911

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1³ 2d. to 1s. (except 9d. olive-green), an extensive collection of control number singles contained in a bound Philatelic album, comprising 1³ 2d. (37), 1d. (53), 11³ 2d. (17), 2d. die I (44), 2d. die II (12), 21³ 2d. (9), 3d. (33), 4d. (57), 5d. (38), 6d. (51), 7d. (14), 8d. (12), 9d. agate (34), 10d. (23), 1s. (48), also values to 5d. (2) in pairs, etc., many values with a complete run of numbers (imperf. or perf. margins) incl. Somerset House printings with very few missing, good ranges of shades, mint with some unmounted, mostly fresh and fine. S.G. 351-96, cat. stated £6,000+.

Price Realised £1800

912

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher: A mint selection on leaves, incl. 1d. watermark inverted blocks of four (2, marginal from sheets), 1d. imperf. block of four from the foot of the pane overprinted ''CANCELLED'', 2d. to 1s. range of shades with 6d. perf. 14, 9d. olive-green (3), 10d. (5), 1s. (9), etc., mint with some unmounted, mostly fresh and fine. (114)

Price Realised £400

913

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. to 1s. mainly good to fine mint collection of shades comprising 1/2d. (13), 1d. (13), 11/2d. (12), 2d. (11), 21/2d. (14), 3d. (12), 4d. (8), 5d. (7), 6d. (9, one perf. 14), 7d. (4), 8d. (3), 9d. agate (3), 9d. olive-green (3), 10d. (4) and 1s. (10), a good range incl. 1/2d. deep blue (''Myrtle'') green, 3d. very deep violet, 6d. slate-purple, 7d. bronze-green, etc.

Price Realised £420

914

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher, a small mainly good to fine mint selection comprising 9d. agate ''F 15'', ''G 15'', 1s. ''M 19'' control singles, 9d. olive-green ''T 22'', 10d. ''S 22'' (perf. & imperf.) control strips (10d. perf. with tone spots, also 1913 watermark multiple cypher 1/2d. & 1d. with perfs. a little shallow on one side.

Price Realised £230

915

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. (79), 1d. (20), 11/2d. (23), 2d. (10), 3d. (9), 5d., 6d. (2), 7d., 8d. & 9d. agate, mainly good to fine mint with a range of shades and controls.

Price Realised £95

916

Sale number: 22

De La Rue Britannia Head Sample or Trial Stamps: A series of nine imperforate blocks of four from the multi-die plate, each dies 4 and 5 se-tenant, in colours close to those used for the issued 1/2d., 1d., 11/2d., 2d., 21/2d., 3d., 6d., 9d. (agate) and 10d., each affixed to piece from De La Rue archive page, variously numbered, an interesting group. (36). Photo.

Price Realised £750

917

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d., a detailed mainly good to fine mint or unmounted mint study of plated control blocks, strips and a few pairs and singles in two Hagner binders, all controls represented (less W 24) and with a wide range of plates incl. scarce, range of shades. (223 items).

Price Realised £780

918

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d., a mainly good to fine mint collection of control items and shades etc., incl. imperf. marginal single overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 26, good range of controls, largely complete incl. ''W 24'' imperf. and perf. singles, etc. (150 items).

Price Realised £220

919

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. plate 3a ''B.13'' lower pane of 120 (12 x 10) and 1924–26 watermark block cypher 1/2d. plate 54 ''A 24'' complete sheet (12 x 20), both contained in sealed glazed frames.

Price Realised £140

920

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. green imprimatur, very fine and fresh with part original gum, very rare, only the tête-bêche booklet block and no sheet issue imprimaturs were offered in the NPM archive sale. Ex Shaida and Moorcroft. R.P.S. certificate (1982). S.G. Spec. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

921

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. green, Harrison printing imperforate colour trial/colour standard, the lower two rows of the sheet (12 x 2), plate 4b with control ''C 13'' overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 26, mainly very fine and fresh with virtually full original gum (stamps mostly unmounted), two vertical folds in margins between stamps, shows marginal security line at foot, a rare multiple. Ex Shaida and Moorcroft. S.G. Spec. N14u. Photo.Colour trials were carried out in June 1913. The Inland Revenue Collection has five imperforate sheets overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 26, printed under control ''C 13'', with various inks, two of which were supplied by Shackell Edwards & Co., and the others 'prepared by Messrs Harrison & Son'

Price Realised UNSOLD

922

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. green, Somerset House printing perforated colour standard, control ''B. 13'' corner strip overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 26, superb with gum (unmounted), rare. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

923

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. very pale green, fine mint. R.P.S. certificate (1988) S.G. Spec. N14(4). Photo.

