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Commonwealth Individual Lots - Great Britain
 
 
Lot Photo Description Realized
Lot 412
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Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 1b, SG #2, F-E, red Maltese cancel, light horiz. bend, margins all around, Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #1 $300.
SG £275.
Estimate $75-100.
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$196
Lot 413
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Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black, Plate 4, SG #2, M-G, bold red Maltese cancel, tiny thin upper right, large margins all around, Very Fine appearance.
Scott #1 $325.
SG £300.
Estimate $75-100.
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Realized
$150
Lot 414
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Great Britain, 1840, 1d Black Plate 6, SG #2, D-D, regummed, close to large margins, "pressed out crease" (unapparent), Fine to Very Fine appearance, Brandon (2008) cert.
Scott #1 $7,500.
SG £9,500.
Estimate $1,400-1,600.
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Lot 415

Great Britain, 1858, 2d Blue, "Thick Lines", Plate 12, SG #45, full o.g., rich color, Fine.
Scott #29 $1,900.
SG £2,200.
Estimate $300-400.
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Realized
$460
Lot 416

Great Britain, 1867, 2/- Dull Blue, SG #118, part o.g., short perf bottom, Fine.
Scott #55 $2,600.
SG £2,800.
Estimate $250-300.
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$374
Lot 417
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Great Britain, 1878, 10/- Greenish Gray, Maltese Cross Watermark, SG #128, used, light overall toning, very small perf thin at bottom, Fine to Very Fine centering.
Scott #74 $2,900.
SG £2,800.
Estimate $300-400.
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$604
Lot 418

Great Britain, 1902, £1 Dull Blue Green, De La Rue Printing, SG #266, o.g., light vert. creases, Fine to Very Fine appearance.
Scott #142 $2,000.
SG £2,000.
Estimate $300-350.
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$460
Lot 419
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Great Britain, 1939, 10/- Dark Blue, SG #478, Used block of 16, top right copy damaged, #12 pulled perfs, #7 showing slate flaw dot variety, otherwise Fine to Very Fine.
Scott #251 $384+.
SG £332+.
Estimate $100-120.
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$138
Lot 420

Great Britain, 1958, 3d Deep Lilac, Tete-Beche Pair, SG #575 var., n.h. in strip of 4, from unissued booklet sheets, seldom offered, Very Fine.
Scott #358 var.
Estimate $150-250.
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$374
Lot 421

Great Britain, 1995 Unissued 1st Class Red, n.h. single from trial booklet of 12, scarce item, Very Fine. These booklets were sent to Royal National Institute for the Blind and similar organizations for evaluation, stamps were not approved and were never intended for the public, but inevitably a few were released.
Estimate $400-500.
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Realized
$518
Lot 422

Great Britain, 1996, 20p Bright Green, Imperf Block of 4, SG #Y1680a, n.h., top margin, Very Fine.
Scott #MH211 var.
SG £600.
Estimate $300-350.
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$253
Lot 423

Great Britain, 1999, £5 Trial Printing in Iriodin Ink, SG #Y1803 var., n.h., test printing in special ink, extremely scarce item, seldom seen, Very Fine.
Scott #MH283 var.
Estimate $1,000-1,500.
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Lot 424

Great Britain, 1999, £5 Brown Imperforate, Imperf Pair, SG #Y1803a, n.h. left margin, Very Fine.
Scott #MH283 var.
SG £2,750.
Estimate $1,400-1,600.
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Lot 425
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Great Britain, 2003 Extreme Endeavors, Trial Proofs, SG #2360-2365 var., n.h., set of 6 with Queen's head and denomination in silver instead of gold, also different design on #2118 (SG#2360), scarce, Very Fine.
Scott #2118-2123 var.
SG £1,500 + see footnote in Gibbons.
Estimate $1,200-1,400.
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Lot 426
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Great Britain, 2003 Scotland, "1st" Instead of "E" Trial Proof, SG #2387 var., n.h., with normal for comparison, unusual and scarce, Very Fine.
Scott #2143 var.
Estimate $500-600.
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Lot 427

Great Britain, 2004, 35p Sepia Imperforate, Imperf Pair, SG #Y1694a, n.h. bottom margin, Very Fine.
Scott #MH351 var.
SG £300.
Estimate $200-250.
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Realized
$207
Lot 428

Great Britain, 2004, 39p Grey Imperforate, Imperf Block of 4, SG #Y1703a, n.h., margins all around, Very Fine.
Scott #MH354 var.
SG £600.
Estimate $400-450.
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$403
Lot 429
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Great Britain, 2004 Christmas, "E" Instead of "40p" Trial Proof, SG #2497 var., n.h., with normal for comparison, Very Fine.
Scott #2247 var.
Estimate $500-600.
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Lot 430

Great Britain, Officials: "O.W. Official"; 1902, 1d Overprint, SG #O37, o.g. (h.r.), Fine to Very Fine, APEX (2008) cert.
Scott #O50 $600.
SG £550.
Estimate $200-250.
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Lot 431
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Great Britain, Officials: Government Parcels; 1887-1900 1½d, 2d Specimen Overprints, S.G. Spec. #L24s-25s, Type 9 ovpts., o.g. (h.r.), Fine or better.
Scott #O31S-32S. S.G. Spec. £300.
Estimate $100-140.
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$75
Lot 432
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Great Britain; Scotland, 2003, 1st Lion, Color Trials, SG #S110 var., n.h., 2 with normal for comparison, seldom seen, Very Fine.
Scott #21 var.
Estimate $150-200.
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$173
Lot 433
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Great Britain; Wales, 2003, "E" Daffodil, Color Trials, SG #W85 var., n.h., 3 with normal for comparison, seldom seen, Very Fine.
Scott #22 var.
Estimate $200-250.
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