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Description of lot
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1729
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1968 P.O Publicity Poster A4 black/white/beige announcing four new definitive stamps 5d, 7d, 8d & 10d. PRD1991.
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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1730
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1969 The Universal Postal Congress Tokyo set of 14 folders presented by the UK delegation at the Congress containing past issues of commems, Machin defins, regionals, each folder bears a Coat of Arms & a description of the contents. Scarce & rarely offered.
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£400 to 450 |
£640.00
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1731
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1967-70 four complimentary brochures from the Postmaster General (3) & Harrison Printers, each contains L.S.D Machin defins. Rarely offered & scarce group.
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£500 to 700 |
£500.00
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1732
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1968 ½d Cylinder blocks (8) plus phosphor omitted single + strip of three.
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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1733
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1968 1d Cylinder blocks (26) incl. non phosphor Cyl.4 etc. other multiples in shades phosphor omitted etc.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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1734
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1968 2d Cylinder blocks (11), also individual stamps with phosphor omitted from Cyl. 1, 5 & 6.
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£40 to 60 |
£40.00
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1735
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1967 3d Cylinder blocks (33) extensive range written up on leaves.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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1736
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1967 4d sepia Cylinder blocks (56) incl. most variations, noted phosphor omitted on Cyl.15 (no dot), Cyl. 14 (dot) & Cyl.18 (no dot), PVA gum centre band Cyl.13 (dot & no dot) etc.
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£300 to 400 |
£300.00
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1737
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1967 4d deep olive-brown, two phosphor bands, gum Arabic, Head B Spe UIIB (2) Cyl. 14 (dot) block of six, approx six Cylinder blocks have been recorded from the dot & no dot panes of Cyl. 14 with gum Arabic paper, some of these blocks have been broken up, this example is one of only two or three intact Cylinder blocks known. Basic stamps Cat. £1400 each. Very rare. RPS Cert. 1986.
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£4000 to 5000 |
N/S
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1738
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1967-69 PART IMPERFORATE VARIETIES 4d bright vermilion corner marginal block of four & top marginal block of eight showing horizontal perforating comb move upwards, vertical pair & corner marginal block of four showing imperforate between top stamps & margin, similar on 1/6d block due to horizontal perforating comb move upwards. Attractive group. (see illustrations).
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£800 to 1000 |
£960.00
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1739
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1970 5d deep blue on phosphor coated paper in conjunction with the normal two phosphor bands, left side marginal UM (from Cyl. 15). Very scarce. (1)
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£150 to 200 |
£150.00
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1740
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1968 5d deep blue phosphor coated paper with additional two phosphor bands error, lower left UM corner marginal Cyl. 15 block of eighteen. Spec.U17c. Believed to be the largest recorded of this error. Basic stamps Cat. £350 each (£6300 + premium). RARE.
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£3000 to 3500 |
N/S
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1741
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1968 5d Royal blue UM lower left corner marginal block of six, variety IMPERFORATE, reverse bears pencil signature in lower left margin & minor gum crease, SG.735c, Cat. £1050. (6)
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£200 to 250 |
£320.00
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1742
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1968 5d Royal blue double error/variety lower right corner marginal block of eighteen printed on ungummed paper plus double strike of the perforator on the lower two rows. Probably a unique item.
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£300 to 400 |
£340.00
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1743
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1968 5d BOOKLET STAMPS 5d deep blue block of 25 comprising two panes of six stamps tete-beche horizontally with two further panes, being part of the sheet configuration from which the booklet panes were guillotined, fresh UM spectacular piece & the largest recorded tete-beche multiple. Purchased over the counter at Richmond Way Post Office in London on 26th August 1970.
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£4000 to 5000 |
£4000.00
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1744
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1968 5d BOOKLET STAMPS 5d deep blue imperf block of 25 comprising new panes of six stamps tete-beche horizontally with two further panes, being part of the sheet configuration from which the booklet panes were guillotined. Cyl. No R2 (no dot), fresh UM some minor gum creases/wrinkles & the odd small abrasion. A spectacular piece & the largest recorded imperf tete-beche multiple.