Price Realised £130

924

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. very deep green, fine mint, gum slightly 'off-white'. R.P.S. certificate (1985). S.G. Spec. N14(5). Photo.

Price Realised £120

925

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. very deep green, lightly mounted marginal mint with ''P 20'' control, tiny faint tone spot on gum, also 1/2d. pale olive-green fine unmounted mint. Clear R.P.S. certificates (1982). S.G. Spec. N14(5 & 13).

Price Realised £170

926

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. deep blue (''Myrtle'') green, very fine mint. R.P.S. certificate (1996). S.G. Spec. N14(15). Photo.

Price Realised £130

927

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1/2d. deep blue (''Myrtle'') fresh mint with part original gum, rather heavily mounted. Clear R.P.S. certificate (2003). S.G. Spec. N14(15).

Price Realised £95

928

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. set of colour trials A to H (blue Geranium), all from the top of the sheet on gummed watermarked paper and with red handstamps on reverse identifying each by code letter, unmounted mint (hinged in margin only), a few trivial imperfections but a very rare group. Photo.

Price Realised £1550

929

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. scarlet, Harrison printing imperforate colour trial/colour standard, the lower two rows of the sheet (12 x 2), plate 6b with control ''C 13'' overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 26, mainly very fine and fresh with virtually full original gum (stamps mostly unmounted), two vertical folds in margins between stamps, shows marginal security line at foot, a rare multiple. Ex Shaida and Moorcroft. S.G. Spec. N16u. Photo.Colour trials were carried out in June and July 1913. The Inland Revenue Collection has nine imperforate sheets overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 26, printed under control ''C 13'', with various inks, two of which were supplied by Manders Bros., and three were 'made up by Harrisons'. This block comes from a sheet that appears to have been printed with the Harrisons ink which was then used.

Price Realised UNSOLD

930

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. scarlet, imperforate control ''E 14'' control block of 14 (7 x 2) overprinted ''CANCELLED'' type 24, mainly very fine and fresh with virtually full original gum, all but two stamps unmounted, some gum creasing or bends. Ex Shaida and Moorcroft. S.G. Spec. N16x. Photo.It is believed that these printings overprinted ''CANCELLED'' were used to monitor printing quality or colour

Price Realised UNSOLD

931

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. scarlet, perforated control ''E 14'' control block of 8 (4 x 2) overprinted ''CANCELLED'' type 24, very fine and fresh with virtually full original gum, all but three stamps unmounted. Ex Shaida and Moorcroft. S.G. Spec. N16w. Photo.It is believed that these printings overprinted ''CANCELLED'' were used to monitor printing quality or colour

Price Realised UNSOLD

932

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. scarlet, experimental printing on 'currency' paper made by William Joynson & Son, watermarked Royal Cypher, printed from plate 28a without control, the lower three rows of the sheet (12 x 3), imperforate and overprinted ''CANCELLED'' type 24, very fine and fresh with virtually full original gum, all but two stamps unmounted, a rare multiple without control. Ex Shaida and Moorcroft. S.G. Spec. N16x. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

933

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. scarlet, imperforate upper marginal block of four [1/4-2/5] on ungummed, slightly rough unsurfaced paper produced by William Joynson, without watermark, printed from the special coil trial plate [plate 2/338] used by Somerset House for coil experiments, some very light creasing, otherwise fine. This block comes from a recently discovered block comprising the top three rows of the sheet. Unlisted in S.G. Spec. Photo.

