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 Great Britain 1913 2s6d "Seahorses" Colour Trial, SG399var
A very fine unused imperforate example, printed by Waterlow in sepia on ungummed "JAS WRIGLEY LD-219" paper.
An attractive and scarce trial from this iconic high-value "Seahorses" issue.
SG catalogue value: From £5,500.
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 Great Britain 1913 5s rose carmine "Seahorses" Specimen, SG401s.
A very fine well centred unmounted mint, with full original gum, example printed by Waterlow, overprinted ""SPECIMEN"" G type 26.
A scarce specimen example of the famous King George V Seahorses stamp issue. These examples were used solely for use by postal administrations for reference purposes to help spot any attempted forgeries.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N66(1)s.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £950.
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Starting at £ 80
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 Great Britain 1913 10s indigo-blue "Seahorses", SG402.
A very fine and fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, right hand marginal example printed by Waterlow.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N69(1).
SG Catalogue Value: £1,500.
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Starting at £ 160
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 Great Britain 1913 10s Indigo-Blue "Seahorses", SG402
A very fine and fresh unmounted mint, with full original gum, right-hand marginal example, with vibrant colour.
A superb example of this classic high-value Seahorse stamp, printed by Waterlow & Sons in rich indigo-blue. This right-hand marginal example is in very fine and fresh unmounted mint condition, displaying sharp impression and vibrant colour on bright
paper.
Issued as part of the iconic 1913 Seahorse series, this 10 shilling denomination is particularly sought after due to its striking maritime design, superior print quality, and comparatively limited issue.
An excellent investment-grade stamp with strong collector demand, especially in such premium condition and with margin.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N69(1).
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,500.
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 Great Britain 1913 10s indigo-blue "Seahorses", SG402.
A very fine and fresh well centred unmounted mint, with full original gum, block of eight printed by Waterlow consisting of two complete rows with marginal selvedge. A couple of light gum bends and a small pre-printing paper crease, which does not
detract from what is a very rare and impressive multiple of the famous high-values Seahorses King George V stamp issue.
A stunning exhibition quality piece.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N69(1).
SG catalogue value: £12,000+.
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Starting at £ 2,560
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 Great Britain 1913 £1 green "Seahorses", SG403.
A very fine used well centred example neatly cancelled by a 1915 Guernsey circular date stamp.
A most attractive high-value example of this famous King George V issue.
SG catalogue value: £1,400.
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Starting at £ 160
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 Great Britain 1913 £1 green "Seahorses" Specimen, SG403s.
A superb well centred unmounted mint, with full original gum, example printed by Waterlow, overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 26.
Lovely vibrant colouron this Specimen example used solely for reference purposes.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N72(1)t.
SG catalogue value: £3,000 for "mounted mint".
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 Great Britain 1913 £1 green "Seahorses", SG403.
A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, right hand marginal example printed by Waterlow.
A very scarce high-value Seahorses stamp in such fine quality.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N72 (1).
SG catalogue value: £3,750+.
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Starting at £ 560
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 Great Britain 1913 £1 dull blue green "Seahorses", SG404.
A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, well centred example printed by Waterlow.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N72(3).
Very scarce in such exceptional quality.
SG catalogue value: £3,800.
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 Great Britain 1913 £1 dull blue-green "Seahorses", SG404var.
A superb, perfectly centred unmounted mint, with full original gum, example printed by Waterlow and overprinted “CANCELLED†type 24.
A very scarce high-value "Seahorses" rarity.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N72 (3)u.
SG catalogue value: £4,250.
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 Great Britain 1913 7d Eve's Wreath design colour essay, SG387var.
A very fine unused, with original gum, imperforate essay on white unwatermarked paper in bright yellow-green (lime), produced by Miller & Motley using their Printex machine. Fig.30a.
A rare specialised King George V piece.
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £1,850.
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Starting at £ 160
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 Great Britain 1913 Small Medal Head die proof.
A very fine uncleared example printed in black on white glazed proof paper (99 × 90mm), as used for the 5d to 1s values.
A scarce and desirable proof from this important series.
SG catalogue value: £3,000.
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 Great Britain 1913 2s Booklet (Edition 9), SGBB5var.
A very fine example with very good to excellent panes, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" type 26. A couple of small tone spots on front cover, nevertheless a very presentable example of this rare "Specimen" stamp booklet.
SG Catalogue Value: £18,500.
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Starting at £ 800
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 Great Britain 1914 2d Postage Due colour trials, SGD4var.
