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RHODESIA DOUBLE HEAD ISSUE

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25 February The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part IV London 15012 25 February Falkland Islands, The Collection formed by the late Major R. N. Spafford London 1502918 March Rhodesia Double Head Issue from the Vestey Collection London 1502116 April The Neville Polakow FRPSL Collection of Northern Rhodesia London 15022 7/8 May The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale London 15023 16 May The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1219 May Western Australia from the Vestey Collection London 15024 20 May Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History London 15025 15/16 July The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale London 15026 August Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition Singapore 15027

COINS

25/26 March Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 15004 2 April The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1514 May The Slaney Collection of English Coins – Part 2 London 150311/2 July Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1500527 August The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1722/23 September Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 15006

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23 April Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1500123 July Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 15002

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2 April The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1529 May Bonds & Share Certificates of the World London 15018 27 August The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS17

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27 January The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale New York 321

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ExtensionsPlease see important changes to our Terms and Conditions for Buyers in regard to Extensions published at the back of this catalogue.Prospective buyers who wish to obtain an expert opinion on any lot (other than a mixed lot or lot containing undescribed stamps)are requested to notify Spink in writing not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for the commencement of the firstsession of the sale. If accepted by Spink, such request shall have the same effect as notice of an intention to question thegenuineness or description of the lot for the purposes of Condition 3.4 of our Terms and Conditions for Buyers.Notice of a request for an expert opinion must give the reason why such is required and specify the identity of the expert whichwill be subject to the agreement of Spink. All lots for which Certificates of Authenticity are desired must be submitted by Spinkto the Expert Committee for choice.Buyers are reminded that any lot(s) purchased “on extension” are subject to payment in accordance with our normalTerms & Conditions of Business. Settlement of any lots on extension should be made at the time of invoicepayment. Overdue accounts are subject to interest charges.Extensions requested on account of condition will not be accepted for expert opinions. Any Lot described as having faults ordefects may not be returned should a certificate cite other faults or defects not included in the catalogue description.Should Spink accept a request for an extension under the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, the fact may be stated by theAuctioneer from the rostrum prior to the sale of the lot.It should be noted that any stamp accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity is sold on the basis of that Certificate only and noton the basis of any other. No request for an extension will be accepted on such a stamp and the return of such a stamp will not beaccepted.

Notes Concerning DescriptionsGUM: Original gum should be expected on unused stamps where appropriate, unless stated otherwise in the description:mint unused with original gum showing slight disturbance caused by previous hinge, which may be present in part

or entirely removedpart original gum unused with original gum significantly disturbed or heavily hingedunmounted mint original gum as issuedunused without gum

COVERS: Should be expected to have minor nicks and tears usually from opening. Folded letters or covers normally have one ortwo file folds. These are not described unless of an exceptional nature and are not grounds for return.entire letter complete as sent with comments still attached to the outer address portionentire the outer portion of a folded letter but without contentscover an envelope

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ReferencesCatalogue values and numbers are those taken from the latest available edition.The use of Gibbons Specialised catalogues in Great Britain sales is clearly indicated. Where other catalogues are used they arementioned by name.

unmounted mint unused used+ block of fourB block larger than four used on cover, entire letter, etc. on piecevar. variety, varietiescat. catalogue, catalogue valuec.d.s. circular datestamp

d.s. datestamph.s. handstampA air mailS specimenC cancelledE essayP proofF forgeryR reprint

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1 P 5/- frame in black on wove paper, die number “4521” at upper left corner and with bluecrayon cross at centre, printer’s reference number largely erased from upper right corner.Exceptionally rare, being one of only two such proofs for this value, the other beingoffered in the Gibbs sale. Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Alan Uria, July 2012

2 P 10/- frame in black on wove paper, die number “4519” at upper left corner and with bluecrayon cross at centre, printer’s reference number largely from upper right corner.Exceptionally rare, being one of only two such proofs for this value, the other beingoffered in the Gibbs sale. Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Alan Uria, July 2012

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ConditionFlat patches of gum and, to a lesser degree, gum creasing, are a natural phenomena in the printing of this issue. Prospectivebuyers should satisfy themselves, or seek condition reports from the auctioneers, as to the state of all stamps in this sale as nolot will be accepted for return on the grounds of condition

ExtensionsThe B.P.A. and R.P.S. will only issue certificates based against Stanley Gibbons catalogue numbers and not those used by theRhodesia Study Circle. No extensions will be granted to either of these expert committees

AcknowledgementsOur sincere thanks go to Michael Deverell, Bob Looker and Andrew Wilson for their assistance with corroborating theclassification of the stamps in this auction


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4 P S 10d. printer’s sample proof in deep black and dull blue on wove paper and showing re-entry to the right of the King’s head, overprinted “WATERLOW & SONS LTD./SPECIMEN”(Samuel Type WS2) embossed in deep blue; cut from a sheet of nine discovered in aWaterlow sample book. Photo £4,000-5,000PROVENANCE:Alan Uria, July 2012

3 P S B Sample proof sheet of nine in deep black and dull blue on wove paper, comprising 2d.,3d., 4d., 5d., 6d., 8d., 10d., 1/- and 2/-, all stamps showing doubling in some part ofthe design with the 3d. and 4d. showing double-lined numerals and the 10d. with re-entry to the right of the King’s head, each impression overprinted “WATERLOW & SONSLTD./SPECIMEN.” (Samuel Type WS1) in black. Colourful and very rare with only foursuch sheets known. Photo £15,000-18,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987Norman Levin, November 1993


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5 S 1⁄2d. to £1 set of eighteen, the 21⁄2d. and 8d. being perf. 131⁄2, each overprinted“SPECIMEN” (Samuel Type R7), fresh with part original gum. An attractive set. Cat.£3,500. Photo £1,200-1,500

6 S + 1⁄2d. green imprint block of four, each perforated “SPECIMEN” (R5) vertically with theright-hand pair of impressions showing the perforations inverted and reversed due to thefolding of the stamps prior to perforating, unused without gum. A previously unrecordedSpecimen for this issue. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Spink, March 2008

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7 S 1⁄2d. to £1 set of eighteen, three of each value overprinted “SPECIMEN” (R7) and tied by“POSTED ET TELEGRAPHES/COLLECTION/DE/BERNE/MADAGASCAR” cachets in red onthree album page size pieces. A few with light staining, nevertheless a remarkable andunique showpiece. Photo £6,000-7,000

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13 [31-32] pair, variety imperforate between, part original gum; traces of soiling at topcentre and the right-hand stamp with a small shallow thin at foot. Exceedingly rare withonly two other examples of this variety recorded. Brandon (1999) and B.P.A. (2007)Certificates. S.G. 119a, £28,000. Photo £15,000-20,000

Plate I, RJL 3, Olive-green group

14 + A block of four, large part original gum; the lower pair with some creasing £200-250PROVENANCE:Wolpert, April 2000

15 Four singles representing the four shades of the group, comprising yellow-olive, olive-yellow, brown-olive and olive-green, good to fine mint £100-120PROVENANCE:Dr. Tony Robertson, September 2003

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8 A range comprising Plate I yellowish green (12, one a worn impression), olive-green (6),Plate II dull blue-green (4), apple green, bronze-green (7), myrtle, Plate III deep dullgreen (5) and Plate IV RJL 11 deep emerald-green (2), part to large part gum. A finegroup £300-400

Plate I, RJL 1, Yellowish green group

9 B [1-14] corner block of eight, fresh colour, single mount in left margin with the stampsremaining unmounted mint; the usual gum creasing in places. A fine positional multiple £250-300

10 + A block of four in a rich shade, fine unmounted mint £120-150PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

11 + A block of four, the right-hand pair with a few hinge remainders and one with a faint foxmark, the left-hand pair unmounted £80-100PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

12 + A block of four, nearly full original gum with just a small hinge mark at top centre; veryfine £120-150PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987


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Plate II, RJL 4, Pale green group

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17 [29], “double dot” variety, a rich shade and fine mint. Cat. £550. Photo £200-250

18 [29], “double dot” variety, part original gum. Cat. £550. Photo £150-200

Plate II, RJL 5, Dull blue-green group

19 B [1-60] block of sixty, being the top six rows of the sheet with full margins and imprint,divided in to two blocks of thirty (5x6), fresh mint and mounted in margins only; a fewtrivial imperfections in margins, and the usual gum creasing, however in remarkably finecondition for such a large multiple. From an original find made in 2004 £1,500-1,800

20 + A block of four, fresh unmounted mint; superb £150-200PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

21 + A block of four with the upper left stamp showing unusual weakness of shading aboveKing’s head, fresh mint £120-150PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

16 B [18-40] block of nine, [29] “double dot” variety, fine mint. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987


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22 B [25-37] block of six with good to large margins all round, unused without gum, the usualcreasing associated with this sheet (two vertical creases between or closely between theimpressions), and with a small thinning at centre though overall of fine appearance.Considered to be the largest remaining multiple of this rare variety. S.G. 120a, £45,000+.Photo £8,000-10,000PROVENANCE:Colin Donaldson, 1983Norman Levin, 2005

23 [37-38] pair with good to large margins and virtually full original gum; tiny mark onreverse, otherwise in exceptionally fine condition for this variety. B.P.A. Certificate(2007). S.G. 119a, £15,000. Photo £3,000-4,000

Note: This and the block offered above overlap on position 37, confirming that two sheets ofthis variety must have existed rather than the single sheet that was originally thought to havedone so. From the state of the flaws on position 37 it is clear that they come from different partsof the print run, the block from an earlier part and the pair from the later part

PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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24 + A block of four, [68-79], lightly mounted mint with only a small single hinge mark at topcentre, the lower pair remaining unmounted; the odd trace of foxing, otherwise very fine.Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Wolpert, April 2000

Plate II, RJL 6, Apple-green, the true shade

26 A single, large part original gum. Scarce. Photo £200-250

25 + [81-92] block of four, [82] with bomb flaw, fresh with large part original gum. A fine andvery rare multiple. Brandon Certificate (1993). Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Dick Pollitt

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28 + A block of four, the upper pair both showing wedge flaw, fresh with large part originalgum; fine and rare. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Wolpert, April 2000

27 B [82-96] marginal block of fifteen with full imprint, fresh mint with only the cornersstamps showing traces of mounting; very fine. An exceptional multiple. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

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29 B [1-34] corner block of sixteen, fresh unmounted mint; a superb pristine multiple. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982, sheet of one hundredRobert M. Gibbs, October 1987, sheet of one hundred

30 B [1-12] corner block of four in a rich shade, mounted in top margin only with the stampsremaining unmounted. A superb positional multiple. Photo £200-250

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31 A single, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder. Photo £120-150

Plate IV, RLJ 12, Deep emerald-green

32 A single, fine unmounted mint. Photo £120-150

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33 A selection comprising bright carmine group (3, one [63] Queen’s neck re-entry),carmine-lake group (3, one [46] damage at King’s hairline) and rose-red group (4, onewith “OD” flaw and one with Queen’s cheek flaw), fine mint £120-150

S.G. 123, Bright carmine

34 + Three blocks of four in differing shades from pale to deep, fresh mint with the pale shadeunmounted £200-250

35 + [53-64] block of four, [53] “AFRICA” re-entry and [63] Queen’s neck re-entry, and [85-96] marginal block of four with imprint, [95] King’s weak eye, contrasting shades, freshmint; the latter block with light crease across lower pair. Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995


S.G. 123, Bright carmine group

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37 + [89-100] corner block of four in a pale shade, sheet number “262”, fresh lightly mountedmint. Photo £100-120PROVENANCE:Spink, March 2008

36 + [85-96] marginal block of four with full imprint, [95] King’s weak eye, lightly mountedmint, the lower pair (light bend) remaining unmounted. Photo £100-120PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995