Price Realised £1050

934

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. scarlet, perforated lower left corner marginal block of 30 (6 x 5) from upper pane, overprinted ''CANCELLED'' type 24, mainly very fine and fresh with full original gum, (stamps unmounted), upper row with slight creasing at top not detracting from appearance. Ex Shaida and Moorcroft. S.G. Spec. N16w, cat. £1,200.It is believed that these printings overprinted ''CANCELLED'' were used to monitor printing quality or colour

Price Realised UNSOLD

935

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. Monolite Fast Red (brown-red) (Paranitranile Red) and 1d. Monolite Fast Scarlet (dull scarlet) 1916 colour trial, perf. 15 x 14 on gummed paper watermarked Simple Cypher, overprinted ''CANCELLED'' type 24, the unique matching upper right corner marginal blocks of twelve (6 x 2), inscribed ''A'' and ''B'' in margins with ''X'' alongside each. Ex de Cadenet, Shaida and Moorcroft. See S.G. Spec. vol.2, page 188. Photo.Early in 1916 experiments were carried out with British Dyes, because dyestuffs hitherto used in the inks had been obtained from Germany, and the supplies of thse were running low. The Imperial Chemical Dyestuffs Group produced pigments, and samples of these were used in an experimental printing. It is interesting to note that the four stamps at right of the second block are in a clearly different shade the rest of the block, Harrisons had reported that the inks produced were not successful and that they would use a variety of mixtures. In October 1917 they reported that the ink was 'getting better'

Price Realised UNSOLD

936

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d., a mainly good to fine mint collection of control items and shades etc., incl. imperf. marginal single overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' type 26, good range of controls, largely complete incl. ''W 24'' imperf. and perf. singles, varieties incl. no wmk. (100 items).

Price Realised £220

937

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. to 5d., a mainly good to fine mint collection of mostly control strips (also a few blocks) with 1d. (48), 11/2d. (20), 2d. (17), 21/2d. (3), 3d. (17), 4d. (3) and 5d. (1), some unmounted. (356).

Price Realised £420

938

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1d. orange-vermilion, very fine mint. R.P.S. certificate (1992). S.G. Spec. N16(15).

Price Realised £100

939

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 11/2d., a mainly good to fine mint collection of control items and shades etc., good range of controls, largely complete incl. ''W 24'' imperf. and perf. singles, varieties, better shades. (105 items).

Price Realised £270

940

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 11/2d. variety no watermark, fine mint marginal. S.G. 363a, cat. £175.

Price Realised £110

941

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 11/2d. red-brown control ''18'' (''K'' omitted) plate 2c corner strip, perf. type 2A (perf. margin), superb unmounted mint. Photo.

Price Realised £920

942

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 11/2d. chocolate-brown and 11/2d. chocolate, very fine mint. S.G. Spec. N18(5 & 7).

Price Realised £70

943

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 11/2d. brown, very fine and fresh mint, extremely lightly mounted. R.P.S. certificate (1976). S.G. Spec. N18(8). Photo.

Price Realised £220

944

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 11/2d. pale brown fine mint, vertical bend or gum crease. Clear R.P.S. certificate (1985). S.G. Spec. N18(9). Photo.

Price Realised £250

945

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 11/2d. chestnut plate 29 [R15/12] ''PENCF'' error, being the right stamp of marginal pair, the error unmounted. S.G. 364a, Spec. N18(13)f, cat. £140.

Price Realised £50

946

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 2d., a mainly good to fine mint collection of control items and shades etc., good range of controls, largely complete incl. die I no control pairs imperf. and perf., die II with ''W 24'' imperf. and perf. singles, etc. (85 items).

Price Realised £400

947

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 2d. intense bright orange, unmounted mint from the foot of the sheet, one or two perfs. faintly toned on reverse, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. Spec. N19(9), cat. £1,300. Photocopy of R.P.S. Certificate (1991) for the horizontal pair from which this single was taken. Photo.

Price Realised £600

948

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 21/2d., a mainly good to fine mint collection of control singles (47), strips (4), and shades etc., good range of controls, largely complete incl. ''D 14'', ''M 18'', ''M 19'', ''Q 21'', ''S 22'' & ''T 22'' imperf. and perf. singles, shades incl. ''J 17'' French blue with R.P.S. certificate (1978), etc. (63 items).

Price Realised £450

949

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 21/2d. cobalt-blue superb used on registered 'Oswald Marsh' first day cover from Vincent Square to Norwood, very scarce. S.G. 371. Booth 28e. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

950

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 21/2d. deep bright blue, fine mint, usual gum wrinkles, superb colour. R.P.S. certificate (1992) states 'deep shade'. S.G. Spec. N21(5). Photo.

