Lot No. 167
| Auction No. | 14 |
| Category |
World Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $1000 |
| Status | SOLD $1550 |
Great Britain 1840-2002 used collection in 3 quality binders plus a Cumberland album with blocks & some Australia (largely 1970s-1980s). Starts with 4 margin 1d black (tiny nick at left), another with 2½ close margins, 2d blue with 3 clear margins (red M/C) & another with ½ margin only (black M/C), 1d red brown imperfs (7) incl black M/C showing "8" (Cat. £120), 2d blue imperf with lines added (6, incl 3 with 4 margins), range 1854/57 perf. 14 & perf. 16 blued/not blued with shades & cancellation interest. 1858/79 plates 71-225 (latter o/c but good, Cat. £700), missing only pl.77 (of course). 2d blue (all plates), 1870 ½d duplicated plates (ex "9"), 1847 1/- cut square, 6d cut to shape, 1855/7 4d on blued paper, pair & 3 singles white paper. Excellent later QV with 9d straw & bistre "small letters", 4 "large uncoloured letters" (sound but heavy), 10d (3, ditto), 2/- blue (6, one with torn perfs), 1867 5/- plate 1 & 2 (latter with registered crayon "cross"), 1873/80 4d sage green (3), 8d orange, 1883/84 2/6d, 5/- (3 each), 10/- (corner crease) & "lilac & green" set (average). Heavily duplicated 1887/1902, 1902/10 to 1/-, 1902/11 2/6d (4), 5/- (2), 10/- sound used, 1911/12 half face ½d (14) & 1d (18) various dies & wmks. Later KGV shades all vals but no 6d perf. 14, Seahorses incl DLR 2/6d, 5/-, 10/- deep blue (latter blunt corner), B.W. 2/6d to 10/- & re-engraved (1934), 1924/5 B.E.E., 1929 PUC to 2½d & comprehensive later with wmk varieties annotated. Some extras noted incl 1957 graphite line set in F/Us blocks. Missing 1/3d Red Cross phosphor but 1964 Botanical Congress set phosphor blocks (Cat. £96) with not much missing after that, but Machins are in only commercially used cond. 6 prestige booklet panes, decimal commems incl panes of 10, strips, M/S's & Regionals (not complete). No officials or PD's. Exc collection with cond. good to fine with only a few faulty in pre-1930 issues. Huge cat. value. (1000s)