Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA, Key and Duty Plates, 30c. yellow-green and violet, die I/die II mint interpanneau block of four from plates 7/12, lightly hinged and folded in gutter between, stamps unmounted, mainly fine and very scarce. S.G. 352b, cat. £1,300. Photo.
[Proposed price: £600-700]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,900 lots, with special sections presenting the Robert De Keyser Collection of King George V Key Plates and the Nick Rand Collection of the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, together with several important country offerings including the exceptional ‘Trevol’ Collection of Saint Lucia.
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Lot #1208 - King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues
Lot #1209 - King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA, Key and Duty Plates, 50c. black and scarlet, reversion to die I, lower marginal block of eight from plate no. 23, with interpanneau vertical gutter between and showing weakened Jubilee lines below, unmounted mint with some light gum toning otherwise fine and scarce. S.G. 353a, cat. £480+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1210 - King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA, Key and Duty Plates, 50c. black and scarlet, reversion to die I, upper left corner marginal block of four with plate no. 23, hinged in margin only, fine. S.G. 353a, cat. £240+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1211 - King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA, Key and Duty Plates, 1r. purple on pale yellow, die I/die II mint interpanneau block of four from plates 7/12, from the centre of the sheet with both horizontal and vertical gutters, some backing paper gum adhesions otherwise fine. A spectacular exhibition item. S.G. 354b, cat. £800+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £700-800]
Lot #1212 - King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA, Key and Duty Plates, 1r. purple on pale yellow, die I/die II mint interpanneau block of four, sheet margin at left (with pencil notes), one pair unmounted, slight vertical perf. separation between, mainly fine and unfolded. S.G. 354b, cat. £800+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1213 - King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA, Key and Duty Plates, 1r. purple on pale yellow, die I/die II mint interpanneau vertical pair, hinged in gutter only, fine and unfolded. S.G. 354b, cat. £400. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1214 - King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues
Ceylon: Extensive, comprehensive K.G.V Key Plate collection in a stockbook, incl. over 360 individual plate numbers with plate flaws incl. 2c. blocks showing ‘Hollie’ flaw (2) (see Fernbank p. 86) etc., with 1912-25 Watermark Mult. Crown CA Single Plates with 6c. carmine, plate no. 1 watermark sideways (crown to right) and plate no. 2 watermark upright blocks of four, Key and Duty Plates with 15c. watermark inverted plate no. 4, 30c....
Lot #1215 - King George V Key Plates fiji - regular issues
Fiji: Specialised study on leaves, mint singles and multiples incl. approx. 60 individual plate numbers between 5 and 28 incl. shades, comprising 1912-23 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 1/4d. (8), 1/2d. (6), 1d. (14), 2d. (4), 3d. (5), 4d. (2), 6d. (4), 1s. (10), 2s.6d. and 5s. plate no. 5 pairs, £1 die I plate no. 5 single, 1915-19 “WAR STAMP” 1/2d. (21), 1d. (11), 1922-29 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1/4d.(4), 1/2d. (21), 1d. (17, three carmine-red...
Lot #1216 - King George V Key Plates fiji - regular issues
Fiji: K.G.V. Key Plate mint selection in a stockbook, singles, blocks and other multiples incl. over 100 individual plate numbers, with 1912-23 Watermark Mult. Crown CA values to £1 die II (corner marginal) incl. 1/4d. complete pane of sixty, plate no. 5 singles to 5s., plate no. 11 singles to 5s. (2), plate no. 13 singles to 2s.6d., £1 die II, “WAR STAMP” and revenue overprints, etc., mainly fine. (approx. 540)
[Proposed price: £1500-...
Lot #1217 - King George V Key Plates gilbert and ellice islands - regular issues
Gilbert and Ellice Islands: 1912-24, Die proof of 1d. country name and value tablet in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “17 MAY. 12” and endorsed “AFTER/HARDENING”, fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1218 - King George V Key Plates gilbert and ellice islands - regular issues
Gilbert and Ellice Islands: 1912-24, Die proof of 6d. country name and value tablet in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “28 DEC. 11” and endorsed “BEFORE/HARDENING”, fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1219 - King George V Key Plates gilbert and ellice islands - regular issues
Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Selection of sheets and panes incl. many plate flaws (see Fernbank pp. 85-93) comprising 1912-24 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 1/2d. green plate no. 1 (sheet no. 0453) and plate no. 2 (sheet no. 472), 6d. dull and bright purple plate no. 1 (with sheet no. 480) and 1918 “WAR TAX” 1d. plate no. 5 (sheet no. 2948), each in a complete sheet of 120, slight toning but mainly fine, 1922-27 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1/2d. green...