Price Realised £290

951

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 21/2d. deep bright blue, fine mint. R.P.S. certificate (2003). S.G. Spec. N21(5). Photo.

Price Realised £110

952

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 21/2d. Royal blue, very fine unmounted mint. R.P.S. certificate (1986). S.G. Spec. N21(16). Photo.

Price Realised £170

953

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 21³ 2d. dull Prussian blue on toned paper, very lightly hinged with tiny mark on gum and two very slight patches of gum toning, otherwise fine and rare. Sold subject to expertisation. S.G. Spec. N21(18), cat. £4,500. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

954

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 3d., a mainly good to fine mint collection of control singles (46), strips (7), pairs (2), and shades etc., good range of controls, largely complete incl. ''S 21'' imperf. and perf. strips, shades incl. very pale violet, etc. (70 items).

Price Realised £250

955

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 3d. very deep violet and 1s. fawn-brown fine and fresh mint. R.P.S. certificates (2003). S.G. Spec. N22(10) & N32(6).

Price Realised £95

956

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 4d., a mainly good to fine mint collection of control singles (41), strips (5) and a pair, and shades etc., good range of controls incl. ''H 16'' perf., ''Q 21'' imperf., singles, ''U 22'' perf. single and strip, etc. (54 items).

Price Realised £250

957

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 5d., a mainly good to fine mint collection of control singles (31) and strips (5), and shades with some better. (42 items).

Price Realised £220

958

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 5d. brown superb used on registered express 'Oswald Marsh' first day cover from Anerley to Norwood, rare. S.G. 381. Booth 28h. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

959

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 6d. (33, 25 with controls), 7d. (19, 15 with controls), mainly good to fine mint with better incl. 6d. ''B. 24'' (corner perf. fault), etc.

Price Realised £190

960

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 6d. dull purple, a very fine and fresh mint upper left corner marginal block of six (3 x 2) showing a spectacular variety die to a paper fold leaving a large part of the upper left stamp unprinted and with the corresponding portion printed on the gummed side of folded over margin, stamps unmounted, usual tiny natural gum blemishes. Photo.

Price Realised £420

961

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 7d. trial of Eve's wreath design with smaller coinage head with background of solid colour, in bright yellow-green (lime) on gummed wove paper, light gum crease or wrinkle, otherwise superb unmounted, very scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £280

962

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 8d. (17) and 9d. agate (34) mainly good to fine mint selection with controls and shades incl. 8d. controls complete (less ''K 18 imperf.), 9d. ''I 16'' imperf. and perf. singles, ''S 22'' perf. strips (2), etc.

Price Realised £270

963

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 8d. black on yellow imperforate imprimatur block of four, superb unmounted and unique in private hands, only this block was sold at the NPM auctions, no singles being offered. S.G. 390, Spec. N28(1). Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

964

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 8d. black on yellow with watermark inverted in a very fine and fresh mint strip of three, two stamps unmounted. S.G. 390Wi, cat. £330.

Price Realised £170

965

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 9d. very deep agate, very fine and fresh marginal mint. S.G. Spec. N29(4). Photo.

Price Realised £180

966

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 9d. olive-green, a mainly good to fine mint selection (11), comprising ''T 22'' strips imperf. and perf., ''U 23'' and ''V 23'' imperf. singles, one with slight thin, two unmounted.

Price Realised £480

967

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 10d., a mainly good to fine mint collection with control singles (20) and ''S 22'' and U 23'' imperf. and perf. strips, etc. with shades. (37).

Price Realised £300

968

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1s., a mainly good to fine mint collection with control singles (27) incl. ''N 19'' imperf. and perf. (2), ''P 20'' perf. and ''T 22'' (imperf. and perf.) and ''V 23'' (perf.) strips, etc. with shades. (45).

Price Realised £300

969

Sale number: 22

King George V: 1912–24 watermark Royal cypher 1s. bistre handstamped ''SPECIMEN'' type 31 in violet, very fine and lightly mounted. Rare, it is believed that only two examples have been seen, there was no example in the Marcus Samuel collection. S.G. Spec. N32w. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD