Number of results: 30
1959
| Sale number: 32 In the preparation of the following section references have been taken from British Postal Stationery by Dr. Alan Huggins RDP, Hon FRPSL, and from The Evolution of British Stamped Postcards & Letter Cards (1985) by H. Dagnall M.A. King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: An uncleared die proof of the postal order head die (Dagnall fig. 80), endorsed 'ORIGINAL HEAD', this head was sent to Eric Gill for him to see the size of oval required for the postcard dies. Photo. See also lots ??? to ??? Price Realised £350 |
1960
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1937 (22.10) 1/2d., an uncleared die proof essay combining Gill's frame design ''A'' (Dagnall fig. 78) with J.A.C. Harrison's engraving of the Dulac head, affixed to thick card, surface fault at lower right, otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
1961
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1937 (15.11) 1/2d., a die proof essay combining Gill's frame design ''B'' modified by J.E. Storey with a slightly enlarged version of J.A.C. Harrison's engraving of the Dulac head (Dagnall fig. 79), numbered '2' in pencil on reverse, slight thin at upper right corner and trace of faint ageing, otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
1962
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1937 (Dec.) 1/2d., a die proof essay combining Gill's frame design ''C'' (Dagnall gig. 80) with the slightly enlarged version of J.A.C. Harrison's engraving of the Dulac head, numbered '3' in pencil on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
1963
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1938 (4.2) 1/2d., a die proof essay of a modified design suggested by J.E. Storey, the value and the word ''POSTAGE'' are set on a solid panel and the background to the portrait is solid at the left and lined at the right, numbered '4' and '5' in pencil on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
1964
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1938 (14.2) 1/2d., a die proof essay of a modified design suggested by J.E. Storey, the value and the word ''POSTAGE'' are set on a solid panel and the background to the portrait modified to extend right across the oval, numbered '4' in pencil on reverse, slight thinning. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
1965
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1938 (9.3) 1/2d., a die proof essay of a modified design suggested by J.E. Storey, the value, the word ''POSTAGE'' and the crown are set on a solid panel and the background to the portrait is solid, endorsed 'ALTERED BY ARTIST/COPPER ETCHED/9.3.38' (Dagnall records these alterations for 10.3), numbered '4' in pencil on reverse, slight thinning. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
1966
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1938 1/2d., three uncleared die proofs, first endorsed 'ORIGINAL/FINISHED/9.5.38' engraved in error with lines behind the crown and the solid panel behind the crown painted in by hand, second (minor surface fault) endorsed 'MASTER/WITH BLACK AT BACK OF CROWN/23.11.38', and third 'MASTER/MODIFIED'. Photo. Price Realised £1200 |
1967
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1938 1d., three die proofs, two uncleared, one of which is endorsed ''CANCELLED/18.11.38'' and showing the thin taller ''1's'' of ''1d'' which were requested to be modified by the Post Office, the other endorsed '18.11.38/NEW MASTER/WITH SHORT & THICK 1D./APPROVED', the third cleared proof endorsed 'MASTER/MODIFIED'. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
1968
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1938 11/2d., three die proofs, one uncleared endorsed 'NEW MASTER./WITH 11/2D ON LEFT SIDE NEAR BORDER/APPROVED/18.11.38', and two cleared, one of which is endorsed 'ORIGINAL/AFTER ALTS:/TO 50 PLACES/30.6.39', the other endorsed 'MODIFIED'. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
1969
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1938 2d., three die proofs, one uncleared endorsed 'APPROVED/18.11.38', and two cleared, one of which is endorsed 'CHEEK & NECK MODIFIED', the other endorsed 'MODIFIED', slight ageing. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
1970
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1940, 1d., two uncleared die proofs, endorsed 'POST CARD MASTER DIES', and the first dated '13.5.40.'. Photo. Price Realised £500 |
1971
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1940 2d., a cleared Master die proof, endorsed 'MODIFIED' (from the page headed 'POST CARD MASTER DIES'). Photo. Price Realised £300 |
1972
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1940 21/2d., an uncleared Master die proof, endorsed 'MADE FROM 2D./No. 059-62' and dated '8.5.40', (from the page headed 'POST CARD MASTER DIES'). Photo. Price Realised £420 |