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£3000 to 5000 |
N/S
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1745
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1968 6d bright reddish-purple PHOSPHOR OMITTED error lower right corner marginal block of six, lower left Cyl. 5 (dot) block of six, both with phosphor omitted, another two blocks of Cyl. 5 (dot) block of six, another block of nine from the right hand corner both with lower two stamps having phosphor omitted, block of 60 stamps (20 x 3) from Cyl. 3 (dot) being the left side of the sheet (folded for display) top eight rows are non phosphor, then rows of badly registered phosphor bands & considerable ink disturbance, last two rows normal stamps, also Cyl. 5 (dot) block of six with upper row (18) with phosphor omitted, two vertical stamps of 5 & 3 showing extensive ink & phosphor band disturbance. Scarce & interesting group.
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£600 to 750 |
N/S
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1746
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1968 6d bright magenta upper right corner marginal UM block of 40 showing distinctive doctor blade flaw clearly affecting a complete vertical row of ten, SG.736ea var.
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£100 to 130 |
N/S
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1747
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1968 8d bright vermilion Cylinder blocks (3) also a marginal single with phosphor omitted.
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£150 to 200 |
£150.00
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1748
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1969 8d light turquoise-blue Cylinder blocks (4) also two singles with phosphor omitted.
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£60 to 80 |
£60.00
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1749
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1967 9d Cylinder blocks (12) incl. PVA & gum Arabic, perf types etc. also two singles of phosphor omitted.
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£150 to 200 |
N/S
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1750
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1968 1/6d greenish blue & deep-blue GA marginal block of four with greenish blue colour omitted, also PVA gum Cylinder block of six 3A/2B with greenish blue omitted, also a marginal single PVA gum with greenish blue omitted and phosphor omitted, 1969 1/6d Prussian blue & indigo right hand marginal strip of four with missing Prussian blue on the right hand stamp arising from a dry print, a similar variety on a vertical strip of four with the lower stamp showing the error, 1/6d PVA Cylinder block 3A/2B showing dry print, 1/6d phosphorised paper traffic light corner marginal traffic light block of six also showing a partial dry print. An interesting group. (9 items/41 stamps).
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£1300 to 1500 |
N/S
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1751
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1967-71 PERFORATION ANOMALIES selection superbly printed on leaves of 1d, 4d, 5d & 8d multiples (mainly Cylinder blocks) showing blind perfs/misalignment/encroachment etc. (45 stamps/7 items).
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£150 to 200 |
£150.00
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1752
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1967-71 PHOSPHOR CYLINDER NUMBERS range written up on three pages comprising marginal blocks of six or larger 2d (3), 5d (7), 6d block of six & four, 7d (2) + block of four, 9d (less than 12 recorded). Rarely offered group.
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£1500 to 1800 |
N/S
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1753
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1967-71 DRY PRINT errors, four written up on pages displaying varying degrees of dry print incl. a vertical strip of five, 4d bright vermilion - top stamp is normal, lower stamps show a bleached effect etc. (218 stamps/5 items).
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£150 to 200 |
N/S
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1754
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1967-70 UNCOATED PAPERS singles of 1d, 4d vermilion (3) - left band, right band & centre band, 5d & 10d, also part booklet panes (ex Cook books), 4d centre band strip of five (2), 5d strip of five (2), all are UM, Cat. £1720.
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£600 to 750 |
N/S
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1755
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1968 UNGUMMED PAPER 5d Royal blue Cyl. 1 block of six on ungummed paper (normal block accompanies) also 6s Kingfisher booklet (July 1968) incl. 4d deep sepia pane of six ungummed. Scarce. (3 items)
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£170 to 220 |
£190.00
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1756
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1969 horizontal multi value coil strip (SG.725m) early composite alignment rough - comprising top marginal IMPERFORATE MULTIPLE of two coil strips with heavy horizontal crease on the top strip & vertical crease through the 4d value. Most unusual & spectacular piece, believed unique in private hands.
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£1750 to 2250 |
N/S
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1757
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1968 1d light olive VERTICAL COIL IMPERFORATE ERROR from the X Coil, vertical strip of five with two completely imperforate stamps, one stamp imperf on three sides & another imperf on one side, this strip was torn when the purchaser pulled it from the vending machine. Rare. Spec.U2a. (5)
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£1500 to 2000 |
N/S
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1758
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1968 Feb 10s Mary Kingsley booklet exploded for display with variety stamps hand stamped 'SCHOOL/SPECIMEN' RPS Cert. 1993. RARE.
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£700 to 1000 |
N/S
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1759
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1968 July 4/6d Cutty Sark booklet (SG.LP46) also advertisers voucher copy & printer's proofs (2) on white & blue card.
