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1957 3d violet STO envelope. "Kelly's Directories"
Fine clean unused envelope with a couple of light vertical folds 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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1965 Battle of Britain (ord). Set of 8 values VFU. SG 671-678
Very Fine Used. As illustrated
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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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1964 Shakespeare "Scenes" Airletter. CANCELLED overprint
Unused folded Airletter with small tear. CANCELLED overprint in black
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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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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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£1 black on yellow. Watermark Crowns. VFU pair SG D68
VFU vertical pair as illustrated
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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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1963 £1 Black Bradbury Wilkinson. Multiple crowns watermark. SG 598a. Fine used block of four.
Very fine used block. As illustrated.
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1969 Investiture Airletter. SPECIMEN overprint
Unused folded Airletter with SPECIMEN overprint in black
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1975 Scotland "City of Glasgow" Airletter. SPECIMEN overprint
Unused folded 1975 City of Glasgow Airletter SPECIMEN overprint in black
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1968 Christmas Airletter SPECIMEN overprint.
Unused folded 1968 Christmas Airletter with black SPECIMEN overprint.
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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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1976 Scotland Traditions Airletter SPECIMEN overprint.
Unused folded 1976 Scotland Traditions Airletter with black SPECIMEN overprint.
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1969 Christmas Airletter. SPECIMEN overprint
Unused folded 1969 Christma Airletter SPECIMEN overprint in black on stamp and handstamped SPECIMEN in violet on front.
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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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£1 black on yellow. Watermark Crowns. Marginal single SG D68
£1 black on yellow. Unmounted mint lower marginal single. Watermark Crowns sideways. SG D68.
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Third Series To Pay Labels 1994-. SG D102-110 Set of 9 values
A fine unmounted mint set of 9 values.
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1957 2d brown STO postcard "Norfolk Hotel Ltd" H&B CS147
Fine clean unused example. Norfolk Hotel Ltd proxy voting card. Huggins and Baker ref CS147. Dimensions 89 x 140mm
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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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10/- blue on yellow. Watermark Crowns. SG D67Wi
Watermark Sideways Inverted. VFU as illustrated.
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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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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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1976 Christmas 11p. UNCOATED PAPER. SG 1020a
Fine unmounted mint single with UNCOATED PAPER error.
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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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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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1972 Christmas. MISSING PHOSPHOR. Set of 3 values SG 913-915y
Unmounted mint set of 3 values. MISSING PHOSPHOR.
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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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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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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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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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1998 Queens Beasts. MISSING PHOSPHOR. FDC. SG 2026Eay
A fine clean cover with "Windsor, Griffin of Edward III" Special Handstamp with se-tenant strip of 5 values MISSING PHOSPHOR.
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2½d carmine. Graphite TypeII. Crowns Watermark Inverted. SG591Wi.
A fine unmounted mint full perf example with part selvedge attached
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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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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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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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1971 Literary Anniversaries. MISSING PHOSPHOR. Set of 3 values SG 884-886y
Unmounted mint set of 3 values. MISSING PHOSPHOR.
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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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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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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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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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1965 Battle of Britain 1/3 (phos). Cyl. 1A1B1C1D1E no dot. INVERTED WATERMARK. SG 678pWi
WATERMARK INVERTED.
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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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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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SG 929bvar. 1973 Cricket 7½p. Missing All Over Phosphor plus embossing shift
Missing Phosphor plus 8mm EMBOSSING SHIFT.
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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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SB104 3d lilac x 6. CB violet phosphor. Cylinder pane K18 dot Top row
Unmounted mint full perf pane. SB104 3d lilac x 6. CB violet phosphor. Cylinder pane K18 dot Top row. As illustrated.
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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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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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