2075

Sale number: 48

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue: Head Plate 4, Duty Plate 6: 11/2d. slate-purple and bluish green on chalky, a superb mint interpanneau block of twenty four [R10/1-11/12], all but three stamps unmounted. S.G. 224, Spec. M9(2), cat. £1,580 (as singles). Photo.

Price Realised £680

2076

Sale number: 48

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue: Head Plate 4, Duty Plate 6: 11/2d. pale dull purple and green on chalky overprinted ''30 PARAS'' for use in British Levant (S.G. 16), a complete sheet of 240 (two panes of 120), mainly exceptionally fine and fresh mint, divided between 6th and 7th columns and rejoined with hinges, 198 stamps unmounted. S.G. Spec. M9(1), cat. £3,360+ (as singles). Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2077

Sale number: 48

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue: Head Plate 4a, Duty Plate 6a: 11/2d. pale dull purple and green on chalky, perf. H1, complete bottom strip [R20/1-12] with nick and cut under R20/1 and dent under R20/2, R20/9 showing leaf and tablet repair, mainly fine mint, hinge reinforcement between stamps 5 and 6, five stamps unmounted (incl. variety), very scarce, also a SW corner block of four in deep slate-purple and bluish green but somewhat foxed on reverse (lovely deep shade and very fine appearance). S.G. Spec. M9(1/d & 3). Photo.

Price Realised £450

2078

Sale number: 48

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue: Head Plate 5, Duty Plate 5: 11/2d. pale dull purple and green on chalky [R16/1-20/12] block of sixty (12 x 5), the complete lower five rows of the lower pane, perf. H1, divided in two vertically and rejoined with hinges, tiny head plate nick under R20/2, several showing constant head or duty plate flaws, an exceptional multiple, forty stamps unmounted (one with tiny tone spot on gum due to paper impurity). S.G. 223, Spec. M9(1), cat. £3,200+ (as singles). Photo.

Price Realised £1250

2079

Sale number: 48

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue: Head Plate 6, Duty Plate 5: 11/2d. deep slate-purple and bluish-green on chalky [R9/1-10/2] SW corner block of four from upper pane showing square head plate corner dot in interpane margin, unique to this plate, also R10/12 corner single in pale dull purple and green (very pale shade) showing dot in opposite corner, the block with some foxing on gum but of superb appearance, the single with tiny natural gum flaws. (2 items). S.G. Spec. M9(1 & 3). Photo.

Price Realised £130

2469

Sale number: 51

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue Chalky Paper: Head Plate 4, Duty Plate 6: 11/2d. slate-purple and bluish green, a superb unmounted mint block of ninety six [R1/1-8/12], the complete upper eight rows of the sheet, R1/1 showing split at foot of large ''1'' duty plate flaw and with duty plate marginal rule broken between R1/1 and R2/1, mounted and some creasing in sheet margin, exceptional colour and a very rare multiple. S.G. 224, Spec. M9(2), cat. £7,800+ (2005, as blocks of four). Photo.See lot 2470 for later state with duty plate marginal rule intact

Price Realised £2000

2470

Sale number: 51

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue Chalky Paper: Head Plate 4, Duty Plate 6: 11/2d. pale dull purple and green [R1/1-2/2] NW corner marginal block of four, R1/1 showing split at foot of large ''1'' duty plate flaw and with duty plate marginal rule complete between R1/1 and R2/1, stamps unmounted, lower pair creased and slight rubbing, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. 223, Spec. M9(1). Photo.

Price Realised £160

2471

Sale number: 51

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue Chalky Paper: Head Plate 4a, Duty Plate 6a: 11/2d. deep slate-purple and bluish green, an exceptionally fresh mint block of forty (4 x 10) [R11/9-20/12] the right four vertical rows of the sheet with sheet margins, lower pane including R20/9 with leaf and tablet repair, three stamps [R12/10-12] with surface damage, otherwise very fine, the stamps unmounted (about 7 with slight adherences on gum), superb colour. A rare multiple. S.G. Spec. M9(3)/d, cat. £3,400+ (as singles, 2005, the variety unpriced). Photo.

Price Realised £1300

2472

Sale number: 51

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue Chalky Paper: Head Plate 5, Duty Plate 5: 11/2d. pale dull purple and green [R11/1-15/12] block of sixty (12 x 5), the complete upper five rows of the lower pane with unusual positioning of pierced marginal dots opposite rows 14/15, R12/10 showing damage to NE frame line and 15/12 with breaks in shading of the duty tablet, mainly very fine and fresh mint, stamps unmounted except for eight with hinge strengthening of perfs., diagonal crease affecting four and one with slight marks on gum, an exceptional and rare multiple. S.G. 223, Spec. M9(1), cat. £3,960+ (as singles). Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2473

Sale number: 51

One Penny Halfpenny Plating Pieces: 1902-10 De La Rue Chalky Paper: Head Plate 5, Duty Plate 5: 11/2d. slate-purple and bluish-green [R1/1-2/4] NW corner block of eight (stamps unmounted) and [R10/1-12] complete bottom strip of twelve, 11/2d. pale dull purple and green (very pale shade) [R9/1-10/3] SE corner block of six, three stamps unmounted), of very fine and fresh mint appearance but mostly with foxing on gum, also pale dull purple and green [R1/11-2/12] NE corner block of four fine mint (stamps unmounted, two with tiny gum blemishes). (4 items, 30 stamps). S.G. Spec. M9(1 & 2). (Photo internet).

Price Realised £300