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Auction: 22013 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1698

Great Britain
Collections and Ranges
A fine and attractive mint collection, mostly Q.E. to 1970 with three Frank Godden Oversize albums of commemoratives with 1925 Wembley in corner blocks of four, 1929 P.U.C. ½d. (4) and 1d. (8) watermark inverted from sheets, ½d. and 1½d. booklet panes, £1 corner example, 1935 Silver Jubilee in control blocks of six, booklet panes; K.G.VI commems. in corner control blocks including 1948 Silver Wedding £1; Q.E. commems. in corner control blocks of six (or larger) from 1953 including 1960 G.L.O. 3d. broken mane variety, all phosphor sets. Definitive issues with Wildings in blocks of four with 1952-54 Tudor Crown set plus booklets and booklet panes with 1d. with three printed labels (5). 2d. watermark inverted; 955-58 St. Edward's Crown set with booklets and booklet panes; 1957 graphites including coil joins; 1958-65 Crowns with booklets and booklet panes including 2d. watermark inverted; 1958-61 graphite lines including misplaced lines including 3d. with two lines at right (single), booklet panes of six; 1959 phosphor graphite set plus 2d. error of watermark (single); 1960-67 phosphor sorted into the different colour phosphor lines, booklet panes with 2½d. 2 bands and 1 band both inverted watermark plus Regionals.

The collection continues in stockbooks (7) with a album of Wildings with sets of the different watermarks, graphite lines (some mounted), used and some booklets panes and others, album of high values with Castles with several later plate blocks, Machin plate blocks plus duplication; 1967-70 Machins with a fairly comprehensive group of cylinder blocks, some early decimal Machins with booklet panes and some cylinder blocks and a book of booklets which includes graphite 3/- (3), 4/6d. (3) and 5/- and many others. Also a collection of presentation packs including several year packs. A very good collection, mostly in clean and fine condition, nearly all unmounted mint

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Sold for
£7,000

Starting price
£1500