Featured Listings in Commemorative Issues
1965 Battle of Britain (ord). Set of 8 values VFU. SG 671-678
Very Fine Used. As illustrated
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1968 Paintings 4d. "blister on hand" listed variety. SG Spec. W138f
Fine unmounted mint positional block with "blister on hand" listed variety R 2/8
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1969 Ships 5d. SHIFT OF RED. Positional pair. SG 778 var
1969 Ships 5d with SHIFT OF RED DOWNWARDS (Cunard logo). Attractive positional pair. Illustrated and supplied with normal pair. Image close ups at each level with normal ...
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1967 EFTA 9d (ord). Listed variety "Quay flaw". SG Spec. W111h.
Unmounted mint strip of three with "Quay flaw" variety, from R 8/3. Appears as a black protuberance beneath ships hull between trucks.
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1968 Anniversaries 4d. Listed variety "retouch C on forehead" SG W134b
Unmounted mint positional corner block with "retouch C on forehead" R3/2
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1969 Ships 5d. SHIFT OF RED. Attractive progressive strip. SG 778 var
1969 Ships 5d with SHIFT OF RED DOWNWARDS (Cunard logo). Attractive unmounted mint vertical strip of five. Shift pronounced on upper 4 stamps with image close ups at ...
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2003 British Museum 2nd class. SHORT PHOSPHOR BAND Cylinder block.
Unmounted mint cylinder block of six. Both stamps in bottom row with phosphor band 4mm sort at bottom of stamp.
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2003 British Museum 2nd class. SHORT PHOSPHOR BAND GP Strip.
Unmounted mint folded gutter strip of six. Each stamp with phosphor band 4mm sort at bottom of stamp.
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1969 Concorde 4d. MISSING PHOSPHOR. Cylinder block. SG 784Ey
Unmounted mint cylinder block of six. This block also demonstrates a degree of dry print of violet colour most noticeable on wing of plane on middle marginal stamp.
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1973 Inigo Jones 3p with extra 9mm phos band. SG 935c
On part of the printing of both values in this issue the "All Over Phosphor" stopped 1mm short of the edge of the stamps in Col.1. As a consequence an extra 9mm...
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1972 BBC 3p. SHIFT OF YELLOW & SLATE. SG 909 var.
Unmounted mint single with downward shift of yellow (terminals) and slate (Queen's head). As illustrated with normal at right. Stoneham Cat. C321b
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1981 Butterflies 18p. Shift of gold. SG 1152 var.
UM single with the largest of the gold shifts ( 5mm to right) on this value. Queen's head now touches butterfly's wing Illustrated and supplied with normal at r...
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1973 Inigo Jones 3p Plate 1A1A1A2A pair with extra 9mm phos band. SG 935c
On part of the printing of both values in this issue the "All Over Phosphor" stopped 1mm short of the edge of the stamps in Col.1. As a consequence an extra 9mm...
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1973 Cricket 7½p. SHIFT OF EMBOSSING. SG 929 var
An attractive unmounted mint marginal single with shift of embossing to left. The embossed head is now completely displaced from the gold Queen's head. An embossed h...
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SG 776y. 1968 Christmas 9d. Missing Phosphor. Block of four.
UM block of four MISSING PHOSPHOR
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1968 Paintings. MISSING PHOSPHOR. Set of 4 values
UM set of 4 values MISSING PHOSPHOR. SG 771Ey - 774Ey
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1968 Bridges 4d. MISSING PHOSPHOR. Cylinder pair. SG 763y.
UM cylinder pair. Folded along vertical perfs between stamps.
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1973 Inigo Jones 3p with extra 9mm phos band. Block of four. SG 935c
On part of the printing of both values in this issue the "All Over Phosphor" stopped 1mm short of the edge of the stamps in Col.1. As a consequence an extra 9mm...
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1972 Christmas. MISSING PHOSPHOR. Set of 3 values SG 913-915y
Unmounted mint set of 3 values. MISSING PHOSPHOR.
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1976 Christmas 11p. UNCOATED PAPER. SG 1020a
Fine unmounted mint single with UNCOATED PAPER error.
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1970 Philympia 5d. SHIFT OF GREY BLACK to right. SG 835 var
Fine unmounted mint single with shift of grey black to right. Shift results in "three margin 1d Black". As illustrated and supplied with normal at right.
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1973 Inigo Jones 5p Plate 1111A pair with extra 9mm phos band. SG 937c
On part of the printing of both values in this issue the "All Over Phosphor" stopped 1mm short of the edge of the stamps in Col.1. As a consequence an extra 9mm...
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1970 Philympia 5d. SHIFT OF GREY BLACK to right. SG 835 var
Fine unmounted mint single with shift of grey black to right. Shift results in "three margin 1d Black". As illustrated and supplied with normal at right.
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1965 Parliament 2/6. Watermark Inverted. SG 664Wi.
Fine unmounted mint lower marginal single, watermark inverted.
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1973 Christmas 3½p. (PVA) SHIFT OF RED BROWN TO RIGHT. SG 948 var
UM single with shift of brown to right. Affects multiple elements of design including figure at left, King's stool and lectern, ornament held by figure at right, log...