A very fine unused with original gum set of nineteen (13 right hand marginal examples) printed in carmine, claret, magenta, scarlet, red-brown, bartolozzi brown, fawn, umber, bronze green, blue green, falence green, agate (as issued), mauve, violet,
azure blue, royal blue, orange, blue and Russian green.
An extremely attractive and difficult set to assemble.
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 Great Britain 1914 2d Postage Due Colour Trials, SGD4var
A very fine unused with original gum set of nineteen 2d Postage Due colour trials. Each stamp was printed in a different colour to test for clarity, legibility, and aesthetics prior to official issue.
This remarkable set includes rare and vibrant hues such as carmine, claret, magenta, scarlet, red-brown, Bartolozzi brown, fawn, umber, bronze green, blue green, faience green, agate (the issued colour), mauve, violet, azure blue, royal blue, orange,
blue, and Russian green.
A visually stunning assembly and an extremely difficult set to compile.
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Starting at £ 160
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 Great Britain 1914 ½d Postage Due die proof, SGD1var.
A superb uncleared die proof printed in black on white glazed card (68 x 75mm) with manuscript annotation at foot "Proof from Soft Die Jan Y 1914" and numbered "815" top right.
A rare printer's die proof from the first King George V Postage Due stamps issued.
SG catalogue value: £5,750.
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 Great Britain 1914-22 ½d-1s Postage Dues, SGD1/8var.
A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, set of five in blocks of four (2d, 4d & 1s Watermark sideways-inverted 1d & 2d Watermark sideways), overprinted "CANCELLED" type 24.
Very rare with only five sets discovered in 2004.
This set was last sold by Stanley Gibbons in 2011 for £14,250.
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Starting at £ 1,600
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 Great Britain 1915 2s6d pale yellow brown “Seahorses†colour trial, SG406var.
An exceptionally fine and fresh unused with original gum imperforate vertical pair printed by De La Rue, lightly mounted on one stamp only.
A very scarce colour trial in this fine quality.
SG catalogue value: From £2,000.
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 Great Britain 1915 2s6d yellow-brown "Seahorses" variety (WATERMARK REVERSED),
SG406wj.
A superb, perfectly centred unmounted mint, with full original gum, left-hand corner marginal block of four of this scarce watermark variety printed by De La Rue.
A stunning showpiece of this most famous of GB King George V stamp issues.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N64(6)g.
SG Catalogue Value: £5,000+.
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 Great Britain 1915 2s6d yellow-brown "Seahorses" (Watermark Inverted), SG406wi.
A very fine unmounted mint, with full original gum, top marginal example of this difficult to find De La Rue printing watermark variety clearly showing in the sheet margin.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N64(6)f.
SG catalogue value: £1,250.
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 Great Britain 1915 2s6d yellow brown "Seahorses" (Watermark Inverted), SG406wi.
A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, left hand marginal example of this scarce watermark printing variety, which is also considerably misplaced so the watermark consists of the "ST" of "POSTAGE" with only a small trace of the conventional
watermark at the far right hand side of the stamp.
A most unusual philatelic piece from the famous Seahorses King George V issue.
GB Specialised catalogue no: N64(6)f/var.
SG catalogue value: £1,250 (for the basic watermark inverted example).
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 Great Britain 1915 2s6d yellow-brown "Seahorses" (Watermark Reversed), SG406wj.
A superb, perfectly centred, unmounted mint, with full original gum, example of this scarce watermark variety printed by De La Rue.
A rare watermark variety in the highest condition grade of the most famous stamp design from King George V's reign.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N64(2)g.
SG catalogue value: £1,250.
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 Great Britain 1915 2s6d pale brown "Seahorses" (Worn plate), SG407var.
A superb unused, with original gum, left hand marginal block of four (one stamp is unmounted mint with full original gum) printed by De La Rue.
A very scarce multiple of this rare colour variety of the most famous stamp of the reign of King George V. An absolute delight to find such a rarity in this quality.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N64(7).
Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £2,700+.
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 Great Britain 1915 2s6d Blackish brown "Seahorses" variety, SG408var.
A superb unmounted mint, with full original gum, corner marginal example of this scarce colour shade.
Accompanied with a 1987 Royal Philatelic Society (RPS) Certificate of Authenticity.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N64(14).
SG catalogue value: £2,400.
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 Great Britain 1915 2s6d sepia "Seahorses" (Seal-Brown, Watermark Inverted),
SG408wi.
A superb well centred unmounted mint, with full original gum, right hand marginal example printed by De La Rue.
A lovely example of this scarce watermark printing variety.
GB Specialised Catalogue No: N64(13)f.
SG catalogue value: £1,250.
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