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39 A vertical pair in a pale bright shade, Plate B,[59/69], variety imperforate between, freshwith large part original gum; exceptionally fine and most attractive. B.P.A. Certificate(1977). S.G. 123a, £21,000. Photo £10,000-12,000

38 B [82-95] marginal block of eight, the vertical pairs variety imperforate between, freshunused with large part original gum; horizontal “filing fold” and small tear at right,between impressions. A monumental rarity and one of the great highlights of thecollection. S.G. 123a, £84,000+. Photo £40,000-50,000

Note: This and the pair that follows clearly come from different sheets by shade and impression

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S.G. 124, Carmine-lake

40 + [86-97] block of four, [87] original flaw repaired, [96] King’s cheek flaw and [97] Queen’scheek flaw, large part original gum. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Deal Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 125, Rose-red

41 + [81-92] corner block of four, fresh and fine unmounted mint. A very rare block. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

42 B [8-20] marginal block of six, fresh unmounted mint. A fine and rare multiple. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Spink, March 2008

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45 Brownish carmine-lake [73] with “OD” flaw, fresh mint. Scarce. Photo £140-180PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

44 Pale rosine [86-97] block of four, [97] Queen’s cheek flaw, fresh mint with the lower pairremaining unmounted. A scarce multiple. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995

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S.G. 126, Black and grey, Long Gash printing

46 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fine mint £80-100

47 [5-10] corner pair with sheet number “36”, mint with the lower stamp unmounted; veryfine £60-70

48 [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, fresh mint with the first very lightlymounted £70-90PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

49 + [44-50] corner block of four, [44] King’s wisp, fresh unmounted mint; superb. Photo £500-600

S.G. 126 variant i, Black and “pearl” or “silvery grey”, Long Gash printing

50 [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, fine mint £120-150PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 126 variant ii, Black and olive-grey, Long Gash printing

51 + [2-8] marginal block of four with part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mintwith the stamps remaining unmounted. A scarce multiple. Photo £300-400

Note: This is an intermediate printing between the frame families of S.G. 126 and S.G. 128.It shows some signs of cross-hatching at the base of the left-hand value tablet

PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

52 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fine mint £50-60PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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56 + [34-40] marginal block of four, lightly mounted mint; a couple of tiny tone spots,otherwise very fine. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

53 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; fractional toning. Photo £200-250

54 [15] King’s eyebrow line, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1981). Photo £80-100PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

55 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, lightly mounted mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1985). Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, 1994

57 [46] King’s extra curl, fine mint. Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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58 [1-2] corner pair, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, mint with hinge remainders; [1] with twogum creases. Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

59 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear and [46] King’s extra curl, fresh mint with [46] (gum crease)apparently unmounted £120-150

60 + [3-9] marginal block of four with large part imprint, [9] with “footprint” flaw, fine mint.Photo £250-300

61 + [44-50] block of four, [44] King’s wisp, fresh mint. Photo £250-300

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S.G. 128 variant, Black and slate-grey with “sepia tinted heads”, Long Gash printing

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63 B [2-10] corner block of eight with imprint and sheet number “12”, [2] Hook in Queen’sear, fresh mint; one stamp with trace of a hinge mark in one corner, the othersunmounted mint. A fine positional multiple. Photo £1,500-1,800PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987Alan Uria, July 2012

62 [38], fresh mint; thin speck. Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 129, Black and slate, Hook printing

64 [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, fine mint. Photo £100-120PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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66 [1-3] corner strip of three with large part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mintwith [1-2] remaining unmounted. Photo £350-400

67 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fine mint. Photo £140-180PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

68 [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, mint; the latter with a couple of fainttones at foot, otherwise fine £120-150

65 B [3-10] corner block of six (3x2) with large part of imprint and sheet number “28”, [8]with trace of a printer’s mark, fresh mint and apparently unmounted. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, October 1982Norman Levin, November 1993

S.G. 130, Black and grey-black, Long Gash printing

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69 B [39-50] corner block of six (2x3) with small part of imprint, [44] King’s wisp, [50] King’snostril flaw, fresh mint; marginal buckle on one stamp. Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, October 1982Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “A”, Black and brownish grey, Thick Ear printing

70 [2] Queen’s thick ear, lightly mounted mint; vague gum bend. Photo £100-120

71 + [4-10] block of four, [4] Queen’s cheek and King’s temple flaw, fresh mint. Photo £300-350

72 [4] Queen’s cheek and King’s temple flaw, [13] with printer’s mark and [14] Two whitelines in Queen’s hair, fresh mint; [13] with light gum crease £80-100


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73 B [28-50] corner block of fifteen (3x5) with large part imprint, two stamps in top row withsmall mounts, otherwise unmounted mint. A scarce and exceptionally fine multiple. Photo £1,200-1,500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

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77 [36], fine mint. Photo £200-250

74 [36], part original crackly gum. Rare. Photo £300-400

75 Unplated, fine mint. Rare. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC “D”, Black and grey-black, Thick Ear printing

76 + [18-24] block of four, single hinge mount at centre; very fine. Photo £500-600


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78 [2] Queen’s thick ear, no frame plate flaw in left “D”, large part original gum; fine. Photo £120-150

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RSC “D” variant ii, Black and grey-black with “sepia tinted heads”, Thick Ear printing

79 [2] Queen’s thick ear, no frame plate flaw in left “D”, lightly mounted mint and very fine.Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC “E”, Black and grey-black, Thick Ear printing

80 [20] with flaws between shoulders, fine mint. Photo £150-180

81 [25] second rayon recut, lightly mounted mint; very fine. Photo £150-180PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

82 + [43-49] block of four, [43] with printer’s mark, large part original gum; pulled perf. atupper right, otherwise fine. Photo £700-900PROVENANCE:William O’Connell, March 1986 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

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RSC “F”, Black and grey-black, No Gash printing

83 [43] with printer’s mark at upper left, fine mint. Photo £120-150PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “G”, Black and grey-black, No Gash printing

84 [50] vertical line above left value tablet with two dots to the left of this line, part original gumwith blue offset of 21⁄2d. value on reverse. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “H”, Black and slate-green, No Gash printing

85 + [4-10] upper right corner block of four with small part imprint and sheet number “165”,[5/10] with medal “cuts”, part to large part original gum. A rare multiple. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995

86 [4], fresh mint with a single neat hinge remainder; fine £80-100PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “I”, Black and grey-black, Thick Ear printing

87 [22], part original gum; small thin under hinge Photo £80-100PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987


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88 + [42-48] block of four, [43] with printer’s mark at upper left, the upper pair with the headspartly re-entered resulting in them appearing darker than in the heads in the lower pair,fresh and very lightly mounted mint, only the upper pair sharing a small mount. A veryrare multiple in pristine condition. Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

90 + [1-7] block of four, [2] Queen’s thick ear and [6] Tiara flaw, fresh mint with all fourstamps previously mounted. Fine and rare. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

91 [15] King’s eyebrow line and [27] King’s shoulder flaw, fine mint £140-180

89 [42] with printer’s mark at upper right, fine mint. Photo £140-180PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC “J”, Black and slate-black, Thick Ear printing

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RSC “K”, Black and slate-black, No Gash printing

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92 + [1-7] corner block of four with small part imprint, [2] No gash in Queen’s ear, pristinemint with the stamps remaining unmounted; a scarce multiple. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982 Norman Levin, November 1993

93 [3] and [29] “club” flaw, fine mint £140-180

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94 A selection of shades grouped as deep ultramarine (2), dull to light ultramarine (2), dullblue (2), deep dull blue and chalky blue (6), good to fine mint. S.G. 131-133, RSC “A” £100-120

95 + Deep ultramarine, dull ultramarine, dull blue and chalky blue blocks of four, fine mintwith the last unmounted £250-300PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

96 + Deep ultramarine, light ultramarine, dull blue and chalky blue blocks of four, fine mintwith the last unmounted £250-300

97 B Deep dull blue RSC “A” block of twenty-five (5x5), [25-50], the lower half of a sheetwith full sheet margins and imprint, [27] Dot on King’s forehead, [28] Dot by lower leftscroll and [32] Dot by second ball to left of central ornament at top, a couple of stamps inthe top row previously mounted, the others remaining unmounted. An impressivemultiple £500-600PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995

98 + Deep dull blue RSC “A” block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint £100-120PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

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S.G. 134, Purple-brown and ochre, Long Gash printing

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99 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, hinge remaindersin top margin which has two small thins, the pair with just a small trace of hingeing. Photo £120-150PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

100 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fine mint. Photo £80-100

101 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, and [46] King’s extra curl, part original gum and large partoriginal gum respectively £80-100

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102 + [41-47] block of four with small part imprint, [46] King’s extra curl, fresh mint with thefour stamps lightly mounted. Photo £350-400PROVENANCE:Wolpert, April 2000

103 + [44-50] corner block of four with small part imprint, [44] King’s wisp, unmounted mint;folded between horizontally. Photo £350-400


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106 + [34-40] marginal block of four, fresh lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remainingunmounted. Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:William O’Connell, March 1986

S.G. 136, Magenta and yellow-ochre, Short Gash printing

S.G. 135, Purple and yellow-ochre, Long Gash printing

104 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh deep colours, part original gum £80-100

105 [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, fresh mint with small and large hingeremainders respectively £80-100

107 B [2-5/8-10/13-15] corner block of ten with full imprint and sheet number “434”, [2]Short gash in Queen’s ear, the stamps with overall flat-spotting on gum, two hingeremainders in top margin, otherwise unmounted. A fine and spectacular positionalmultiple. Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:John Barbour Norman Levin, November 1993


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110 + [43-49] block of four, [43] with printer’s mark at upper left, mint with part to large partoriginal gum; [48] with a wrinkle. Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:William O’Connell, March 1986

S.G. 137, Violet and ochre, Thick Ear printing

111 [2] Queen’s thick ear, part original gum; small thin, fine appearance. Photo £100-120

112 [15] King’s eyebrow line, [18] and [50], the last (small thin) in the “cold violet” shade,good to fine mint £120-150

RSC “A”, Dull reddish purple and brownish ochre, Short Gash printing

113 B [1-25] block of twenty-five, being the top five rows of a sheet with imprint and sheetnumber “22”, [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, the right vertical column with “medal cuts”,unmounted mint; folded between two horizontal rows. A very rare and superb showpiecemultiple. Photo £3,500-4,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

114 + [1-7] corner block of four with small part imprint, [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, [7](wrinkle) with part of printer’s mark at lower right, fresh mint with the upper pairunmounted, the lower pair sharing a single hinge mark. A rare positional multiple of thisprinting. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Thomas Osdene, May 2001

115 [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, fine mint. Photo £150-180

108 [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, bright colours, part original gum. Photo £120-150

109 [30] in the “true magenta” shade and [46] with a deep vignette, mint with a hingeremainder and unmounted mint respectively £100-120

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119 + [4-10] block of four, [4] Queen’s cheek and King’s temple flaws, fresh mint with the toppair sharing a single hinge remainder, the lower pair remaining unmounted. A very fineand rare multiple. Photo £2,800-3,000

120 [14] Two white lines in Queen’s hair, two hinge remainders, fresh and fine mint. Scarce.Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:John Barbour Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “B”, Maroon and ochre, Hook printing

116 [2], Hook in Queen’s ear, large part original gum. Photo £80-100

117 + [29-35] marginal block of four, unmounted mint; superb. Photo £350-400

RSC “C”, Deep reddish purple and ochre, Hook printing

118 [20] with “medal cuts”, fine mint. A scarce printing. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “D”, Dull claret and ochre, Thick Ear printing

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RSC “E”, Deep claret and pale yellow-ochre, Thick Ear printing