1973
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1940 1d., 11/2d. and 2d. uncleared die proofs, endorsed 'POSTCARD WORKING DIES', 1d. dated '3.7.40', 11/2d. '18.6.40' and 2d. '8.3.40'. Photo. Price Realised £880 |
1974
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1940(c.) 1d., two uncleared die proofs, one showing slightly uneven outer frame lines, the other with the frames 'tidied up'. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
1975
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1940(c.) 11/2d., two uncleared die proofs, one showing slightly uneven outer frame lines, the other with the frames 'tidied up'. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
1976
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1937, a die proof of the ''POSTCARD'' heading in sans serif letering surmounting the Royal Arms, uncleared surround, this format was not adopted. See Dagnall pages 170 & 171. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
1977
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Stamped to Order Newspaper Wrappers: 1943 1/2d. uncleared die proof, endorsed 'Q. 84' and 'WRAPPER MASTER FROM 1D ROLLER/Q.78–81' and dated '12.1.43'. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
1978
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Stamped to Order Newspaper Wrappers: 1944(c.) 2d., two uncleared die proofs, one endorsed 'BEFORE CORRECTION' and the other 'ORIGINAL MASTER./CORRECTED ON NECK, CHIN, ETC:'. Photo. Price Realised £480 |
1979
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Stamped to Order Newspaper Wrappers or Air Letter Sheets: 1946 unissued 41/2d., an uncleared Master die proof, endorsed 'MASTER'. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
1980
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Air Mail Letter Cards and Airgraph Forms: 1942 6d., an uncleared Master die proof, endorsed 'NEW LETTER CARD/MASTER DIE./(AIR MAIL)./SEPT: 1942.'. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
1981
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Air Mail Letter Cards and Airgraph Forms: 1942 6d., an uncleared Master die proof, endorsed 'CURVED MASTER FOR MOULDING/OCT. 1942.'. Photo. Price Realised £290 |
1982
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: Air Mail Letter Cards and Airgraph Forms: 1944 3d., two die proofs on piece headed 'AIRGRAPH', the first cleared and endorsed 'ORIGINAL', 'Q.93.' and dated '12.1.44', the second cleared and endorsed 'TRANSFER./WORKING DIE/(CURVED)'. Photo. Price Realised £680 |
1983
| Sale number: 32 The following four lots are 'sheets' of letterpress dies prepared for postcards, all in black on white wove paper and have stain spots and creasing to a greater or lesser degree. We believe each sheet is unique in private hands. King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: 1940(c.) 1d. sheet of 12 (4 x 3), dies endorsed as 20, 69, 33, 35, 37, 44, 19, 24, 27, 56, 50 and 31, and with 'W.' above indicating use at McCorquodale's Wolverton works, die 31 with tear at lower right. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
1984
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: 1940 (6.3.40) 2d. sheet of 12 (4 x 3), dies endorsed as nos. '1' to '12', 'Twelve Postal Stationery Steel dies machined by Messrs Waterlow and Sons. – Soft'. 'PD/A 294a' and 'ROYAL MINT/6.3.40', stamped ''298'' on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
1985
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: 1940 (22.7.40) 2d. sheet of 20 (5 x 4), dies endorsed as nos. '35' to '54', 'Proof No. PD/A 314e' and 'Royal Mint/22.7.40.', somewhat stained and 11 creased (one of which is torn). Photo. Price Realised £520 |
1986
| Sale number: 32 King George VI Proofs: Postal Stationery: 1944 3d. dies 'W1' to 'W40' sheet (5 x 8), each with die no. endorsed in ink below and in pencil above, the sheet inscribed 'Royal Mint, Proof No. 504a 3.2.44' in ink at top and '''Chromed'' R.27/3.2.44' in pencil at lower right, seven stamps torn. Photo. Price Realised £1500 |
1187
| Sale number: 128 King George VI: Essays: Postal Stationery: 1950 stationery die proofs, 1/2d. orange, 1d. blue, 11/2d. green, 2d. brown, 21/2d. red, on ungummed wove paper (all approx. 120 x 150mm) some with papermaker's watermark, fine. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
1188
| Sale number: 128 King George VI: Essays: Postal Stationery: 1950 stationery die proofs, 1/2d. orange, 1d. blue, 11/2d. green, 2d. brown, 21/2d. red, on ungummed wove paper (all approx. 120 x 150mm) some with papermaker's watermark, also 1/2d. to 21/2d. set of vertical imperforate tête-bêche proofs on green paper, fine. Price Realised £260 |