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1963 COMPAC (ord). CANCELLED SG Spec. W40s on complete Philatelic Bulletin
Complete Philatelic Bulletin No.3,November 1963. COMPAC (ord) CANCELLED in red attached to front page. As illustrated
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1971 "Ulster" Paintings. MISSING PHOSPHOR. Set 3 values SG 881-883y
Unmounted mint set of 3 values. MISSING PHOSPHOR.
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1984 British Cattle 16p. PERFORATION SHIFT. SG 1240 var.
Unmounted mint marginal single with SHIFT OF HORIZONTAL PERFORATIONS. Illustrated and supplied with normal at right.
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1970 Anniversaries 5d. Shift of gold and embossing downwards. SG 819 var.
Unmounted mint single with downward shift of gold and embossing. Illustrated and supplied with matching normal.
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1967 Christmas 1/6. SHIFT OF GOLD. SG 758 var
A fine unmounted mint marginal single with very visual SHIFT OF GOLD TO LEFT (Queen's head, value inscription). There is also a SHIFT OF PHOSPHOR. This results in ...
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1969 Investiture 1/-. Error BROAD BAND RIGHT. SG Spec. W169b
A fine unmounted mint single with BROAD PHOSPHOR BAND RIGHT (very slightly diagonal but not the listed diagonal band variety SG Spec. W169c)
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1967 Christmas 1/6. SHIFT OF GOLD. SG 758 var
A fine unmounted mint corner marginal single with very visual SHIFT OF GOLD TO LEFT (Queen's head, value inscription). There is also a SHIFT OF PHOSPHOR. This resu...
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1969 Anniversaries 1/6. SHIFT OF GREEN UPWARD. SG 794 var
Unmounted mint single with upward SHIFT OF GREEN (Portuguese and Italian flags). Illustrated with normal at right.
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1972 Churches 9p. Cylinder block of four MISSING PHOSPHOR.
A fine unmounted mint cylinder block of four, error MISSING PHOSPHOR. SG 908Ey.
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SG 923/924h. 1973 Explorers 3p Missing All Over Phosphor
UM se-tenant pair MISSING PHOSPHOR
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1971 Literary Anniversaries. MISSING PHOSPHOR. Set of 3 values SG 884-886y
Unmounted mint set of 3 values. MISSING PHOSPHOR.
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1970 Cottages 1/6. SHIFT OF LILAC upward. SG 818 var.
Fine unmounted mint single with UPWARD SHIFT OF LILAC. At a first glance easy to miss but on inspection and with normal comparison quite marked effects can be seen, esp...
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1970 Christmas 5d. SHIFT OF EMERALD GREEN DOWNWARDS. SG 839 var
EMERALD GREEN APPEARS MISSING
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1972 Churches 3p. EMERALD GREEN SHIFT. SG 904 var.
Unmounted mint single with very visual SHIFT OF EMERALD GREEN 3mm to left. Illustrated and supplied with normal at right.
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1991 Scientific Achievements 22p. PERFORATION SHIFT. SG 1546 var.
Unmounted mint single with shift of vertical perforations to right. Results in Queen's head and value being bisected. Illustrated and supplied with normal at right.
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1984 Christmas 22p. BROWNISH GREY SHIFT. SG 1269 var.
Unmounted mint single with 6mm downward shift of brownish grey. Results in Queen's head and value appearing at centre right rather than top right corner of design. I...
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1965 Battle of Britain 1/3 (phos). Cyl. 1A1B1C1D1E no dot. INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 678pWi
WATERMARK INVERTED.
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1971 Christmas 7½p. SHIFT OF EMBOSSING. SG 896 var.
An attractive unmounted progressive strip four with each stamp exhibiting a large SHIFT OF EMBOSSING. The shift is downwards on each stamp with the embossed head moving f...
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1968 Paintings 1/9. PERFORATION SHIFT. SG 774 var.
UM lower right corner single with 4mm upward shift of horizontal perforations. Results in inscription and lower part of design now appearing at top of stamp. Illustrated ...
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1967 EFTA 9d (phos). DOWNWARD SHIFT OF BROWN. SG 715p var
Unmounted mint marginal single with attractive downward shift of brown leaving trucks white. Illustrated and supplied with matching normal.
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1991 Christmas 24p ESSAY / PROOF. SG 1583 var
Fine unmounted mint marginal, Essay / Proof from Questa for 1991 Christmas issue 24p value. Background blue and Questa logo in place of value and Queen's head in whi...
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2002 Christrmas 2nd. IPMERFORATE GUTTER PAIR. SG 2321b
2002 Christrmas 2nd. IPMERFORATE GUTTER PAIR. SG 2321b
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1969 Christmas 1/6. MISSING EMBOSSING. Traffic light block. SG 814f
A fine unmounted mint traffic light block of eight MISSING EMBOSSING. Embossing dot missing from traffic light.
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1970 Anniversaries 1/-. PERF THRU RIGHT MARGIN. SG 821 var.
