1912 1d dull reddish purple & green, SG287.
Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, example printed at Somerset House.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: M10(4).
Provenance: Ex. "Minoru" collection of King Edward VII, one of the most prestigious KEVII collections ever assembled.
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £55. (Image)
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Starting at £ 25
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 Great Britain 1993 £10 Britannia, SG1658Great Britain 1993 £10 Britannia, SG1658.
A superb unmounted mint example with full original gum.
The paper used for the £10 Britannia stamps contains fluorescent coloured fibres which, together with the ink used on the shield, react under U.V. light.
The £10 Britannia is one of the finest modern stamp issues from Great Britain and the UK's highest value ever stamp. It was introduced on 2nd March 1993, replacing the £5 stamp as the UK’s highest-value stamp.
The higher value was required because of a need for a stamp to cover the cost of postage for heavy packages going by air.
It was phased out after just a few years and has become increasingly hard to acquire because they are so popular and held in private collections.
It is also known as Britain’s most secure stamp ever released as it employs an array of state of the art printing techniques to protect it against forgery:
The stamp is the only definitive stamp ever to incorporate Braille embossed dots – not so much help to the blind or partially sighted to identify the stamp but as a further deterrent to the would-be counterfeiter.
Furthermore, the £10 Britannia consisted of the two pairs of elliptical holes at the top and bottom. Previously this curious feature had been confined to savings, television, national insurance and telephone stamps. After the £10 stamp it became
the normal for the Machin definitives as well. (Image)
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 Great Britain 1993 £10 Britannia, SG1658Great Britain 1993 £10 Britannia, SG1658.
A superb unmounted mint example with full original gum.
The paper used for the £10 Britannia stamps contains fluorescent coloured fibres which, together with the ink used on the shield, react under U.V. light.
The £10 Britannia is one of the finest modern stamp issues from Great Britain and the UK's highest value ever stamp. It was introduced on 2nd March 1993, replacing the £5 stamp as the UK’s highest-value stamp.
The higher value was required because of a need for a stamp to cover the cost of postage for heavy packages going by air.
It was phased out after just a few years and has become increasingly hard to acquire because they are so popular and held in private collections.
It is also known as Britain’s most secure stamp ever released as it employs an array of state of the art printing techniques to protect it against forgery:
The stamp is the only definitive stamp ever to incorporate Braille embossed dots – not so much help to the blind or partially sighted to identify the stamp but as a further deterrent to the would-be counterfeiter.
Furthermore, the £10 Britannia consisted of the two pairs of elliptical holes at the top and bottom. Previously this curious feature had been confined to savings, television, national insurance and telephone stamps. After the £10 stamp it became
the normal for the Machin definitives as well. (Image)
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Starting at £ 25
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 Great Britain 1960 3d deep lilac (2 Bands), SG615aaGreat Britain 1960 3d deep lilac (2 Bands), SG615aa.
Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, bottom right hand corner marginal block of four showing Phantom "R" variety from Cylinder 41 no dot.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: S74c. (Image)
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Starting at £ 25
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 Great Britain 1911 3d purple/lemon, SG277Great Britain 1911 3d purple/lemon (Perforations 14), SG277.
Very fine mint example with original gum printed by Harrison & Sons.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: M21(1).
A very appealing colour combination and a handsome King Edward VII stamp. (Image)
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Starting at £ 70
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 Great Britain 1889 1s dull green I.R. Official, SGO15sGreat Britain 1889 1s dull green (I.R. Official), SGO15s.
Very fine mint example with original gum, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 9.
A lovely looking stamp. (Image)
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Starting at £ 130
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 Great Britain 1929 ½d-1½d Postal Union Congress, SG434/6aGreat Britain 1929 ½d-1½d Postal Union Congress. (Watermark Sideways), SG434/6a.
Very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, set of three.
Issued to mark the meeting of the Universal Postal Union in London on 10 May 1929. The selected designs were due to be submitted to King George V for his approval, however, the King’s illness at the end of 1928 prevented this, so Queen Mary approved
them.
Scarce in unmounted mint condition with the watermark sideways. (Image)
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Starting at £ 150
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 Great Britain 1881 Cover to Aden HMS "Eclipse", SG169Great Britain 1881 Overseas mail to Aden, SG169.
Very fine and clean double rate cover to a Royal Navy Chaplain aboard HMS "Eclipse", addressed "Care of the Postmaster/Aden/Arabia". Prepaid with a 5d Indigo neatly cancelled by a Sidmouth squared circle for SP.15.1881 with a Sidbury circular date
stamp on reverse for the same day.
A lovely quality cover and to an unusual destination. (Image)
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Starting at £ 170
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 Great Britain 1902 blue-green ½d R.H. Official, SGO91Great Britain 1902 ½d blue-green (R.H. Official), SGO91.
Very fine and fresh, lightly mounted mint original gum example. Rare to find in such quality.
Accompanied with a 2016 Philatelic Traders' Society Certificate of Authenticity. (Image)
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Starting at £ 180
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 Great Britain 1858 6d deep lilac cover to Shanghai, SG69Great Britain 1858 6d deep lilac Overseas mail cover to Shanghai, SG69.
Very fine cover to Shanghai, prepaid at the 6d per ½ ounce rate for a cover routed via Southampton by a 6d deep lilac, neatly tied by a St. Helens "679" numeral. A St. Helens circular date stamp for NO.19.1858, a London transit circular date stamp
for the 20th and a Hong Kong receiving circular date stamp for JA.15.1858 on reverse.
Routed via Southampton the letter was carried by P&O steamers "Pera" (Southampton-Alexandria), "Bengal" (Suez-Galle), "Cadiz" (Galle-Hong Kong) and "Aden" (Hong Kong-Shanghai).
A scarce and fascinating postal history destination item. (Image)
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Starting at £ 220
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 Great Britain 1939 9d deep olive-green, 10d turquoise & 1s bistre-brown First Day Cover, SG473/5.Great Britain 1939 9d deep olive-green, 10d turquoise-blue & 1s bistre-brown first day cover, SG473/5.
Very fine registered envelope sent locally on first day of issue within Glasgow, all stamps showing control E/39, 7d cylinder 3 no dot, 10d cylinder 1 no dot and 1s cylinder 7 no dot. Each tied by crisp Newlands, Glasgow S.3. circular date stamps for
MY.1.1939.
A magnificent first day cover and particularly scarce in so fine condition. (Image)
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Starting at £ 275
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 Great Britain 1986 17p Royal Wedding error, SG1334aGreat Britain 1986 17p Royal Wedding of Prince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson (from photo by Gene Nocon) error, SG1334a.
A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, imperforate left hand marginal pair.
A very scarce QEII stamp error. Pierron records only 45 mint imperforate pairs in existence. The error was discovered on a sheet in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which was almost completely imperforate other than the top left corner. (Image)
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Starting at £ 600
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