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£80 to 100 |
£80.00
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1760
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1970 Feb 10s Frobisher booklet early Proof in black & bright purple showing the early composition from Aug 1968, a later example of the Proof 'black on white' with contents corrected showing the obsolete GPO symbol. (2)
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£50 to 70 |
£70.00
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1761
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1969 Jan 10s Kingsley booklet early Proof black on bright purple & later Proof black on white with contents corrected. (2)
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£50 to 65 |
£52.00
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1762
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1968 May 10s Livingstone booklet SG.XP4, Printers Proofs (2) black on white & black on bright purple, also advertising voucher copy where the name LIVINGSTONE has been moved upwards. (3)
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£70 to 90 |
£76.00
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1763
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1968 Sept 2s booklet (SG.NP31a) complete, another exploded for display each with centre bands instead of two bands on the 4x 4d pane. Scarce.
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£300 to 350 |
N/S
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1764
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1968 5d deep blue IMPERFORATE BOOKLET PANE of six with binding margin from Dec 1969 5s booklet. The booklet contained two panes of six of the 5d value, this pane, from an inverted printing has PVA gum & head type B with two phosphor bands. One of three known examples.
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£2500 to 3500 |
£2800.00
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1765
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1968 May 6s booklet (SG.QP37) PVA gum (very scarce), accompanied by exploded booklet for display.
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£250 to 300 |
N/S
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1766
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1969 Feb 6s Barn Owl booklet (SG.OP46) eight booklets with different gum combinations.
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£550 to 650 |
N/S
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1767
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1968 Jan 6s booklet containing PART IMPERFORATE BOOKLET PANE of the 4d deep olive brown comprising imperf central horizontal row & three vertical rows of upper stamps imperf, the remaining panes are normal - three examples of this error have been recorded. SG.735a.
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£2500 to 3000 |
N/S
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1768
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1968 PHOSPHOR SCREENS ON BOOKLET PANES Study of Panes (19) & booklets (4) showing the 150 or 250 phosphor screens on 150/250 mixed screens, noted 3d Head Type A & PVA gum (extremely scarce), noted 1969 6s Jay booklet incl. mixed screen pane - very scarce. Viewing essential.
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£1000 to 1200 |
£900.00
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1769
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1969 £1 'Stamps for Cooks' booklet (stitched) panes removed, with error of red colour omitted, SG.ZPI var.
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£80 to 100 |
N/S
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1770
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1969 2/6d brown to £1 bluish black, the complete set of thirty one plate number blocks of four, from the lower right of the sheet comprising 2/6d (12), 5s (8), 10s (4) & £1 (7) UM, SG.787/90, Cat. £492.
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£150 to 200 |
£170.00
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1771
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1969 £1 'Stamps for Cooks' booklet (stitched) advertiser's voucher copy accompanied by the issued booklet. (2)
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£70 to 85 |
£70.00
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1772
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1969 £1 'Stamps for Cooks' booklet (stapled) each stamp optd SPECIMEN 14 x 2mm pre-issue publicity entailed the distribution to interested parties of booklets ovptd SPECIMEN, up to 20 copies of this stapled booklet have been recorded, with most of them known to have been broken up into single stamps. Booklet cover has vertical crease at right side. Spec.ZPIs. Cat. £5750. Rare.
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£1500 to 2000 |
N/S
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1773
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1969 'Stamps for Cooks' booklet panes (41) comprising 34 stitched & 7 stapled, many with minor flaws (listed & unlisted). Viewing recommended.
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£350 to 400 |
N/S
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1774
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1969 'Baked Stuffed Haddock' se-tenant stitched pane (ex Stamps for Cooks booklet) PHOSPHOR OMITTED, Spec.UB2ac.
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£80 to 120 |
N/S
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1775
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1969 4d vermilion 'Method' stitched pane (ex Stamps for Cooks booklet) on uncoated paper (Spec.UB17ab) on an official Milk Marketing Board FDC.
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£150 to 200 |
N/S
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1776
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1969 4d vermilion 'Stuffed Cucumber' stitched pane (ex Stamps for Cooks booklet) PHOSPHOR OMITTED, Spec.UB1bac.
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£50 to 75 |
£50.00
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1777
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1968 6d cylinder blocks (36) all numbers incl. scarce Cyl 4 (Dot & No Dot) and incl. a good selection of the listed specialised shades.
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£300 to 350 |
£300.00
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1778
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1968 CAMBRIDGE COLOUR TRIALS 8d bright emerald, fresh M (hinge remnants & pencil annotation), only four known. RARE.
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£600 to 750 |
£600.00
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