Unmounted mint right marginal single perforated through right margin. From scarce sheet Perf Type F(L).
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1969 Investiture 5d. MISSING PHOSPHOR. SG 802/4Eya. Cylinder block.
A fine unmounted mint unfolded cylinder block of nine. MISSING PHOSPHOR.
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SG 929bvar. 1973 Cricket 7½p. Missing All Over Phosphor plus embossing shift
Missing Phosphor plus 8mm EMBOSSING SHIFT.
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1971 General Anniversaries 7½p. Broad Band 8mm from left edge. Traffic light block
1971 General Anniversaries 7½p. Broad Band 8mm from left edge. SG Spec. W208c. Unmounted mint traffic light block.
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1994 Channel Tunnel 41p. MULTIPLE COLOUR SHIFTS plus PERF SHIFT. SG 1822/23 var.
Unmounted mint positional right marginal se-tenant pair with multiple colours (bright orange, scarlet, new blue and emerald) shifted left to varying degree with bright or...
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1973 Paintings 5p, 7½p & 9p values, all missing "All Over Phosphor".
Fine set of 3 values (3p value in set not known with phosphor missing) MISSING PHOSPHOR.
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1971 Anniversaries 3p. DIAGONAL BAND ERROR. SG 887 var.
A fine unmounted mint unfolded strip of five with DIAGONAL PHOSPHOR BANDS.
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1965 Lister 4d (ord). Dramatic DRY PRINT of brown-red. SG 6677 var
Unmounted mint single with dramatic DRY PRINT of red brown leaving tubing virtually omitted. Illustrated with normal at right.
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1980 London Landmarks 17½p. Virtually MISSING SILVER. SG 1124a var
Unmounted mint single with almost complete omission of silver. Illustrated with normal at right.
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1966 Christmas 3d (phos). ERROR PAIR WITH AND WITHOUT PHOSPHOR BAND. SG Spec. WP109ac
A fine unmounted mint upper right corner block of eight. Four se-tenant pairs. Each pair left stamp with ONE BROAD PHOSPHOR BAND, right stamp NO PHOSPHOR BAND.
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1994 Christmas 19p. IMPERFORATE PAIR. SG 1843a
1994 Christmas COMPLETELY IMPERFORATE HORIZONTAL pair. As illustrated.
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1973 Cricket 7½p. Cylinder pair MISSING PHOSPHOR
A fine unmounted mint cylinder pair. Error MISSING "All Over" Phosphor. SG Spec. 929b
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1976 Christmas 11p. UNCOATED PAPER. Cylinder block.SG 1020a
UM cylinder block of six UNCOATED PAPER error.
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1962 NPY 2½d Imperf pair plus green omited. Unused,
An unused horizontal pair IMPERFORATE with MYRTLE GREEN COLOUR OMITTED. Overprinted with horizontal black bars. Materil that should have been destroyed by printers. Wrink...
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1966 World Cup 6d (ord). MISSING BLACK. SG 694a.
Fine unmounted mint single with error MISSING BLACK. Illustrated and supplied with normal at right.
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1972 General Anniversaries 7½p. MISSING PHOSPHOR. SG 902y
UM single MISSING PHOSPHOR
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1973 Explorers. Set of 5 values MISSING "ALL OVER PHOSPHOR"
Fine unmounted mint set of 5 values (3p as se-tenant pair). All values MISSING ALL OVER PHOSPHOR.
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1971 General Anniversaries 9p. Missing Phosphor. SG 889Ey.
UM single MISSING PHOSPHOR
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1964 FRB 6d (phos). Dramatic Paperfold error and Phosphor error. SG 660p var.
A fine unmounted mint traffic light block of ten. PHOSPHOR OMITTED from front of most of lower six stamps due to a PAPER FOLD before the application of phosphor. The miss...
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1965 Battle of Britain 4d (phos).PHOSPHOR BANDS PRINTED ON GUMMED SIDE
A fine unmounted mint se-tenant block with phosphor bands printed on gummed side as well as front. Affects all stamps in block. Good reaction of bands on gummed side to U...
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1965 Battle of Britain 9d (phos). TWO DIAGONAL BROAD BANDS ERROR.
A fine unmounted mint marginal block of four with very attractive phosphor band error. Each stamp with two broad diagonal bands plus diagonal band in left margin. Positio...
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SG 770y. 1968 Anniversaries 1/9. Missing Phosphor.
UM single MISSING PHOSPHOR.
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1969 Christmas 5d. MISSING GREEN. SG 813d
Unmounted mint single with MISSING GREEN (border and middle shepherd's tunic). Illustrated with normal at right.
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1966 Birds (phos) MISSING EMERALD GREEN . SG 696-698pf
An unmounted mint marginal se-tenant block of four with MISSING EMERALD GREEN. (affects water under gull, grub in blue tit's beak and robin's branch). Illustrat...
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1970 Anniversaries 9d. MISSING OCHRE. SG 820a
Unmounted mint single MISSING OCHRE (bed sheet, table, crutches). Illustrated and supplied with normal at right.
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