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A brilliant mint example with large part original gum. Small dealer's mark on reverse.

Exceptional condition for this very scarce stamp.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £450.

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A very fine philatelic piece, mint with original gum. As would be expected, there are the odd minor blemishes (gum creases, a little offsetting and separation) but fresh colour with most stamps being unmounted mint. Most pleasingly, the gutter pairs are intact.

A dramatic and scarce multiple.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £900+.

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Fresh mint example with large part original gum. Minor wrinkles, barely worth a mention, and well above average for this rare stamp. Includes 'SENF' handstamp on reverse.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £150.

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A lovely pastel shade and brilliant quality mint example with original gum. Typical centring as normally seen for this issue and insignificant gum wrinkles mentioned for accuracy. Overall, a stunning quality example for this issue.

Scarce in this fine quality as most examples found have material condition issues.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £200.

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A fine used pair with good to very large margins (reduced sheet margin at foot), crisply cancelled by ovals of bars which leave profile clear on right stamp. Severed and rejoined, nevertheless a rare multiple in such fine condition. Excellent fresh colour.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £650+.

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A fine left marginal, unmounted mint example with full original gum. Suspicion of gum yellowing, still fine and dramatic appearance.

Also shows printing flaw at left adding further value to this dramatic stamp error and very rare.

Sold with the normal stamp for comparison.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £150+.

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A very fine mint positional block with original gum, (three of the stamps are unmounted mint).

Quite astonishing condition for this rare watermark variety, particularly in a positional block.

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A brilliant quality mint example with original gum. Trivial gum wrinkles mentioned for accuracy only as this is an exceptionally fine and fresh example for this scarce stamp.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £450.

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A fine mint positional block of four with original gum. Most importantly, the valuable varieties are unmounted mint.

Attractive and extremely scarce in this positional form.

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A fine mint positional block of four with original gum. Most importantly the two valuable varieties are unmounted mint.

An attractive piece of this popular commemorative issue and very scarce in this positional form.

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Brilliant mint quality with original gum.

A scarce variety of this wonderful stamp issue.

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Ceylon 1921-32 50r dull purple, Script watermark, SG358.

A fine mint example with large part original gum.

Now a scarce stamp and challenging to find in such fine mint condition.

A beautiful King George V stamp from the island of beauty ‘Ceylon’, (modern–day Sri Lanka.) It successfully captures the essence of the ‘Emperor of India’.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £850.

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A brilliant quality mint se-tenant pair with full original gum, (trace of previous hinge in gutter only). Unfolded and very fresh colour.

An extremely scarce piece in such fine condition, from the November 1924 printing.

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A brilliant unmounted mint positional block with full original gum. Typical gutter fold, which does not detract.

An exceptional and very scarce positional piece, from the October 1924 printings.

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Brilliant mint quality with original gum, (usual gutter fold not relevant to overall value).

Come from the June-July 1924 printing from combined plates 7 and 12. Very scarce.

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A very fine mint positional block of four with original gum (all stamps unmounted mint).

A very scarce positional piece, pleasing with the variety visible in the right margin from the face.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £480+.

The War Tax stamps included a 1 cent postal tax in addition to the 5 cents postal rate. The additional revenue raised was used to defray the costs of war.

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A very fine unmounted mint positional block of four with full original gum.

A very scarce and desirable block, with the variety visible in the margin from the face.

Accompanied with a British Philatelic Association (BPA) certificate of authenticity (2011).

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £640++.

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A fine mint example with original gum.

A scarce watermark variety of this handsome King George V stamp.

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A very fine unmounted mint positional block of four with full original gum. Couple of small wrinkles which do not detract from fine appearance.

Most pleasing with the watermark variety visible in the margin from the face.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £128+.

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A fine unmounted mint positional block of four with full original gum. Fractionally toned (and one stamp with minor wrinkle), but fresh colour and of fine appearance, with the variety easily visible in the margins from the face.

A very scarce King George V watermark variety in this form.

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A brilliant quality mint example with original gum. One slightly shortish perforation, mentioned purely for accuracy as still a very fine example.

An extremely scarce watermark variety of this handsome King George V stamp, hardly ever seen in this condition.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £500.

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A fine mint positional block of four with original gum (the lower pair are unmounted mint). Light gum creasing (and marginal reinforcement at top) but much fresher than usually found.

A very scarce positional piece, with the variety easily visible in the margins from the face.

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Fine positional block of four with original gum (stamps all unmounted). Faintly toned gum as often the case, still fine and very scarce.

The watermark variety is easily visible in the margins from the face.

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A brilliant quality mint block of four with large part original gum. Odd trivial wrinkles and some slightly trimmed perforations do not detract from what is a handsome piece.

A very scarce block with a total print run for the entire issue of only 6,500.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £240+.

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A brilliant quality mint example with large part original gum. A few slightly shortish perforations mentioned for accuracy as still very fine.

A rare stamp in unused condition, particularly so fine.

Stanley Gibbons catalogue value: £950.

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