Lot #1220 - King George V Key Plates gilbert and ellice islands - regular issues
Gilbert and Ellice Islands: 1922-27 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1/2d. to 10s. overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12 or D16), each in a horizontal pair, mainly fine with gum and scarce multiples. (10) S.G. 27s-35s, cat. £550+. Photo
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1221 - King George V Key Plates gilbert and ellice islands - regular issues
Gilbert and Ellice Islands: Specialised study on leaves and in a stockbook, mint singles and multiples almost all with plate nos. between 1 and 16, plate flaws incl. 1/2d. and 1d. ’Hollie’ flaws (4, see Fernbank p. 86), etc. incl. 1912-24 Watermark Crown CA values to 2s. (5, plate no. block and single), 2s.6d. plate no. single, 5s. (2, one with plate no.), fine study of “WAR TAX” sheet nos. incl. very scarce (unique?) block with sheet no. on...
Lot #1222 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Gold Coast: 1913-21 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 1/2d. to 20s. set overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12), fine with gum. (12) S.G. 71s-84s, cat. £325. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1223 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Gold Coast: 1913-21 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 2s. purple and blue on blue, die II, lower left corner marginal mint block of four with plate number 10, a few light natural gum wrinkles, fine. S.G. 80b, cat. £720+. Ex. Steinberg. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Lot #1224 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Gold Coast: 1913-21 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 5s. green and red on buff, die I, upper left corner marginal mint block of four with plate no. 8, hinged in margin only, one with a few natural gum bubbles, fine and believed unique. S.G. 82d, unpriced by Gibbons. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Lot #1225 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Gold Coast: 1912-21 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 20s. purple and black on red, upper marginal mint block of four from plate 8 right pane with marginal positional dot, hinged in margin only, fresh, fine and scarce. S.G. 84, cat. £680+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Lot #1226 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Gold Coast: 1913-21 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 20s. purple and black on red, lower left corner marginal mint horizontal pair with plate no. 6, fine. S.G. 84, cat. £340+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1227 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Gold Coast: 1921-24 15s. die proof of country name and value tablet in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated in pencil “31/12/20” and endorsed “BEFORE/STRIKING”, fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1228 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Gold Coast: 1921-24 Watermark Mult. Script CA 1/2d. to £2 set overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12 or D16), comprising five 1921 values incl. 15s. and £2 in horizontal pairs with interpanneau selvedge at left, 1s. to 5s. in horizontal pairs and four other values as singles, mainly fine with gum. (22) S.G. 86s-102s. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-350]
Lot #1229 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Gold Coast: 1921-24 Watermark Mult. Script CA 15s. dull purple and green, die II, unmounted mint upper left corner marginal block of four with plate no. 11, from 1925 third printing from plate 11 as indicated by Jubilee lines, mainly very fine, diagonal bend in upper margin barely affects upper pair. S.G. 100a, cat. £560+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]
Lot #1230 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Gold Coast: 1921-24 Watermark Mult. Script CA £2 green and orange, upper right corner marginal mint block of four with sheet no. “190”, hinged in margin only, fine and scarce. Ex Steinberg. S.G. 102, cat. £2,200+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £1800-2000]
Lot #1231 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast -
Gold Coast: Mainly mint study on leaves etc., with multiples, shades and papers, a wide range of printings incl. over 80 individual plate numbers and several key positional items (incl. sheet no. on left pane) with 1913-21 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 3d. plate no. 10 on pale yellow, 6d. (6), 1s. (29), 2s. (5), 2s.6d. (11, six die II incl. plate no. 10 pair), 5s. plate no. 5, 6 (used on piece), 8, 9 and 10 singles, sheet no. pair (unusually from...
Lot #1232 - King George V Key Plates leeward islands - regular issues
Leeward Islands: 1912-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 1/2d. to 5s. set with white back 3d., 1s. and 5s., all overprinted “SPECIMEN” (Samuel type D12), mainly fine with gum. (15) S.G. 46s-57bs, 51as, 54as, 57as, cat. £500. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
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