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Auction: 26019 - Stamps and Covers of Great Britain
Lot: 1673

Great Britain
King George V
1911-12 Downey Head
A mint 1d. collection on stock cards including Die 1A carmine-red (bright shade) A 11 strip of three with a group of the standard shade in singles and blocks, pale carmine A 11 strip of three with 'pale area by lion's paws; Die 1B watermark crown carmine A 11 strip of three with broken ribbon and white scratch varieties with two further control strips showing varieties, very deep bright scarlet A.11 Somerset House strips of three; Die 1B watermark simple cypher scarlet single; Die 2 watermark crown scarlet with margin at right watermark inverted, B 11 and B 12 strips of three, various other shades in control strips, bright scarlet colin strip of three with coil end and row 20 sheet join, B.12 Somerset House and B 12 blocks of six; Die 2 watermark simple cypher bright scarlet B 13 strip of three; Die 2 watermark multiple cypher bright scarlet no cross in crown and scarlet B 12 strip of three with reversed watermark. Most very fine unmounted mint and offered with R.P.S. Certificates, a superb reference group.

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Estimate
£800 to £1,000

Starting price
£650