| ** | 241 | 1946 $1 PALE REDDISH-LILAC AND BLUE - THE COMPLETE MINT SHEET: 1946 $1 pale reddish-lilac and blue, a complete unmounted mint sheet of 120 with streaky brown gum. Two [pos. 25 & 81] have the "short right leg to R" variety. Some adherence on reverse and surface damage on a few particularly on pos. 14 & the top eight gutter pairs. The requisition number has been removed but it was probably part of the 1946 (February) issue. | £600 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 242 | 1938 $2 red-orange & green, an unmounted mint left side marginal block of four, traces of rust on one. Also $5 dull lilac & scarlet top marginal mint block of four, the lower pair unmounted. Fine. SG. 157 & 159. Cat. £520+. PHOTO - see plate no. | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 243 | 1938 $2 red-orange & green, a top marginal block of four, the lower pair unmounted, part of top the selvedge is torn away, the gum is a little browned and shows a small degree of streaking. Also a marginal block from the right side of the left pane in a brighter shade. Unmounted mint and fine. PHOTO - see plate no. | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 244 | 1938 $2 red-orange & green, a lower left mint block of four, mounted on selvedge only, and a similar upper right corner block in a slightly deeper shade. Smooth slightly toned gum. Photo Photo 2 | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 245 | 1941 $2 BRIGHT RED-ORANGE & GREEN - THE SPECTACULAR CORNER BLOCK OF THIRTY SIX FROM REQUISITION "C": 1941 $2 bright red-orange & green, an upper left unmounted mint corner block of thirty six (6 x 6) with requisition number "C03884" at top right. A few divided perforations, otherwise fine. Photo | £1200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 246 | 1941 $2 BRIGHT RED-ORANGE & GREEN - THE REQUISITION "C" CORNER BLOCK OF TWELVE: 1941 $2 bright red-orange & green, an upper right corner block of twelve (2 x 6) with inter-panneau margin at right and "C03869" requisition number at top. Unmounted mint, a little rust and a few divided perforations. Fresh colour. Photo | £600 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 247 | 1941 $2 bright red-orange and green, an unmounted mint lower left corner block of six (3 x 2), two small lightly foxed areas do not in any way distract from the stunningly fresh appearance of this block. SG.157 shade. Photo | £650 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 248 | 1941 $2 bright red-orange & green, a lower marginal unmounted mint block of four with gutter margin at right. Fine. SG.157 shade. PHOTO - see plate no. | £260 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 249 | 1941 $2 bright red-orange & green, a top right requisition "C" unmounted mint block of four with gutter margin at right, one [pos. 11] with "broken S in DOLLARS" variety. SG.157 shade. Photo | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 250 | 1941 $2 bright red-orange and green, an unmounted mint block of four, one with "broken O" variety. Very fine. SG.157 shade. PHOTO - see plate no. | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 251 | 1940 $5 PALE PURPLE AND SCARLET - THE BEAUTIFUL MINT CORNER BLOCK OF TWENTY: 1940 $5 pale purple and scarlet on chalk surfaced paper, an unmounted mint top marginal block of twenty (5 x 5) with gutter margin at right. Typical brown streaky gum, a few divided vertical perforations at top. A highly desirable multiple of this elusive adhesive. SG.158a shade Photo | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 252 | 1940 $5 PALE PURPLE AND SCARLET - THE RARE REQUISITION "Z" PLATE 1 BLOCK OF TEN: $5 pale purple and scarlet on chalk surfaced paper, a mint lower right plate "1" block of ten (5 x 2) with "Z" requisition number of the February-June issue. Usual brown gum and some colour adherences from the sheet below, several small marginal thins. A rare positional multiple. SG.158a shade. Photo | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 253 | 1940 $5 pale purple and scarlet on chalk surfaced paper, an unmounted mint top right corner block of four. Typical brown streaky gum. Fine. SG.158a shade. Photo | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 254 | 1938 $10 GREEN AND VIOLET - THE REMARKABLE MINT PANE OF SIXTY: 1938 $10 green and violet, a mint pane of sixty from the left of the sheet with margin at left removed, one [pos. 49] with "broken Chinese character KONG" at right. Full original brown gum and mounted on top selvedge only, some additional rust on three. One of the most important multiples of Hong Kong philately. Photo | £12000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 255 | 1938 $10 GREEN AND VIOLET - THE EXCEPTIONAL MINT BLOCK OF TWELVE: 1938 $10 green and violet, a lower right unmounted mint block of twelve (4 x 3) from the left pane, one [pos. 90] with "stroke of first Chinese character missing" and another [pos. 114] with "first Chinese character broken". Usual brown streaky gum but a rarity of the first order. SG.161. Cat. £5,700++. Photo | £5000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 256 | 1938 $10 green & violet unmounted mint block of six (3 x 2) with usual brown gum. Very rare. SG.161. Cat. £2,850+. Photo | £1400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 257 | 1938 $10 green & violet unmounted mint marginal block of four from the right side of the left pane with typical brown gum which has "skipped" in places. Some traces of adherence, mainly in margin on reverse. SG.161, Cat. £1,900. Photo | £800 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 258 | 1938 $10 green & violet, top marginal mint block of four with slightly brown gum (much less so than the previous lots), mounted on selvedge only. Rare so fine. SG.161, Cat. £,1900+. Photo | £1200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 259 | 1938 $10 green and violet, a mint block of four with typical brown gum, one with "Broken N in HONG" variety, the lower pair unmounted. SG.161, Cat. £1,900+. Photo | £1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 260 | THE COLLECTION OF USED BLOCKS: 1938-52 The used collection of selected original colour used perforated 14 multiples with blocks of four of 1c x 2 (inc. a corner block in deep shade with "E" requisition number), 2c, 5c x 2, 8c x 3, 10c x 6 (inc. one good 1938 shade), 20c x 2, 25c x 2, 50c and $10, block of eight 5c green, blocks of six 4c and 8c. Also perf. 15 blocks of four with 2c, 4c, 5c, 10c and 50c x 3 plus 4c marginal block of ten. The majority with clear central c. d.s., examples of Victoria, Kowloon, Hantsae, Sheungwan and Registered G.P.O. represented. Mostly fine and a difficult group to assemble. (30 blocks). | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 261 | 1938-52 The collection of perforated 14 used blocks with 1c brown x 2 shades, 2c grey, 5c green, 8c red-brown, 10c violet x 2 shades (one with surface scuff), 15c scarlet, 20c grey-black, 30c olive, 50c violet, 80c rose, $1 lilac & blue and $10 green & violet. Also perforated 14# x 14 4c orange. Mostly fine. (15 blocks). | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 262 | 1938-52 The used collection of shades with 1938-41 1c, 2c (3), 4c (3), 5c, 10c )3), 15c (3), 25c (3), 30c (3), 50c (4), $1 (4), $2 (4), $5 (3) & $10 (5). 1941-46 (WWII printing) Perforated 14# x 14 2c (3), 4c (6), 5c (2), 10c (8, inc. a strip of four), 30c (2), 50c (4). 1945-52 (post WWII printings), 1c (3), 2c (4), 4c (3), 5c (4), 8c (2), 10c (7), 20c black (2), 20c scarlet (3), 25c blue (2), 25c sage (2), 30c (3), 50c (7), 80c (2), $1 (5), $2 (5), $5 (8, inc. a strip of three) and $10 (12). Also singles of the Commemorative sets (RSW $10 faded). Mostly fine. | £160 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 263 | 1946 8c red-brown, a used lower right plate "1" block of twenty (5 x 4) with six "VICTORIA/HONG KONG" c.d.s. cancellations, toned on reverse and some divided perforations. Also 1947 $10 red-violet and blue, a used block of nine (3 x 3) with smudged c.d.s. colour a little suffused. Scarce multiples. | £70 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 264 | UNMOUNTED MINT BLOCKS FROM THE 1941 WWII PRINTING: 1941 Perforated 14# x 14 2c slate-grey, 4c orange, 5c green, 10c violet, 30c sage and 50 red-purple, unmounted mint blocks of four. The 2c, 30c and 50c are marginal. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 265 | 1941 (August-December) CA release WWII printing 2c greenish-grey, a complete mint sheet of 120 from requisition "C" and a similar 1941 (November) 4c brown-orange sheet from requisition "B". Some general gum toning and rust spotting. | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 266 | 1941 10c VIOLET WWII PRINTING - A COMPLETE MINT SHEET: 1941 (August-December) 10c violet perforated 14# x 14, a complete mint sheet of this scarce issue which was not available in the Colony until 1945. Typical toned gum and some rust spots, mounted on selvedge and a few divided perforations at top. | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 267 | 1941 WWII printing perforated 14# x 14 30c sage, an exceptional unmounted mint block of thirty (6 x 5) being the top five rows of the left pane with margins on three sides and requisition number "C 21336". The lower right stamp with small browned area on reverse but generally as issued. | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 268 | 1946-52 Selection of mint (mostly mounted on margin) requisition number upper right blocks of four with 25c sage requisition "E" & "F" (2), 30c blue, requisition "E" & "K", $2 reddish-violet & scarlet on chalky paper requisition "G" plus an 20c carmine marginal block from the top of the sheet requisition "H". A fine lot. | £240 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 269 | 1946-52 Small selection of plate blocks of four with upper left plate "1" 20c scarlet (2, inc. one with "M" requisition number), lower right plate "1" 25c sage, 30c blue & $2 violet & red on subtitute paper and an upper right plate "2" 20c scarlet (requisition number "S"). Fine. | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 270 | 1948 20c IMPERFORATE PLATE PROOF PAIR: 1948 20c carmine on turquoise blue, a top margin (large) imperforate pair of plate proofs on ungummed thin porous card with part of a single impression on reverse. Small thin and diagonal bend. Photo | £140 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 271 | 1945 50c PRINTED ON BOTH SIDES: 1945 Perforated 14# x 14º 50c deep magenta, printed on both sides, one inverted. A fine lightly mounted mint example of this error which was first recorded in 1999. Very Scarce. SG.153ab. Cat. £3,000. Photo | £2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 272 | 1946 Substitute paper $1 red-orange & green, $5 green & violet and $10 bright lilac & blue, unmounted mint blocks of four, the $1 & $5 marginal and the $10 inter-panneau. Fine and fresh. SG.156 to 158. Photo | £700 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 273 | 1946 SUBSTITUTE PAPER REQUISITION NUMBER BLOCKS OF FOUR: 1946 (April) Substitute paper, $1 red-orange & green (requsition F), $2 violet & scarlet (requisition D which was not recorded in this colour in Webb) and $5 green and bright violet (requisition E). All in upper right requisition blocks of four. All mounted on selvedge and one adhesive only, the $1 has a tiny surface mark at lower right. Very fresh with white gum. SG.156, 158 & 160. Photo | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 274 | 1948-52 Chalk surfaced paper $1 pale reddish-orange and green, $2 reddish-violet & scarlet and $5 yellowish-green & violet, all in unmounted mint upper left plate "2" corner blocks of four, The $1 and $2 with "R" requisition numbers. Photo | £1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 275 | 1952 CHALK SURFACED PAPER - $1 AND $10 BLOCKS FROM REQUISITION "Q": 1952 (October) Chalk surfaced paper $1 pale red-orange and green and $10 palish violet and deep blue, each in an upper right corner block of four with "Q" requistion number. The $1 is mounted on selvedge only and the $10 is unmounted. Very fresh with pure white gum. SG.156c and 162a shades. Photo | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 276 | 1946 Ordinary white paper, $2 reddish-violet and scarlet, an unmounted mint marginal block of four of this scarce ordinary paper printing. PHOTO - see plate no. | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 277 | 1946 Substitute paper $2 bright violet & scarlet and 1948 Chalk surfaced paper $2 reddish violet & scarlet, each in a fine unmounted mint inter-panneau block of four on white paper. PHOTO - see plate no. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 278 | 1946 Chalk surfaced paper and white gum $2 reddish violet & scarlet, an interpanneau block of four from the top of the sheet, $5 yellowish-green & purple, a right margin block of four and $10 reddish violet & blue, block of four. The $2 & $10 unmounted, $5 mounted on one only. Very fresh. SG 158a, 160ab and 162a. Photo | £800 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 279 | 1946 Chalk surfaced paper, $2 bright reddish violet and scarlet and $2 pale reddish violet and scarlet, each in a fine unmounted mint block of four with white gum. PHOTO - see plate no. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 280 | 1946 SUBSTITUTE PAPER - THE REMARKABLE $5 GREEN AND VIOLET UNMOUNTED MINT BLOCK OF FORTY TWO: 1946 Substitute paper $5 green & violet, an exceptional unmounted mint block of forty-two (6 x 7) being the lower seven rows of the right pane of the sheet. Post office fresh condition. SG.160. Photo | £3000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 281 | 1946 Substitute paper $5 green and violet, an unmounted mint block of four from the foot of the sheet plus another similar block in a slightly deeper shade. Fine. SG.160 shades. PHOTO - see plate no. | £360 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 282 | 1946 Substitute paper $5 green & violet, an unmounted mint block of four, and another block on chalky paper in a light yellow-green and violet shade. Fine. SG.160 & 160ab. PHOTO - see plate no. | £360 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 283 | 1946 Substitute paper, $5 green and bright violet, a superb unmounted upper left block of four. SG.160 shade. Photo | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 284 | 1946 CHALK SURFACED PAPER BLOCKS OF FOUR FROM REQUISITION F WITH CONSECUTIVE SHEET NUMBERS: 1946 Chalk surfaced paper $5 light yellowish-green and violet, upper right corner blocks of four with consecutive sheet numbers (0947 & 0948) from requistion "F". Fine unmounted mint. SG.160ab. Photo Photo 2 | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 285 | 1946 Chalk surfaced paper $5 pale yellowish-green and violet, a mint block of four with inter-panneau margins at left, mounted on one stamp only. SG.160ab. PHOTO - see plate no. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 286 | 1946 Chalk surfaced paper $5 green and violet, an unmounted mint upper right corner pair from requisition "K" with the violet colour shifted to the left. Fine and fresh. SG.160ab var. Photo | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 287 | 1946 SUBSTITUTE PAPER $10 VIOLET AND BLUE - THE EXCEPTIONAL UNMOUNTED MINT BLOCK OF TWENTY EIGHT: 1946 Substitute paper, $10 violet and blue, an unmounted mint lower left corner block of twenty eight (4 x 7). A little natural creasing but as issued by the P.O. SG.162 shade. Photo | £3500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 288 | 1946 Substitute paper $10 violet & blue, a lower left unmounted mint corner block of four, usual natural bends. Fine and fresh. SG.162 shade. Photo | £360 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 289 | 1946 Substitute paper $10 bright violet and blue, an unmounted marginal block of four from the foot of the sheet with inter-panneau margin at right, one clearly showing "broken Chinese character" variety. Fine unmounted mint. SG.162 var. Photo | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 290 | 1947 Substitute paper $10 pale reddish violet and blue, an unmounted top marginal block of four in this unusual shade. Fine unmounted mint. SG.162 shade. Photo | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 291 | 1946 Chalk surfaced paper $10 dull violet and blue, a lower marginal unmounted mint block of four with blue colour shifted to left. Fine and scarce. Photo | £600 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 292 | 1946 Chalk surfaced paper $10 dull violet and blue unmounted marginal pair from the right of the sheet with blue colour shifted to left. Fine. Photo | £260 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 293 | 1948 Chalk surfaced paper $10 bright reddish violet and blue, a requisition "K" upper right unmounted mint corner block of four. Fine and rare. Photo | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 294 | 1950 Chalk surfaced paper $10 dark violet and deep blue, a lower right plate "2" block of four of this distinctive shade. Mounted on lower selvedge only. Very rare. SG.162a shade. Photo | £750 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 295 | 1948 Chalk surfaced paper $10 bright violet and blue unmounted mint lower marginal block of four with inter-panneau margin at right. A fresh block with the blue printing showing signs of being "dry". Photo | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 296 | 1950 Chalk surfaced paper $10 deep bright violet and blue, an unmounted mint top marginal block of four of this very unusual, almost irridescent shade. Scarce. Photo | £700 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 297 | 1950 $10 dark violet and deep blue, a used single in fine condition of this rare shade. This is the only used example of this 1950 (21 February) shade in the R.C.K. Chan collection. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 298 | 1946-52 The collection of used blocks of four with 20c scarlet (3), 25c sage (5), 30c blue (2), $1 orange and green (3), $2 violet and red (2), $5 green and violet (4) and $10 violet and blue (4). Mostly fine selected examples with good c.d.s. cancellations. (24 blocks). | £260 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| ** | 299 | THE EXCEPTIONAL COLLECTION OF POSITIONAL BLOCKS OF FOUR SHOWING REQUISITION NUMBERS: A wonderful collection of blocks of four (largely blocks of four from the top right hand corner of the sheet) comprising 5c (11 blocks of four), 10c (9 blocks of four), 15c (7 blocks of four), 20c (5 blocks of four), 25c (4 blocks of four), 30c (5 blocks of four), 40c (7 blocks of four), 50c (5 blocks of four), 65c (4 blocks of four, one showing the "white dot in O at one o'clock flaw"), $1 (8 blocks of four), $1.30 (3 blocks of four), $2 (5 blocks of four), $5 (5 blocks of four) and $10 (4 blocks of four). A remarkable lot. (82 blocks - 328 stamps). Photo Photo 2 | £2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 300 | THE MAGNIFICENT COLLECTION OF MINT MULTIPLES INCLUDING PLATE BLOCKS: A superb collection of mint blocks comprising 5c (4 blocks of four and two blocks of six), 10c (7 blocks of four and two blocks of six), 15c (6 blocks of four and a block of six), 20c (5 blocks of four and a block of six), 25c (8 blocks of four and a block of six), 30c (five blocks of four and a block of six), 40c (7 blocks of four), 50c (11 blocks of four), 65c (4 blocks of four and a block of six), $1 (3 blocks of four and a block of six), $1.30 (5 blocks of four and a block of six), $2 (5 blocks of four), $5 (3 blocks of four) and $10 (4 blocks of four). A good range of shades noted including scarcer types. SG. Cat. £3,600+. (374). Photo Photo 2 | £1500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 301 | PLATE BLOCKS: A complete set in unmounted mint plate blocks of four from the top left hand corner of the sheet, the $1.30 block is mounted and the $10 block has a sharpish crease affecting one stamp. Also nine other blocks of the 10c value with various plate numbers. (92). Photo Photo 2 | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 302 | MARGINAL SINGLES WITH PLATE NUMBERS: A superb range of mint singles with plate numbers (at foot or at top of adhesive) comprising 5c (6), 10c (9), 15c (5), 20c (3), 25c (2), 30c (3), 40c (3), 50c (3), 65c (3), $1 (2), $1.30 (4), $2 (5), $5 (5) & $10 (3). Largely unmounted mint. A lovely lot. (56). | £360 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 303 | MINT MISCELLANY including a basic set plus many extra shades, a few marginal pieces/blocks with Requisition numbers, sundry other blocks, etc. The higher values are well represented with $1.30 (3), $2 (5), $5 (3) and $10 (5). High Catalogue value. (112). | £300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 304 | THE USED STUDY including a basic set plus most shades (with two additional blocks of the $5 and an additional block of the $10) in blocks of four, a set of singles each tied to small piece by "MOBILE P.O. HONG KONG" cancellations, $10 block of eight on small piece, a selection of used singles to $10 (7), a form for "Articles Found" listing unused stamps found in the Post Office with 5c (6), 10c (11), 50c (3) and $1,30 on reverse, all cancelled by large violet "POST OFFICE/HONG KONG/30 MAR 1962/ACCOUNTS DIVISION", etc. (Small Qty.). | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 305 | A complete unmounted mint set. SG.178-191, Cat. £200. | £80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 306 | A similar lot but the $10 has a trivial gum bend. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 307 | THE REMARKABLE IMPERFORATE TOP LEFT CORNER PLATE BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 5c ORANGE: An imperforate block of four from the top left hand corner of the sheet showing plate number 1, fine unmounted mint. Trivial tone spot on the lower right hand stamp which is barely visible from the front but a rare positional piece and important Exhibition item from one of only two part sheets released. SG.178a. Photo | £5000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 308 | 5c orange. An unmounted mint block of four from the top right hand of the sheet with Requisition number "P 179222" and with an extra horizontal line of perforations across the top margin. A spectacular Exhibition piece. SG.178 var. PHOTO - see plate no. | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 309 | 5c orange, 20c brown and 65c grey. A selection of mint varieties comprising 5c orange marginal blocks of eight (pencil annotations in the margin) and six with "Broken Pearl" varieties, 20c plate block of nine (3 x 3) with "Broken Chinese character" (one stamp with tone spot barely visible from the front), 65c marginal block of eight (2 x 4, top left hand stamp with hinge remainder) with "Broken Chinese charcater" variety (Row 7/2) plus a horizontal pair and a single (mounted mint) displaying the same variety. SG.178, 181 and 186 varieties. (6 items). | £150 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 310 | THE MATCHING IMPERFORATE CORNER BLOCK OF FOUR OF THE 5c ORANGE FROM THE TOP RIGHT HAND OF THE SHEET SHOWING REQUISITION NUMBER "T 035549": An unmounted mint block of four of the 5c orange from the top right hand corner of the sheet with Requisition number. Light creasing (mentioned only for accuracy) affects the left hand stamps but highly desirable positional block and Exhibition piece taken from one of only two part sheets released. SG.178a. Photo | £6000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 311 | 10c lilac. An unmounted mint block of six from the top right hand corner of the sheet showing Requisition number "P 077532" crossed through in manuscript (pencil and ink) and replaced with "P 078532". A magnificent and highly desirable positional piece displaying two Requisition numbers. SG.179 var. Photo | £500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 312 | 10c lilac. A marginal mint single (hinged on the selvedge) with inverted watermark. SG.1791w, Cat. £140. Photo | £60 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 313 | 20c brown, 25c scarlet and 65c grey. A selection of largley unmounted mint varieties comprising 20c marginal strip of three (all with tone spots on reverse) showing "Broken Chinese character", 25c scarlet marginal block of four from the top right hand corner of the sheet (Requisition number H 07212) with "Queen Smoking" variety (small marginal faults and with "Line flaw on chin" appended in ink), 65c grey marginal block of four from the top right hand corner of the sheet (Requisition number S 14725) with "White dot in O" variety plus two singles of the 65c with "Broken Chinese character" and "Lower right corner of Chinese figure connected" varieties. SG.181, 182 and 186 varieties. (5 items). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 314 | 25c scarlet. An unmounted mint horizontal pair (trivial gum bend mentioned for accuracy only) from the top right hand corner of the sheet showing Requisition number "T 05326" crossed out in biro and replaced by "T 11826". A rare positional piece displaying two Requisition numbers. SG.182 var. Photo | £400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 315 | 40c blue Printer's proof. An imperforate horizontal pair on ungummed buff paper. Photo | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 316 | 40c blue Printer's proof. An imperforate single with a large portion of the adjoining stamp plus (on reverse) offset of same (badly off-centre and displaying portions of the design of the three adjacent stamps on the sheet). Most unusual. | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 317 | 50c reddish-purple. An unmounted mint block of twenty from the top left hand corner of the sheet (plate 1, light marginal creasing at the top) with all four adhesives on the second vertical row showing a flaw in the form of a vertical line through the Queen's Head. Some marginal creasing, etc. SG.185 var. | £75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 318 | $1 orange and green. The selection of unmounted mint varieties comprising two plate pairs ("1 1" - light toning on reverse and "2 1") with "Short R" variety (Webb 40), two singles of same and a vertical pair (top stamp mounted) with "Short H" variety. (5 items). | £100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 319 | $1.30 blue and red. A superb unmounted mint marginal strip of four from the top right hand corner of the sheet (showing Requisition number "S 34107") with doubling of the top three vertical perforations on each adhesive. The vertical marginal perfs. between the two left hand adhesives are splitting but a remarkable piece. SG.188 var. | £200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ** | 320 | $1.30 blue and red. Two unmounted mint plate blocks of four (the two SG listed shades) from the top left hand of the sheet, numbered "1 1" and "1 2" respectively. A lovely matching pair. SG.188/188a. Photo | £120 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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