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123 + [4-10] block of four with small part imprint and sheet number “498”, [10] with “medalcuts”, large part original gum with the upper pair sharing a single hinge remainder, thelower pair remaining unmounted; thin in top margin and at stamp hinge area, [5] withdiagonal creases. Considered unique as a block. Photo £7,000-8,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

121 [20], marginal from the right of the sheet, fresh with large part original gum; trace of abend at top, otherwise very fine. A very rare stamp. Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC “F”, Lake and pale yellow-ochre, Thick Ear printing

122 [17], fresh with large part original gum; fine and rare. Brandon Certificate (1985). Photo £1,200-1,400

RSC “G”, Brown-purple and ochre, No Gash printing

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RSC “G”, Brown-purple and ochre, No Gash printing

124 [22], part original gum; violet mark on reverse. Rare. Photo £300-400PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC “I”, Deep reddish purple and ochre, No Gash printing

125 [6] flaw under lip of King’s curl, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder; diagonal bend.Rare. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “J”, Deep rose-lilac and ochre, No Gash printing

126 [41] roller die flaw, large part original gum; trace of soiling on reverse, otherwise fine andrare. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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S.G. 138, Greenish black and orange, Long Gash printing

127 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, part original gum £120-150PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

128 [13] distinctly aniline, [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, fresh withpart to large part original gum £180-200


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133 + [39-45] block of four, [44] King’s wisp, fresh mint, the lower pair remaining unmounted.Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

129 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh unmountedmint; trace of wrinkling. Photo £180-200PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993


131 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl; [2]with thin speck, otherwise fine mint £120-150

132 [8] and [13] with printer’s marks, fine mint £50-60

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134 B [41-48] corner block of six with nearly complete imprint, [46] King’s extra curl, [41 and[43] with very small hinge marks, otherwise unmounted mint. An outstanding positionalmultiple. Photo £600-800PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

S.G. 140, Black and orange, Long Gash printing

135 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; vague bend. Photo £100-120

136 [2] (aniline frame) Long gash in Queen’s ear, [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’sextra curl fresh mint; [2] with a thin, [46] unmounted £140-180

137 + [24-30] marginal block of four, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, unmounted mint; very fine.Photo £300-350

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138 B [43-50] corner block of six with large part imprint, [44] King’s wisp, fresh mint; [49] witha small hinge mark, otherwise unmounted mint. Superb. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

S.G. 140, variant i, Blue-black and distinctly aniline orange, Long Gash printing

139 [2] marginal with small part imprint Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum.Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

140 + [34-40] block of four, fresh mint with the lower pair very lightly mounted. A scarce block.Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

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RSC “A”, Grey-black and orange, Mid Gash printing

141 [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, part original gum; trace of a thin at hinge area. Photo £150-200

142 + [11-17] block of four, fresh unmounted mint. A superb and rare multiple. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “B”, Black and orange, Hook printing

143 [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; vertical crease, fine appearance. Photo £100-120

144 + [11-17] block of four, superb unmounted mint. Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “C”, Blue-black and dull orange, Hook printing

145 [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, fresh mint with a single hinge remainder; diagonal gum bend,otherwise fine. Photo £200-250

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RSC “D”, Olive-black and yellow-orange, Hook printing

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146 B [1-10] block of ten, being the complete top two rows of the sheet with full imprint andsheet number “30”, [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, [5] and [10] “medal cuts”, [8] withprinter’s mark, fresh and very fine mint with a couple of hinge marks in top margin only,all stamps remaining unmounted. An exceptionally rare and impressive multiple. Photo £18,000-20,000

Note: To date it appears that there is only one sheet of this printing recorded, this sheetoriginally having been divided in to four multiples

PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

147 [43] with printer’s mark at upper left, fresh lightly mounted mint; fine and rare. Photo £2,500-3,000PROVENANCE:Sotheby’s, May 1989

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150 [28] with “hairpin” flaw, fresh unmounted mint; trace of a corner crease at upper left.Scarce. Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, November 2002

151 [35], fine mint. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

148 [2] Queen’s thick ear, large part original gum; faint tone spot on one perf. at foot. Scarce.Photo £200-250

149 + [41-47] corner block of four with small part imprint, [47] “dots between heads”,unmounted mint; small split in margin at foot and minor creasing in margins. A fine andrare multiple. Photo £1,500-1,800PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “F”, Blue-black and yellow-orange, No Gash printing

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S.G. 141, Purple-brown and olive-green, Long Gash printing

152 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; very fine £80-100

153 [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, fresh colours, part original gum £70-90

S.G. 141 variant i, Purple-brown and distinct bright (yellowish) olive-green, Long Gash printing

155 + [44-50] corner block of four with small par imprint, [44] King’s wisp, fresh unmountedmint; [45] with small mark to left of Queen. Photo £300-350

S.G. 141a, Purple-brown and olive-yellow (shades), Long Gash printing

156 + [1-7] corner block of four with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, frameplate very yellow, lightly mounted mint with [1-6] remaining unmounted. Photo £400-500


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157 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, frame plate strongin olive, large part original gum; small thin in margin at hinge remnant. Photo £150-180PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

158 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, eachwith a single remainder, fine mint £140-180

159 + [31-37] block of four, part original gum with all four stamps having hinge remainders.Photo £350-400

Note: This block is at the extreme end of the shade band of S.G. 141a, having not quite enoughyellow in the frame to be classified as the “pretender”, RSC “A”

PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995 when offered as the “pretender”

S.G. 141ab error, Purple-brown and ochre, Thick Ear printing

160 B [1-10] block of ten, being the top two rows of the sheet with full imprint and sheetnumber “105”, [2] Queen’s thick ear, [4] Queen’s cheek flaw, flattish gum with the stampsremaining unmounted; [1-2] sharing gum bend, three small thins in margins, otherwisefine. A very rare and impressive multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (undated). Photo £5,000-6,000PROVENANCE:Harry Birkhead, June 1986 Norman Levin, November 1993

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164 + [1-7] corner block of four with narrow sheet margin at top, [2] No gash in Queen’s ear,unmounted; pristine and superb. A rare multiple. Photo £3,500-4,000PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

165 [29], “Club” flaw, fresh bright colours, unmounted mint; a couple of shortish perfs.,otherwise very fine. Photo £100-120

161 [2] Queen’s thick ear, part original gum, two thin specks. Scarce. B.P.A. Certificate(2007). Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

162 [11], large part original gum; vertical gum “crease” and tiny black speck at right. Photo £200-250

S.G. 141ab error, variant, Distinct bright reddish brown and (yellowish) olive-bistre, Thick Ear printing

163 [20], fine mint. Scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1976) as the error. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 143, Lake-brown and olive, No Gash printing


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167 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, part original gum. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

168 [19], fine mint. Photo £80-100

RSC “B”, Reddish brown and ochre, the so-called “Roman ochre”, Long Gash printing

166 [9], fresh bright colours and lightly mounted mint, exhibiting a single hinge remnant,well-centred for this rarity. Surely one of the finest examples of this exceptionally rarestamp, of which only 12-15 mint examples are recorded. B.P.A. Certificate (1977). Cat.£22,000. Photo £12,000-15,000PROVENANCE:Christie’s Robson Lowe, November 1981 David Forgan, 1986 private sale

RSC “A”, Reddish brown and brown-ochre, the “pretender”, Long Gash printing

169 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, strong colours, part original gum; fine. Scarce. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Dr. Tony Roberston, September 2003

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172 [4] Queen’s cheek and King’s temple flaws, large part original gum, fine. Photo £200-250

173 [22] dots above King and flaws between heads, large part original gum; small inclusion atcentre right. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

170 + [19-25] marginal block of four, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh unmounted mint. Anexceptionally fine and rare multiple. Photo £1,800-2,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

171 [23], fresh with part original gum. Photo £300-350

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174 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, pale heads, fresh lightly mounted mint £80-100

175 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, intermediate heads, and [25] Lines by King’s cheek, paleheads, fresh colours, large part original gum £100-120

176 + [28-34] block of four, [28] with 31⁄2mm. mark, fresh very lightly mounted mint with thelower pair remaining unmounted. Photo £200-250

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177 + [44-50] corner block of four with small part imprint, [44] King’s wisp (faint), [50] withno printer’s ink smear, lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted.Photo £250-300

178 + [44-50] corner block of four with small part imprint, [44] King’s wisp absent, [50] withprinter’s ink smear, lightly mounted mint. Photo £250-300

179 [46] King’s extra curl with pale, intermediate and deep heads, lightly mounted mint, largepart original gum and unmounted mint respectively. An attractive and unusual trio £100-120

S.G. 145, Brown and purple, Thick Ear printing180 [2] Queen’s thick ear, rich colours, [7] with flaws north-east of King’s head and [14] Two

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183 B [43-50] corner block of six with large part imprint, lightly mounted mint with all but [43]remaining unmounted; thin in right-hand margin though a fine and attractive multiple.Photo £450-500PROVENANCE:Spink, July 2009

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185 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint andlightly mounted in top margin only with the stamps remaining unmounted. A fine andrare positional multiple of this printing. B.P.A. Certificate (1988). Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

186 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, head plate set high, large part original gum; gum creaseotherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £700-800PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

S.G. 145, variant i, Reddish brown and (redder) brown-purple, towards deep claret Thick Earprinting

184 [2] Queen’s thick ear, large part original gum; diagonal gum bend £60-80PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 145a, Bright chestnut and mauve, Long Gash printing

187 + [23-29] block of four, [28] 31⁄2mm. mark, pristine white gum and lightly mounted. A fineand rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

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RSC “A”, Chocolate and deep rose-lilac, Long Gash printing

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190 [1-2] pair, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint sharing a small hinge mark;very fine. Scarce. Photo £1,200-1,400PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

188 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint with a small single hinge mark; fine.Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Christie’s Robson Lowe, September 1994

189 + [3-9] block of four, [8] with printer’s mark at lower left, large part original gum with afew small hinge remainders. A fine and scarce multiple. Photo £1,200-1,400PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “B”, Reddish brown and deep rose-lilac, Long Gash printing

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191 [43], well-centred and exceptional colours, lightly mounted mint with small hingeremainder. A very fine example. One of the great rarities of the Double Head issue, ofwhich only six or seven mint examples have been recorded to date, not all of which arefine. Robert M. Gibbs Certificate (2011). Photo £6,000-7,000

Note: The head plate is red-brown though of a much deeper hue. The heads are clearly definedand have been referred to as “coppery”. The frame plate is towards plum with the ink usedbeing very distinct and unlike that used for any other 6d. frame

PROVENANCE:William O’Connell, March 1986 when contained in the then unique block of four Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC “D”, Red-brown and crimson, within the S.G. 145a family, Short Gash printing

192 [3], large part original gum, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1978) as S.G. 145a. Photo £350-400PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

193 [24], mint with a single hinge remainder. B.P.A. Certificate (1978) as S.G. 145a. Photo £350-400PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

RSC “E”, Chocolate and maroon, Thick Ear printing

194 [2] Queen’s thick ear, lightly mounted with a small single hinge remnant; a little lighttoning at upper left. Very scarce. Photo £200-250

195 [10], well-centred, large part original gum; fine. Scarce. Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

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198 + [17-23] block of four, part to large part original gum with some hinge remainders; theright-hand vertical pair with traces of thinning though of very fine appearance. A greatrarity and the sole block of four of this printing recorded thus far. Photo £2,200-2,500PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995 Alan Uria, July 2012

199 [40], fresh lightly mounted mint with a small single hinge mark. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

196 + [1-7] block of four, [2] Queen’s thick ear, lightly mounted mint; [7] with small thin anda couple of tiny tone marks, otherwise fine. A scarce multiple £1,800-2,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

197 [33], large part original gum; fine. Photo £300-350

RSC “G”, Red-brown and maroon, Thick Ear printing, “Waxy” Heads

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200 [4] Queen’s cheek and temple flaws, large part original gum; trace of a gum crease. Photo £150-200

201 Unplated, large part original gum; fine. Photo £150-200

RSC “I”, chocolate and brown-purple, No Gash printing

202 [8], fresh colours, part original gum. Scarce. Photo £250-300


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204 + [41-47] corner block of four, exceptional colour, the stamps lightly mounted mint withthe lower pair remaining unmounted; a little gum loss in the margins and [41-46] sharinga natural gum wrinkle. Considered the unique block of this rare stamp and one of themost important multiples of the issue. B.P.A. Certificate (1985). Photo £20,000-25,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, March 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

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203 [36], “teardrop” re-entry and smoky vignette, large part original gum and well-centredfor this stamp; a couple of shortish perfs. at right and faint tone on reverse. Rare. B.P.A.Certificate (1981). Photo £2,000-2,500


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207 + [4-10] corner block of four with sheet number “166”, fresh colour, large part originalgum; light horizontal crease in top margin; a scarce multiple. Photo £700-900PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, November 1982 Norman Levin, November 1993

208 [15] King’s eyebrow line and [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; [15] with alight corner crease £70-90

205 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh colours, largepart original gum with the stamps showing only traces of having been hinged; some perf.separation between [2] and margin. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

206 [2], Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; fine. Photo £100-120

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210 [1-2] corner pair, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint with traces ofhingeing in top margin only, the stamps remaining unmounted. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

211 [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear and [3] with “z” flaw, lightly mounted mint £140-180

RSC “A”, Dull purple and deep dull purple, Long Gash printing

212 [13] with printer’s mark at upper left corner, large part original gum; fine £60-80PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

209 + [1-7] block of four, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, fresh with large part original gum; lightgum bend, otherwise fine and a scarce multiple. Photo £700-900PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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214 + [2-8] block of four, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint with the lowerpair remaining unmounted; very fine. Photo £300-350

215 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, largepart original gum; [2] with gum bend, [46] with wrinkle £120-150

213 [1-2] marginal pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, unmountedmint. Photo £100-120


S.G. 150, Carmine and deep purple, Long Gash printing

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218 + [41-47] marginal block of four with small part imprint, [46] King’s extra curl, large partoriginal gum with the lower pair remaining unmounted; traces of gum bends though arare and attractive multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £1,800-2,000PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, September 2000

216 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint withthe stamps lightly mounted; [1] with a couple of small wrinkles. A rare multiple of thisprinting. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £1,400-1,600PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

217 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; trace of a thin at hinge area,otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

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223 + [41-47] marginal block of four, [46] King’s extra curl, fresh unmounted mint; very fine.Photo £250-300

224 [46] King’s extra curl, fine mint £80-100

S.G. 150 variant, Deep rose-red and (aniline) brown-purple, Long Gash printing

219 Unplated, fine mint. Scarce. Photo £200-250

RSC “A”, Scarlet and maroon, Long Gash printing

220 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; fine. Photo £140-180PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

221 + [24-30] block of four, [25] Lines by King’s cheek, part to large part original gum; [24]with a thin spot, otherwise fine. Photo £250-300

222 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, centered to top, fine mint £60-80PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

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228 + [3-9] block of four, [4] Queen’s cheek flaw, [8] with printer’s mark at lower left, large partoriginal gum with the lower pair sharing only a small hinge mark; a couple of shortishperfs., [4] and [8] with a couple of small tones. The only recorded block of this printing.A great rarity. Photo £5,000-6,000PROVENANCE:William O’Connell, March 1986 Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

229 [18], part original gum; trace of a thin at hinge area; scarce. Photo £500-600

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225 [23-28] vertical pair, [28] 31⁄2mm. mark, wonderful colour and very lightly mountedmint; fine and a rare multiple. Photo £1,200-1,500

226 [25] marginal, Lines by King’s cheek, part original gum; fine. Photo £700-900PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

227 + [26-32] block of four, fresh colours, mint with [32] remaining unmounted. A fine andvery rare block. Photo £3,000-3,500PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “C”, Scarlet-vermilion and maroon, Thick Ear printing


RSC “D”, Carmine-vermilion and maroon, Thick Ear printing

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232 [10], almost perfectly centred, exceptional colour, large part original gum; light wrinkles.Probably the finest of the three or four recorded examples of this incredibly rare shade.Photo £5,000-6,000PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

230 Unplated marginal horizontal pair from the left of the sheet, large part original gum andsharing just a single hinge remainder. The only recorded multiple of this rare stamp.Robert M. Gibbs Certificate (2003) states “The entire vermilion family which comprisesRSC “C”, “D”, “E” and “F” only includes one other unused multiple, the block of RSC“C””. Photo £2,500-3,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, private sale Spink, October 2003

231 [11], part original gum; a few slightly ragged perfs. at top. Scarce. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “F”, Orange-vermilion and maroon, Thick Ear printing

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233 [1-2] pair, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint sharing a single hingeremainder, fine. Photo £100-120

234 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fine mint with a single hinge remainder. Photo £80-100

235 + [7-13] block of four, lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted. Amost attractive multiple. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

236 [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, unmounted mint and part originalgum respectively £70-90

S.G. 151a, Black and deep blue-green, Mid gash printing

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S.G. 151, Grey-black and deep blue-green, Long Gash printing

237 + [1-7] block of four, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, fresh colours, mint with a few remaindersin places. A fine and rare multiple. Photo £1,500-1,800PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

238 [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; fine. Photo £150-200

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243 [1-2] pair, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint and with a few flat spotsof gum, fine. Photo £350-400

244 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint. Photo £200-250

245 [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; tiny light mark on “B”. Photo £120-150

239 + [1-7] block of four, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, part to large part original gum; somegum bends and [1] with trace of a small thin. A rare multiple. Photo £500-500PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

240 [1-2] pair, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, fresh lightly mounted mint and sharing a singlesmall hinge remainder; fine. Photo £100-120PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

241 [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, [3] “z” flaw and [43] with printer’s mark at upper left, freshmint with the first two lightly mounted £80-100

S.G. 152, Black and pale blue-green, Hook printing

242 [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, very lightly mounted mint (short perf. at foot), and variant blue-black and (brighter) turquoise-green, unplated, large part original gum £100-120

S.G. 152a, Purple-black and blue-green, Long Gash printing

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RSC “B”, Black and turquoise-blue, Mid Gash printing249 [1], fine mint. Photo £150-180

PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987, as the variant

RSC “C”, Black and dull blue-green, Mid Gash printing250 [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; small faults though of good

appearance. Photo £100-120PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC “D”, Brownish black and turquoise-green, Long Gash printing251 + [42-48] marginal block of four with large part imprint, [43] with printer’s mark at upper

left, lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted. Fine and scarce.Photo £600-800PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

252 Unplated, large part original gum, fine. Photo £140-180

246 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, well-centred and good colours, part original gum; lightbend at foot. Photo £300-400PROVENANCE:Harry Birkhead, June 1986, as S.G. 152a Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

247 [28], 31⁄2mm. mark, fresh mint; a few gum wrinkles. Photo £100-120PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

248 [46] King’s extra curl, well-centred, part original gum. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Harry Birkhead, June 1986, as S.G. 152a Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

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254 + [1-7] corner block of four, [2] No gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint and mounted in marginsonly, the stamps remaining unmounted, very fine. A rare multiple. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

253 [4] Queen’s cheek and King’s eyebrow flaws, well-centred and fresh with large part originalgum. A most attractive example of this exceptionally rare stamp of which only a handfulof mint examples are recorded. Brandon Certificate (1991). Photo £8,000-9,000

RSC “F”, Black and (pale) turquoise-blue, No Gash printing

255 [29], “Club” flaw, fresh lightly mounted mint. Photo £140-180

RSC “F”, variant heads vanish under ultra-violet, Black and (pale) turquoise-blue, No Gash printing

256 [44], lightly mounted mint with small hinge mark; very fine. Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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260 [46-48] marginal strip of three with large part imprint, very lightly mounted mint. Anexceptional multiple of this rare printing. Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

257 [11-12] marginal pair, fresh mint and sharing a single hinge remainder; very fine. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC “H”, Black and (bright) turquoise-blue, No Gash printing

258 [28] with “Hairpin” flaw, lightly mounted mint; fine. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995

259 [37] with trace of printer’s mark at lower right, fine mint with a single hinge mark. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “I”, Black and pale blue, No Gash printing

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262 [1-2] corner pair, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, mint with hinge remainders in margin,[2] with a small hinge remainder at foot. Photo £300-350

263 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, unmounted mint. Photo £120-150


265 + [4-10] corner block of four with sheet number “64”, fine unmounted mint. A raremultiple. Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

266 [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum and lightlymounted mint respectively £120-150

Two ShillingsS.G. 153, Black and ultramarine, Long Gash printing

261 + [1-7] block of four, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh and fine mint. A very rare multiple.Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000


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267 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; small wrinkle at foot. Photo £140-180

268 Unplated, large part original gum with a single remainder at top. Photo £100-120

S.G. 154, Black and dull blue, Thick Ear printing

269 [46], lightly mounted mint; trace of a thin at small hinge mark. Scarce. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

S.G. 154, variant, Black and dull blue, Thick Ear printing

270 Unplated and showing more blue in the frame, lightly mounted mint; fine and scarce.Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

RSC “B”, Black and dull blue, Short Gash printing

271 [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; light tone mark on gum just showsthrough to face. A fine example of this very rare printing. Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “C”, Deep black and blue, No Gash printing

272 [29] “Club” flaw, large part original gum; some tiny adherence flecks on gum; fineappearance. Photo £600-800PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “C”, variant ii, Deep black and (greenish) blue, No Gash printing

273 [16], fresh mint with a single remainder; fine and scarce. Photo £800-1,000


RSC “D”, Black and china blue, Thick Ear printing

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276 [14] Two white lines in Queen’s hair, part original gum with hinge remainder across topof stamp; a few shortish perfs. at top. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Tony Robertson, September 2003

274 [2] marginal, Queen’s thick ear, small hinge remainder in margin, the stamp remainingunmounted. A beautiful example of this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1979). Photo £2,500-3,000PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

275 + [4-10] marginal block of four, [4] Queen’s cheek flaw, fresh mint with all stamps mounted,some separated perfs, between stamps and margin strengthened. A fine and very raremultiple. Photo £4,000-5,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

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278 [38] with trace of printer’s mark at lower left, fresh lightly mounted mint; tiny hinge thin,otherwise fine. Very rare, being one of less than ten recorded unused examples. Photo £4,000-5,000PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

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277 [1], large part original gum; fine and very scarce. Photo £500-600

Note: Under ultra-violet light the frame, more especially at the right and at the foot, is seenas a deeper and duller green than that of the normal RDC “D”

PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC “E”, Deep black and light blue, No Gash printing

S.G. 155, Black and lake, Hook printing279 [2] Hook (faint) in Queen’s ear, fine mint with a single hinge remainder. Photo £600-700


280 [15] King’s eyebrow line, lightly mounted with a very small hinge mark; very fine. Photo £120-150PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

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281 [31-36] marginal pair with diagonal frame plate scratches, fresh mint with large partoriginal gum and lightly mounted respectively. A scarce multiple. Photo £400-500

S.G. 155a, Black and crimson, Long Gash printing282 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh very lightly mounted mint; scarce and very fine. The

last of the Long gashes to be added to the collection. Photo £800-1,000

283 [9] “Footprint” flaw and heads with a hint of sepia, fine mint. Photo £120-150PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

284 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum; fine. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

285 [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum. Photo £350-400PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 156, Sepia and deep crimson, Long Gash printing286 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fine mint. B.P.A. Certificate (1970). Photo £600-700


287 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum, fine. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

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288 [46] King’s extra curl, part original gum; fine. Photo £300-350

S.G. 156a, Bistre-brown and crimson, Mid Gash printing289 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, large part original

gum. A rare positional multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

290 Unplated, large part original gum; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1978). Photo £400-500

S.G. 157, Black and rose-carmine, Long Gash printing291 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, part original gum; small thin at top. Photo £120-150

292 + [14-20] marginal block of four, [15] King’s eyebrow line, fresh mint; small loss of gum atfoot; rounded upper left corner. A very rare and highly attractive multiple. Photo £3,500-4,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Clive Wolpert, April 2000 Alan Uria, July 2012

293 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, part original gum; fine. Photo £200-250

294 [46] King’s extra curl, lightly mounted mint; fine. Photo £250-300

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295 + [1-7] corner block of four, [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, very lightly mounted mint with [2]and [6] unmounted; [1] with a thin spot and small thin in margin. An exceptionally rareand impressive multiple. Photo £5,000-6,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

296 Unplated, large part original gum, fine. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Gunner Strehmel. June 1994

RSC “A”, Brownish red and carmine-red, Hook printing

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RSC “B”, Reddish brown and carmine-red, Long Gash printing

297 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh with large part original gum. A fine and very rarestamp. Photo £1,500-1,800PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

298 Unplated, part original gum. Very rare. Robert M. Gibbs Certificate (2003) withoutphoto, stating that the stamp is ex “Montgomery” lot 213 and “at the extreme end of thevariants to be found in the 156 family”. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

RSC “C”, Brown and (aniline) brown-lake, Mid Gash printing

299 [19], lightly mounted mint; very fine and rare. Photo £700-800PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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300 [11], large part original gum; fine and rare. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “E”, Deep brown and brown-lake, Mid Gash printing

301 [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum, fine and rare. Photo £1,000-1,200

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302 [50] corner example, lightly mounted mint; shallow thin at corner of margin, the stampsuperb. A wonderful example. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC “F”, Blackish brown and rose-red, Long Gash printing

303 [46] King’s extra curl, a rich shade, part original gum. A rare stamp. Photo £1,000-1,200

304 Unplated, in the “true colours”, large part original gum; thin spot, otherwise very fine.Photo £700-900PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

305 Unplated and described by John Michael as “towards F”, part original gum, fresh andfine. A rare stamp. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

RSC “G”, Brownish black and carmine-vermilion, Long Gash printing

306 [33], lightly mounted mint; two small gum bursts; a fine and very pretty shade. Rare.Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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310 [44-50] corner block of four, [44] King’s wisp, fresh mint with all but [49] remainingunmounted, paper adherence in lower margin. A superb multiple. Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

307 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, head plate slightly towards blue-green, lightly mountedmint; fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1982). Photo £300-350

308 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; tiny thin to right of hinge remainder.Photo £200-250

309 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum; thin speck. Photo £120-150PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Clive Wolpert, April 2000

311 [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; fine. Photo £150-200


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315 + [1-7] block of four, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint. A rare andimportant multiple. Photo £2,500-3,000PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

312 [2] Short Gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum, fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate(1981). Photo £1,200-1,400PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

313 [25], fresh mint with two hinge remainders; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £500-600

314 Unplated, fresh colours, large part original gum; superb. Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

RSC “A”, Deep bluish green and deep purple, Long Gash printing

316 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, pale heads, large part original gum; fine. Photo £300-350

317 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, deep heads, two small hinge remainders; trace of a verticalbend, otherwise fine. Photo £200-250

318 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh with part original gum. Photo £140-180

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322 Unplated, part original gum; some peripheral staining. Very rare, being only the secondexample of this printing recorded. Photo £600-800PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

319 + [41-47] corner block of four, [46] King’s extra curl, hinge remainders on upper pair thelower pair remaining unmounted. A rare and impressive multiple. Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

320 [46] King’s extra curl, fresh mint and exceptionally lightly mounted. Photo £150-200

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325 [47], well-centred for this stamp, large part original gum with a couple of hingeremainders. Rare. Photo £700-800

323 [1-2] corner pair, [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, fresh mint with the stamps exhibitingnearly full original gum, top margin with hinge remainders and small spot of gum loss. Avery rare and highly attractive multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £3,000-3,500PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

324 [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, lightly mounted mint; thin speck, otherwise fine. B.P.A.Certificate (2007). Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

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328 + [39-45] marginal block of four, [44] King’s wisp, pristine mint with only [39] exhibitingvery small hinge mark; trace of three diagonal stripes in gum, possibly from backing paper.A wonderful multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £4,000-5,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

326 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, part original gum, disturbed; fine appearance. B.P.A.Certificate (2007). Photo £200-250

327 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, rich colours, large part original; fine. Photo £180-200

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S.G. 159, Vermilion and deep green, Long Gash printing

S.G. 160, Scarlet and pale yellow-green, Short Gash printing329 [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum with a single hinge remainder.

B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £150-200

S.G. 160, variant i, Deep carmine-red and yellow-green, Short Gash printing330 [16], marginal, part original gum; two small tones, one just showing through to face.

Photo £140-180PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

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334 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; fine. Photo £350-400

331 [7], fresh colours, part original gum, fine. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

S.G. 160a, Crimson and yellow-green, Long Gash printing

332 + [1-7] corner block of four, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, [7] with printer’s mark at lowerright, large part original gum with [1-6] very lightly mounted; a few light tone marks,otherwise fine and a rare positional multiple. Photo £2,500-3,000PROVENANCE:“County”, November 2003 Alan Uria, July 2012

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338 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; fine. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

339 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, part original gum; fine. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

335 + [7-13] block of four with printer’s mark at centre, lightly mounted mint with the lowerpair remaining unmounted. A fine, rare and lovely multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007).Photo £3,000-3,500PROVENANCE:Sotheby’s, May 1989

336 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum; fine. Photo £180-200

337 [46] King’s extra curl, fresh and very lightly mounted mint. An exceptional example.B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £200-250

RSC “A”, (Deeper) brown-red and green, Long Gash printing

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340 [27] flaw 3mm. above King’s curl, the heads bright, aniline and fugitive, large partoriginal gum; fine and scarce. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “C”, Scarlet-vermilion and deep green, Long Gash printing

341 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; thin speck at right. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

342 [25], Lines by King’s cheek, part original gum; fine. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

343 [46] King’s extra curl, mint with a hinge remainder at top. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

344 [46] King’s extra curl, part original gum and a few small gum skips. Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “D”, Deep rose-red and deep green, Long Gash printing

345 [19] “Bruising” on King’s head, part original gum; small thin. A most attractive stamp.Photo £150-200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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RSC “E”, Deep rose-red and (brighter) yellow-green, Short Gash printing

346 + [1-7] corner block of four, [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, part original gum with each pairhaving a curious flatish strip on gum. A very rare and impressive multiple. B.P.A.Certificate (2007). Photo £4,000-5,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

347 [5] with medal “cuts”, unmounted mint; tiny speck of gum flicked off at top. Photo £120-150PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000 as S.G. 160

RSC “F” Deep rose-red and dull yellow-green, Long Gash printing

348 [15] King’s eyebrow line and with row of blind perfs. at foot, lightly mounted mint andvery fine. Scarce. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

Error of Colour ?, (Deeper) brown-red and (yellowish) bistre, Long Gash printing

349 [33], part original gum, hinge remainders. A most unusual stamp offered “as is”. Photo £1,500-1,800

Note: Another example in an identical shade has been seen. This was included in a collectionwhich consisted of pristine stamps from a new issue service. Could the 5d. and 5/- frame plateshave been confused?

PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 “Dallas”, July 1990

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S.G. 160b, Carmine and pale blue, Long Gash printing

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353 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, some hingeremainders in top margin, the stamps lightly mounted. A fine and rare positional multiple.B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

350 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh bright colours, large part original gum; smallhandstamp at foot. Most attractive. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

351 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum; fine. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

352 [46] King’s extra curl, lightly mounted mint; very fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1978) as S.G. 161. Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 161, Carmine and light blue, Long Gash printing

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356 + [32-38] block of four, fresh colours and with large part original gum; horizontal stripesin gum, possibly from backing paper. A rare and lovely multiple. B.P.A. Certificate(2007). Photo £6,000-7,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

354 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, part original gum; trace of thinning at hinge area; fineappearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £700-800PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

355 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, part original gum; tiny thin at hinge area. Photo £300-400

357 [46] King’s extra curl, fine mint with a few small spots of flat gum; most attractive. R.P.S.Certificate (1978). Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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359 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fresh lightly mounted mint; very fine. Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

360 [46] King’s extra curl, fine mint. Photo £600-700

RSC “B”, Carmine and deep dull blue, Long Gash printing

358 [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, marginal with small part imprint, wonderfully centred andfabulous colours, small hinge remainder in margin, the stamp unmounted and superb. Anoutstanding example of this beautiful shade. B.P.A. Certificate (1976). Photo £3,000-3,500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “A”, Bright carmine and blue, Long Gash printing

361 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum; a fraction toned. Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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362 B [2-10] corner block of eight with full imprint and sheet number “13”, [2] Hook (faint)in Queen’s ear, [5] line above King’s head, [5/10] with medal “cuts”, [7] with mark in“M” of “COMPANY”, a couple of hinge remainders in margins, all stamps remainingunmounted. A magnificent show piece multiple of great beauty. B.P.A. Certificate(2007). Photo £15,000-20,000

Note: This block was bought by Gerald Simpson out of his naval gratuity at auction in 1946for the sum of 6 guineas

PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982 Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “D”, Deep rose-red and (brighter, greenish) deep dull blue, Mid Gash printing

363 [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; fine and most attractive. A rarestamp. Photo £1,500-2,000

RSC “E”, Scarlet and (deep bright) blue, Mid Gash printing

364 Unplated, lovely colours, fresh with large part original gum; light horizontal crease atlower right. A rare stamp. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999 as RSC “A” and subsequently corrected by Robert M.Gibbs to RSC “E”

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RSC “G”, Carmine-red and deep violet-blue, Short Gash printing

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365 [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, marginal with small part imprint, hinge remainders inmargin, the stamp very lightly mounted, small colour smear at upper left with trace of atone mark in adjacent margin. A rare stamp. Photo £3,000-4,000PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

Ten Shillings

S.G. 163, Deep myrtle and orange, Hook printing

366 [15] King’s eyebrow line, very pale heads, fresh and very lightly mounted mint. A mostattractive example. Photo £250-300

367 [43] Dot to left of King’s curl and with printer’s mark at upper left, large part original gum;fine. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

368 [48-49] marginal pair with large part imprint, unmounted mint; small thin in margin. Avery rare multiple of this stamp. Photo £1,200-1,400PROVENANCE:“Apollonia”, October 2007

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371 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum, single hinge remainder; fine. Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

S.G. 163, variant, Greenish black and reddish orange, Hook printing


S.G. 164, Blue-green and orange, Long Gash printing


372 + [33-39] block of four, [39] without the foreign matter having adhered to the printingplate on some stamps from this position, fresh lightly mounted mint. Exceptionally fineand an almost certainly unique multiple from this printing. B.P.A. Certificate (2007).Photo £4,000-5,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

373 [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; fine. Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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377 [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, fresh colours, large part original gum with a single hingeremainder. Rare. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 as RSC “B” variant

S.G. 164, variant, (Deep) slate-green and (deep) orange (towards Indian red), Long Gash printing


RSC “A”, (Bluish) olive-black and (pinkish) red-orange, Hook printing

375 [22-23] pair, [23] lightly mounted mint, [22] unmounted; very fine and a rare multipleof this printing. Photo £1,800-2,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 when a block of three with [17] subsequentlyremoved

RSC “B”, Blackish green and red-orange, Mid Gash printing

376 [2] Mid gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; fine and very scarce. Photo £900-1,100PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995

RSC “C”, Slate-green and red-orange, Mid Gash printing

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380 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum; fine. Scarce. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Bryant Rose, March 1995

381 [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; fine. Photo £800-1,000

378 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, paler shades, hingeremnants in top margin the stamps lightly mounted; diagonal crease at centre crosses bothstamps. A rare positional multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

379 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, paler shades, large part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate(2007). Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993


S.G. 166, Rose-scarlet and bluish black, Mid Gash printing

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384 [38] with printer’s mark dot at lower left, large part original gum; fine. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

385 Unplated, deep rich colours, large part original gum; fine and scarce. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

382 + [16-22] marginal block of four, very lightly mounted mint, [16/21] remainingunmounted. A very rare and lovely multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £8,000-9,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987Norman Levin, November 1993

383 [43] with printer’s mark at upper left, lightly mounted mint. Very fine. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

S.G. 166, variant, Carmine-red and (blackish) indigo, Mid Gash printing

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387 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, lightly mounted mint; pinhole at Queen’s forehead, otherwisefine. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £500-600

388 [46] King’s extra curl, pale frame, part original gum. An attractive example. B.P.A.Certificate (2007). Photo £800-1,000

386 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; small light tone mark at hinge areathough an attractive example of this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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389 + [1-7] corner block of four with small part imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, fresh richand bright colours, large part original gum; the upper pair with a light diagonal gumcrease. A monumental rarity with only one other item, the corner pair ex Uria, knownwith Gash in Queen’s ear. A wonderful showpiece and arguably the most important itemin the whole of the Double Head Issue. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £40,000-50,000PROVENANCE:John H. Sinton, December 1955 Norman Levin, November 1993

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393 [23], deep rich colours, well-centred, large part original gum; fine, scarce and mostattractive. Photo £800-1,000

PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC “D”, (Deep) brown-lake and blue-black, Long Gash printing

394 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum; fine and scarce. Photo £1,200-1,500

395 [31], frame plate flaws at foot, intense colours with deep frame, large part original gum;fine and a most attractive example. Photo £700-900

396 [32] with printer’s guide dot at lower right corner, fresh colours, part original gum; fine.Photo £700-900

397 [38], rich colours, large part original gum; very fine. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC “A”, Carmine-vermilion and (pale) blue-black, Long Gash printing

390 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum, fine and attractive. Photo £1,000-1,200

PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

RSC “B”, Deep carmine and blue-black, Long Gash printing

391 [28] with 31⁄2mm. mark, large part original gum; fine and scarce. Photo £800-1,000


RSC “C”, (Brownish) lake and (greenish) grey-black, Long Gash printing

392 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, pale frame colour, large part original gum; fine and rare.Photo £2,000-2,500

PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

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RSC “E”, (Bright) carmine and (greenish blue) slate, Long Gash printing

398 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; thin spot towards foot, otherwisefine. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1977). Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Gunnar Strehmel, June 1994

399 [42] with printer’s guide dot at upper right corner, large part original gum. A fine stamp.Photo £500-600

400 [46] King’s extra curl, part original gum; two short perfs. at left, otherwise sound. Photo £700-800PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “E”, variant, Deep carmine-red and (aniline bluish) blue-black, Long Gash printing

401 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; fine and scarce. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “F”, variant, Red-brown and (deep) greenish slate, the so-called “Venetians”, Hook printing

402 [41], marginal, brilliant colours, very lightly mounted mint. An extremely fine andexceptional stamp. Photo £1,500-1,800PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

403 Unplated, marginal from the left of the sheet, large part original gum, the reverse of themargin with “Bulawayo 19/6/17”; very fine. Photo £1,500-1,800PROVENANCE:Spink, July 2009

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RSC “H”, Scarlet and (aniline indigo) blue-black, Short Gash printing

406 [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, large part original gum; fresh and fine. A rare stamp. Photo £2,500-3,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “I”, Scarlet (red) and (bluish) grey-black, Short Gash printing

407 [16], part original gum; crease at upper right and two faintly toned perfs., neitheraffecting fine appearance. An attractive example of this rare stamp. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

404 [45], strong colours, unused with trace of original gum. A rare stamp. Brandon Certificate(1983) for a vertical pair of which this is the lower stamp. Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

405 Unplated, deep scarlet vignettes, the frame plate printed over wood chip inclusion wherehead plate failed to print, lightly mounted mint. A fine example of this rare shade. Photo £1,400-1,800PROVENANCE:Spink, July 2009

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408 + [69-80] marginal block of four with a vertical row of blind perforations at centre, largepart original gum (one stamp with slight loss of gum at hinge area) with the lower pairremaining unmounted mint. A scarce and most attractive multiple. B.P.A. Certificate(2007). Photo £700-800PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

409 Unplated, large part original gum with hinge remnants across top £70-90

Plate II, RJL 6, Apple-green group, S.G. 169 group

PERFORATED 15

HalfpennyPlate II, RJL 5, Dull blue-green group, S.G. 167 group

410 [1-11] corner pair, [1] with “wedge” flaw, mounted in margins only and with adherenceon face of vertical margin. A fine and scarce multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1979) as S.G.168. John Michael comments that “this is a real intermediate shade - difficult to classify”.Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987, when offered as RJL 6, apple-green group

411 [38-48] vertical pair, the top stamp very lightly mounted mint, the lower stamp (lightcrease at foot) unmounted mint. Photo £200-250


Plate II, RJL 6, Apple-green group, S.G. 169 group

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Plate II, RJL 6, True apple-green, S.G. 169

414 + [68-79] block of four, part to nearly full original gum with the upper pair never apparentlyhinged. A fine and very rare multiple. Photocopy of R.P.S. Certificate (1969) for a blockof sixteen of which this is the bottom block. Photo £1,500-1,800PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

Plate II, RJL 8, Emerald group

415 Unplated with “wedge” flaw, large part original gum; fine and a scarce shade. Photo £200-250

412 + [59-70] marginal block of four, large part original gum, the lower left stamp remainingunmounted mint. A fine and rare multiple. R.P.S. Certificate (1964) as yellow-green.Photo £700-900PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

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S.G. 170, Carmine group

416 [63] Queen’s neck re-entry, large part original gum; a few tiny black speck adherences.Photo £140-180

S.G. 170a, Carmine-lake group

417 [75], “OD” flaw, rich colour, lightly mounted mint with a single hinge remainder. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

418 Unplated, large part original gum with two hinge patches. Photo £150-200

S.G. 170b, Rose-carmine group

419 [97] with “Queen’s temple” flaw, large part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1978).Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

420 Unplated “dot in right column”, large part original gum, fine. Photo £140-180

Unlisted shade, Bright carmine

421 [79] “dot near left column”, unmounted mint; very fine. A scarce shade. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

Unlisted shade, Deep bright carmine

422 [36] “dot to left of tiara”, lightly mounted mint; very fine. Photo £200-250

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Two PenceS.G. 171 group comprises RSC “J”, “K” and their variants; S.G. 171a group comprises RSC “B”,“E”, “F” and “G”; S.G. 171b comprises RSC “H”

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RSC “E”, Black and grey-black, Thick Ear printing

424 [11-12] pair, [12] with trace of printer’s mark at upper right, unmounted mint. Superb.Photo £1,000-1,200

423 [23], large part original gum; small thin at hinge area though of fine appearance. Anexceptionally rare stamp. Photo £3,000-3,500

425 [30], lightly mounted mint, fresh and fine. Photo £350-400PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “F”, Black and grey-black, No Gash printing

426 [11], large part original gum; horizontal crease towards centre not affecting the fineappearance of this rare stamp. Photo £300-400PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

427 [35], large part original gum, fine and rare. Photo £400-500


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RSC “G”, Black and grey-black, No Gash printing

428 [50] with plate scratch above left-hand value tablet, a “large” and well-centre example,part original gum. An attractive example of this rare printing. B.P.A. Certificate (1979).Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “H”, Black and slate-green, No Gash printing

429 [16-17] pair, fresh unmounted mint. A very fine multiple of this rare printing. Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

430 [41], large part original gum, fine. Photo £400-500

RSC “J”, Black and slate-black, Thick Ear printing

431 [2] Queen’s thick ear, lovely rich colours, unmounted mint. A very fine example of thisrare printing. B.P.A. Certificate (1979). Photo £600-700PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “K”, Black and slate-black, No Gash printing

432 [1-2] corner pair with small part imprint, [2] No gash in Queen’s ear, hinge remainder intop margin, [1] very lightly mounted mint, [2] unmounted mint; [1] with strong bendsthough of very fine appearance and a rare positional multiple of this printing. Photo £1,400-1,600PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

433 [37] Three dots around Queen, large part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1979).Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987


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437 [34], part original gum, fresh colours. An attractive example of this rare printing. R.P.S.Certificate (1974) as S.G. 173a. Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

Two Pence Halfpenny

S.G. 172, Deep ultramarine

434 + [1-7] corner block of four with small part imprint, light mount in top margin, the stampsremaining unmounted £180-200PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

435 + [41-47] corner block of four, paper adherence in left margin, the stamp unmounted mint £180-200PROVENANCE:Dr. Thomas Osdene, May 2001

Three Pence

S.G. 173 group comprises RSC “C”, “D”, “G” and “J”; S.G. 173a group comprises RSC “E” and “F”

RSC “C”, Purple and yellow-olive, Hook printing

436 [1], part original gum; small crease at lower left corner, otherwise fine. A very rare stamp.B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £3,500-4,000

RSC “D”, Purple and yellow-olive, Thick Ear printing

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439 Unplated, fresh bright colours, large part original gum; a fine and most attractive exampleof this rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1980) as S.G. 173a. Photo £1,500-1,800

RSC “F”, Lake and pale yellow-ochre, Thick Ear printing440 [42-47] vertical pair, [42] with single hinge remainder, [47] unmounted mint; light

vertical crease though an exceptional multiple of this rare printing. B.P.A. Certificate(2007). Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:Christie’s Robson Lowe, March 1997

RSC “G”, Purple and yellow-ochre, No Gash printing441 [50] with plate scratch above left-hand value tablet, lightly mounted mint; tiny thin

behind King’s forehead though of fine appearance. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £700-800PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Norman Levin, November 1993

438 + [41-47] block of four, fresh deep colours and with large part original gum with [47]remaining unmounted mint. Accompanied by detailed notes on plating. A fine andexceptionally rare multiple. Photo £8,000-9,000

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442 [15], Dot to left of tiara and medal “cut”, fresh with large part original gum; smallhandstamp at lower left corner. A fine and rare stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1980) as S.G.173 Photo £2,000-2,500

Four PenceS.G. 174 group comprises RSC “C”, “E” and “F”

RSC “C”, Black and orange, Hook printing

443 + [1-7] block of four, [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, fresh and fine mint. Photo £200-250


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444 [2] Hook in Queen’s ear, large part original gum. Photo £100-120PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

445 [15] King’s eyebrow line and medal “cut”, and RSC “E” thick ear printing [25], bothfresh with large part original gum £70-90

RSC “F”, Black and orange, No Gash printing

446 [33], part original gum; fine. Photo £250-300


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S.G. 175 group comprises S.G. 175 and RSC “C”

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447 [19], fresh and very lightly mounted mint. Exceptionally fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1981).Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

448 + [27-33] block of four, [28] with “Hairpin” flaw, fresh with large part original gum; fineand rare. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £3,000-3,500PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993


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451 [13] with printer’s mark at upper left corner, part original gum; horizontal crease thoughof fine appearance. Photo £300-350

449 + [1-7] block of four, [2] Queen’s thick ear, [6] “Tiara” flaw, fresh with large part originalgum. A fine and extremely rare block. Photo £4,000-4,500PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

450 [2] Queen’s thick ear, large part original gum; fine. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, private sale

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452 B [1-4/6-9/11-13] corner block of eleven with complete imprint, [2] Queen’s thick ear, [4]“Queen’s cheek and King’s temple” flaws and [6] “tiara” flaw, [8/13] sharing printer’smark, hinge remainders in margins and [13], all other stamps remaining unmountedmint. Superb and almost certainly the most spectacular and most important perf. 15multiple. Photo £10,000-12,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006


S.G. 176 comprises RSC “C” and “D”, both from Frame Plate I, and RSC “H” and “I”, both fromFrame Plate II

RSC “H”, Purple-brown and brown-purple, Thick Ear printing

453 [2] Queen’s thick ear, large part original gum; fine and scarce. R.P.S. Certificate (1986).Photo £1,000-1,200

454 [43] with printer’s mark at upper left, bright colours, large part original gum; fine. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

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455 [24], part original gum. Scarce. Brandon Certificate (1980). Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

456 [39] small dot above King’s parting, intermediate shades, part original gum with a singlehinge remainder; fine. Photo £500-600PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

One Shilling

S.G. 177 group comprises RSC “E” and its variant, “F” and its variant, “G” and “H”

RSC “E”, Black and blue-green, Thick Ear printing

457 [14] Two white lines in Queen’s hair, part original gum; fine. B.P.A. Certificate (2002).Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Spink, November 2008

RSC “E”, Blue-black and turquoise-blue, Thick Ear printing

458 [29] with flaw 2mm. right of King’s head, large part original gum; two thin specks,otherwise fine. Photo £250-300PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “E” variant i, Blue-black and (deep) turquoise-blue, Thick Ear printing

459 [6], large part original gum; small thin at top though of fine appearance. Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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RSC “F”, Black and (pale) turquoise-blue, No Gash printing

460 [3], a pale shade with part original gum; fractional toning, otherwise sound. Photo £200-250PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

461 [23], fresh colours, very lightly mounted mint. An exceptional example of this printing.Photo £350-400

RSC “F”, variant, Black and (pale) turquoise-blue (“Vanishing heads”), No Gash printing

462 [15] King’s eyebrow line and dots to left of tiara, medal “cut”, large part original gum; fine.B.P.A. Certificate (1979). Photo £350-400PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

RSC “G”, Black and (bright) turquoise-blue, No Gash printing

463 Unplated and showing re-entry to right value tablet, large part original gum, fresh coloursand a very fine example of this rare printing. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Clive Wolpert, April 2000

RSC “H”, Black and (bright) turquoise-blue, No Gash printing

464 [21], fresh colours, lightly mounted mint. A fine stamp. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993


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468 [3], marginal with large part imprint, large part original gum, good colours. A great rarityfrom the same sheet as the Robert M. Gibbs example. Photo £7,000-8,000PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

Two Shillings

S.G. 178 group comprises S.G. 178 and its variant, and RSC “B”

S.G. 178, Black and dull (greenish) blue, Thick Ear printing

465 [43] with printer’s mark at upper left, large part original gum; fine and scarce. B.P.A.Certificate (2007). Photo £1,000-1,200

S.G. 178, variant, Black and dull blue, Thick Ear printing

466 [2] Queen’s thick ear, large part original gum, strong colours. A fine example of this veryrare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1971). Photo £1,500-2,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC “B”, Black and dull blue, Short Gash printing

467 Unplated, large part original gum; very fine for this rare stamp. Photo £1,000-1,200PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

RSC “E”, Deep black and light blue, No Gash printing


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RSC “G”, (Deep) scarlet and (dark) greenish slate, the so-called “Scarlets”, Hook printing

470 Unplated, well-centred and strong colours, large part original gum with a single hingeremainder. An exceptional example of this major rarity. B.P.A. Certificates (1973 and1998). Photo £10,000-12,000PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

RSC “I”, Scarlet (red) and (bluish) grey-black, the so-called “Scarlets”, Short Gash printing

471 [2] Short gash in Queen’s ear, wonderful colours and well-centred, lightly mounted mint;light diagonal crease towards upper right, not affecting the superb appearance of thisextremely rare stamp which is quite possibly unique as 2]. Photo £10,000-12,000PROVENANCE:Senator John Strong Bryant Rose, March 1995 Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

One PoundRSC “F”, Red-brown and (deep) greenish slate, the so-called “Venetians”, Hook printing

469 [15], King’s eyebrow line, twisted entry at lower left, frame plate smear at top and medal“cuts”, lightly mounted mint. A lovely example of this very rare printing. B.P.A.Certificate (2007). Photo £7,000-8,000PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987

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S.G. 180, Purple and ochre, RSC “I”, Deep reddish purple and ochre, No Gash printing

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472 [37], fresh bright colours, large part original gum; purple mark in one corner on reverse,fine appearance and an attractive example of this rare stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1972).Photo £3,000-3,500PROVENANCE:Derek Lambert, November 1999

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S.G. 181, Black and orange, RSC “C”, Hook printing

473 [3], marginal with large part imprint, exceptionally lightly mounted mint. Photo £150-200

474 + [44-50] corner block of four, lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remainingunmounted; a few perfs. separated between at top, [50] with a gum crease. Photo £1,200-1,500PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993


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478 [29] “Double dot”, lightly mounted mint; fine. Photo £400-500PROVENANCE:Robert M., Gibbs, October 1987

Plate II, RJL5, S.G. 182a, Dull blue-green group479 + A block of four, the top pair with part original gum, the lower pair remaining unmounted

mint. A scarce multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £800-1,000PROVENANCE:Gerald Simpson, December 1982 Norman Levin, November 1993

480 A single, large part original gum with a few tiny black adhesions. B.P.A. Certificate(1978). Photo £150-200

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Plate I, RJL1, S.G. 182, Yellowish green group

475 + A block of four, lightly mounted mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted; a fewsmall imperfections though of fine appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2007). Photo £600-800PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

476 A single, large part original gum; gum crease at upper left. B.P.A. Certificate (1979).Photo £100-120

477 A single, large part original gum, fine. Photo £100-120PROVENANCE:Dr. Tony Robertson, September 2003 as RJL4


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481 A horizontal pair, lightly mounted mint, sharing a single hinge remainder; one with trivialbend. An exceptionally rare multiple. Photo £1,800-2,000PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, 2005

482 A single in a deep shade, very lightly mounted mint. A very fine stamp. B.P.A. Certificate(2007). Photo £1,000-1,200

483 [15] King’s beard flaw, part original gum; fine appearance. B.P.A. Certificate (2007).Photo £600-700

Two Pence HalfpennyS.G. 184, Dull ultramarine

484 + A block of four, fresh unmounted mint; one with a natural wrinkle £80-100

485 + A block of four in a deep shade, fresh mint with the lower pair remaining unmounted,and two singles, both lightly mounted mint £80-100

Eight PenceS.G. 185, Black and purple, Long Gash printing

486 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, unmounted mint, and [25] Lines by King’s cheek, fine mint £100-120

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S.G. 183, Bright carmine

487 + [41-47] corner block of four, [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; thin at lowerright corner of margin; fine appearance. Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Robert M. Gibbs, October 1987


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491 B [2-9] marginal block of six with full imprint, [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, mounted inmargin only; [2] with small paper adherence. A very fine positional multiple. B.P.A.Certificate (2007). Photo £2,000-2,500PROVENANCE:William O’Connell, March 1986 Norman Levin, November 1993

S.G. 185, variant, Paler grey-black and (lighter) deep dull purple, Long Gash printing

488 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, a “large” example, lightly mounted mint; trace of a creaseat foot £80-100

489 + [11-17] marginal block of four, fresh mint with [17] remaining unmounted; tear inmargin. Photo £300-350PROVENANCE:Norman Levin, November 1993

490 [15] King’s eyebrow line, [25] Lines by King’s cheek and [35] with “foreign” matter at leftvalue tablet, fresh mint with the first lightly mounted £80-100

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492 [7], fresh with part original gum. Photo £140-180

493 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, part original gum; a couple of pulled perforations at foot.Photo £140-180PROVENANCE:Sir Gawaine Baillie, September 2006

494 [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; one foxed perf. at top. Photo £140-180PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

RSC “B”, Grey-black and dull purple, Long Gash printing


496 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, large part original gum; fine. Photo £80-100PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

RSC “C”, (Purplish) grey-black and deep dull purple, Long Gash printing


498 [46] King’s extra curl, part original gum; fine £70-90PROVENANCE:“Montgomery”, December 2002

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The colours of this variant appear as the same colours of RSC “C” though they show distinctlyreddish purple heads through the back of the stamp

499 [25] Lines by King’s cheek, lightly mounted mint; fine £70-90

500 [46] King’s extra curl, fresh lightly mounted mint; fine £70-90

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502 [46] King’s extra curl, large part original gum; fine. Photo £70-90

RSC “E”, Deep dull purple and deep dull purple, Long Gash printing

503 [2] Long gash in Queen’s ear, part original gum; fractionally toned. Photo £100-120

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“If you’re an expert, we’ll learn from you; if you’re a beginner, we’ll teach you all we know”

The Rhodesian Study Circle brings together around 400 collectors interested in the philately of Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, Southern Rhodesia, Brish Central Africa and

Nyasaland, and the present day republics of Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The RSC was formed in 1948 in the UK with nine members. We celebrated our 50th anniversary with a Conference in Zimbabwe, our 60th with a Conference in Cape Town

and our 65th with Conferences in Melbourne and London.

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2014), and the renowned authoritave Memoir Series now numbering 29.

Members develop friendships and keep in touch through:

Regular meengs in the UK, North America, Southern Africa and Australia An annual weekend Conference in the UK Postal aucons twice a year An exchange packet circulang in the UK Our website, web-based query funcon and a Facebook page

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the amount of the Reserve (if any), which will never be above thelow estimate printed in the auction catalogue.

4.10.2 The Spink Group reserves the right to bid on and purchaseLots as principal.

4.11 The Auctioneer’s DiscretionThe auctioneer has the right at his absolute discretion to refuse any bidto advance the bidding in such manner as he may decide to withdrawor divide any Lot, to combine any two or more Lots and, in the case oferror or dispute, to put an item up for bidding again.

4.12 Successful BidSubject to the auctioneer’s discretion, the striking of his hammer marksthe acceptance of the highest bid, provided always that such bid ishigher than the Reserve (where applicable), and the conclusion of acontract for sale between you and the Seller.

4.13 After Sale Arrangements If you enter into any private sale agreements for any Lot with the Sellerwithin 60 days of the auction, we, as exclusive agents of the Sellerreserve the right to charge you the applicable Buyer’s Premium inaccordance with these Terms and Conditions, and the Seller acommission in accordance with the terms of the Seller’s agreement.

4.14 Return of Lot4.14.1 Once your bid has been accepted for a Lot then you are liable

to pay for that Lot in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.If there are any problems with a Lot then you must notify us within7 days of receipt of the Lot, specifying the nature of the problem.We may then request that the Lot is returned to us for inspection.Save as set out in clause 5.13, the cancellation of the sale of any Lotand the refund of the corresponding purchase price is entirely atour sole discretion. We will not normally exercise that discretion ifthe Lot is not received by us in the same condition that it was in atthe auction date.

4.14.2 No lot may be returned on account of condition if thecondition was stated by a third party grading company (including,but not limited to PCGS, NGC, ANACS, ICG, PMG, WBG).

5 AFTER THE AUCTION5.1 Buyer’s Premium and other charges

In addition to the Hammer Price, you must pay us the Buyer’sPremium at a rate of 20% of the final Hammer price of each lot, a feeof 3% on the hammer price total for using the-saleroom.com and a feefor paying by credit card.

5.2 Value Added TaxOther than in respect of Zero-rated Lots (o) VAT is chargeable on theHammer price and the Buyer’s premium of daggered (†) and (Ω) lotsat the standard rate (currently 20%), and on lots marked (x) at thereduced rate (currently 5% on the Hammer price and 20% on theBuyer’s premium). VAT on Margin scheme lots (identified by theabsence of any VAT symbol next to the lot number) is payable at 20%on the Buyer’s premium only.

5.3 VAT RefundsGeneral5.3.1 As we remain liable to account for VAT on all Lots unless they

have been exported outside the EU within 3 months of the date ofsale, you will generally be asked to deposit all amounts of VATinvoiced. However, if a Spink nominated shipper is instructed, thenany refundable VAT will not be collected. In all other cases creditswill be made when proof of export is provided. If you export theLot yourself you must obtain shipping documents from theShipping Department for which a charge of £50 will be made.

5.3.2 If you export the Lot you must return the valid proof of exportcertificate to us within 3 months of the date of sale. If you fail toreturn the proof of export certificate to us within such period andyou have not already accounted to us for the VAT, you will beliable to us for the full amount of the VAT due on such Lot and weshall be entitled to invoice you for this sum.

5.3.3 To apply for a refund of any VAT paid, the proof of exportcertificate must be sent to our Shipping Department clearly marked‘VAT Refund’ within 3 months of the date of sale. No payment willbe made where the total amount of VAT refundable is less than £50and Spink will charge £50 for each refund processed.

VAT Refunds - Buyers from within the EU5.3.4 VAT refunds are available on the Hammer Price and Buyer’s

Premium of Daggered (†) and Investment Gold (g) Lots. You mustcertify that you are registered for VAT in another EU country andthat the Lot is to be removed from the United Kingdom within 3months of the date of sale.

5.3.5 Where an EU buyer purchases a Lot on which import VAT hasbeen charged, no refund of VAT is available from us. It may bepossible to apply directly for a refund on form VAT 65 toHM Revenue & Customs Overeseas Repayment Section,Londonderry.

VAT Refunds – Buyers from outside the EU5.3.6 Where a Lot is included within the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme

and evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3 monthsof the date of sale, the VAT on Buyer’s Premium may be refunded.

5.3.7 Where the Lot is marked as a Daggered (†) or Investment Gold(g) Lot the VAT charged on the Hammer Price may be refundedwhere evidence of export from the EU is produced within 3months of the date of sale. A refund of VAT charged on the Buyer’sPremium can also be made on receipt of proof of business as acollectibles dealer.

5.3.8 Where the Lot is marked as an Omega (Ω) Lot or an ImportVAT (x) Lot and evidence of export from the EU is producedwithin 3 months of the date of sale, the VAT charged on both theHammer Price and Buyer’s Premium may be refunded. Whererequired, we can advise you on how to export such Lots as a specificform of export evidence is required. Where we advise you on theexport of the Lots, please be aware that the ultimate responsibilityin respect of obtaining a valid proof of export certificate will lie withyou and we will not be responsible for your failure to obtain suchcertificate.

5.4 Payment5.4.1 You must provide us with your full name and permanent address

and, if so requested, details of the bank from which any paymentsto us will be made. You must pay the full amount due (comprisingthe Hammer Price, the Buyer’s Premium and any applicable VAT)within seven days after the date of the sale. This applies even if youwish to export the Lot and an export licence is (or may be)required.

5.4.2 You will not acquire title to the Lot until all amounts due have been paid in full. This includes instances where specialarrangements were made for release of Lot prior to full settlement.

5.4.3 Payment should be made in sterling by one of the followingmethods:II(i) Direct bank transfer to our account details of which are set

out on the invoice. All bank charges shall be met by you.Please ensure that your client number is noted on thetransfer.

i(ii) By cheque or bank draft made payable to Spink and Son Ltdand sent to Spink at 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury,London WC1B 4ET. Please note that the processing chargesfor payments made by cheques or bank drafts drawn on anon-U.K bank shall be met by you. Please ensure that theremittance slip printed at the bottom of the invoice isenclosed with your payment.

(iii) By Visa or Mastercard. A fee of 2% will be applied. Paymentsmade by American Express are subject to a 4% fee. Paymentsexceeding £5,000 can normally only be made by the cardholder in person whilst on our premises.

5.4.4 Payments should be made by the registered buyer and not bythird parties, unless it has been agreed at the time of registrationthat you are acting as an agent on behalf of a third party.


5.5 InvoicesInvoices may consist of one or more pages and will show: Zero ratedLots (o); no symbol Lots sold under the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme;Lots marked (g) special scheme Investment Gold; Daggered Lots (†),imported Lots marked (x) and (Ω), (e) Lots with Zero rated hammerfor EU VAT registered buyers.

5.6 Collection of Purchases5.6.1 Unless specifically agreed to the contrary, we shall retain lots

purchased until all amounts due to us, or to the Spink Group, havebeen paid in full. Buyers will be required to pay for their lots whenthey wish to take possession of the same, which must be within 7days of the date of the sale, unless prior arrangements have beenmade with Spink. Without prior agreement, lots will not be releaseduntil cleared funds are received with regard to payments made bycheque.

5.6.2 Unless we notify you to the contrary, items retained by us willbe covered in accordance with our policy which is available forinspection at our offices from the date of sale for a period of sevendays or until the time of collection, whichever is sooner. After sevendays or from the time of collection, whichever is the earlier, the Lotwill be entirely at your risk.

5.6.3 Our policy will not cover and we are unable to acceptresponsibility for damage caused by woodworm, changes inatmospheric conditions or acts of terrorism.

5.7 NotificationWe are not able to notify successful bidders by telephone. WhileInvoices are sent out by mail after the auction we do not acceptresponsibility for notifying you of the result of your bid. You arerequested to contact us by telephone or in person as soon as possibleafter the auction to obtain details of the outcome of your bids to avoidincurring charges for late payment.

5.8 Packing and handling5.8.1 We shall use all reasonable endeavours to take care when

handling and packing a purchased Lot but remind you that afterseven days or from the time of collection, whichever is sooner, theLot is entirely at your risk. Our postage charges are set out at theback of the catalogue.

5.8.2 It is the responsibility of the Buyer to be aware of any ImportDuties that may be incurred upon importation to the finaldestination. Spink will not accept return of any package in order toavoid these duties. The onus is also on the Buyer to be aware of anyCustoms import restrictions that prohibit the importation ofcertain collectibles. Spink will not accept return of the Lot(s) underthese circumstances. Spink will not accept responsibility for Lot(s)seized or destroyed by Customs.

5.8.3 If the Buyer requires delivery of the Lot to an address other thanthe invoice address this will be carried out at the discretion ofSpink.

5.9 Recommended packers and shippersIf required our shipping department may arrange shipment as youragent. Although we may suggest carriers if specifically requested, oursuggestions are made on the basis of our general experience of suchparties in the past and we are not responsible to any person to whomwe have made a recommendation for the acts or omissions of the thirdparties concerned.

5.10 Remedies for non-payment or failure to collect purchases5.10.1 If you fail to make payment within seven days of your stipulated

payment date set out in your invoice, we shall be entitled to exerciseone or more of the following rights or remedies:5.10.1.1 to charge interest at the rate of 2% per month compound

interest, calculated on a daily basis, from the date the fullamount is due;

5.10.1.2 to set off against any amounts which the Spink Group mayowe you in any other transaction the outstanding amountremaining unpaid by you;

5.10.1.3 we may keep hold of all or some of your Lots or otherproperty in the possession of the Spink Group until you havepaid all the amounts you owe us or the Spink Group, even if theunpaid amounts do not relate to those Lots or other property.Following fourteen days’ notice to you of the amountoutstanding and remaining unpaid, the Spink Group shall havethe right to arrange the sale of such Lots or other property. Weshall apply the proceeds in discharge of the amount outstandingto us or the Spink Group, and pay any balance to you;

5.10.1.4 where several amounts are owed by you to the SpinkGroup in respect of different transactions, to apply any amountpaid to discharge any amount owed in respect of any particulartransaction, whether or not you so direct;

5.10.1.5 to reject at any future auction any bids made by you or onyour behalf or obtain a deposit from you before accepting anybids.

5.10.2 If you fail to make payment within thirty-five days, we shall inaddition be entitled:

5.10.2.1 to cancel the sale of the Lot or any other item sold to youat the same or any other auction;

5.10.2.2 to arrange a resale of the Lot, publicly or privately, and, ifthis results in a lower price being obtained, claim the balancefrom you together with all reasonable costs including a 20%seller’s commission, expenses, damages, legal fees, commissionsand premiums of whatever kind associated with both sales orotherwise, incurred in connection with your failure to makepayment;

5.10.2.3 when reselling the Lot, place a notice in our cataloguestating that you successfully purchased the Lot at auction buthave subsequently failed to pay the Hammer Price of the Lot; or

5.10.2.4 take any other appropriate action as we deem fit.5.10.3 If you fail to collect within fourteen days after the sale, whether

or not payment has been made, you will be required5.10.3.1 to pay a storage charge of £2 per item per day plus any

additional handling cost that may apply. 5.10.3.2 you will not be entitled to collect the Lot until all

outstanding charges are met, together with payment of all otheramounts due to us.

5.11 Uses of default informationIf you fail to make payment for a Lot in accordance with these Terms andConditions:5.11.1 We reserve the right to refuse you the right to make bids for any

future auction irrespective of whether previous defaults havebeen settled; and

5.11.2 You consent to us disclosing details of such default to otherauctioneers and live bidding platforms, which will include yourname, address, nature of the default and the date of the default.

Auctioneers or live bidding platforms who receive details of the defaultmay rely on such information when deciding whether to enter into atransaction with you in the future.

5.12 Export Licence5.12.1 If required we can, at our discretion, advise you on the detailed

provisions of the export licensing regulations. Where we advise youin relation to export licensing regulations the ultimate responsibilityin respect of any export will lie with you and we will not beresponsible for your failure to apply for any necessary licences.

5.12.2 If the Lot is going to be hand carried by you, you may berequired to produce a valid export licence to us or sign a waiverdocument stating that a licence will be applied for.

5.12.3 You should always check whether an export licence is requiredbefore exporting. Export licences are usually obtained within twoor three weeks but delays can occur.

5.12.4 Unless otherwise agreed by us in writing, the fact that you wishto apply for an export licence does not affect your obligation tomake payment within seven days nor our right to charge interest onlate payment.

5.12.5 If you request that we apply for an export licence on yourbehalf, we shall be entitled to recover from you our disbursementsand out of pocket expenses in relation to such application, togetherwith any relevant VAT.

5.12.6 We will not be obliged to rescind a sale nor to refund anyinterest or other expenses incurred by you where payment is madeby you despite the fact that an export licence is required.

5.13 Refund in the case of Forgery5.13.1 A sale will be cancelled, and the amount paid refunded to you

if a Lot (other than a miscellaneous item not described in thecatalogue) sold by us proves to have been a Forgery. We shall nothowever be obliged to refund any amounts if either (a) thecatalogue description or saleroom notice at the auction datecorresponded to the generally accepted opinion of scholars orexperts at that time, or fairly indicated that there was a conflict ofopinions, or (b) it can be demonstrated that the Lot is a Forgeryonly by means of either a scientific process not generally acceptedfor use until after publication of the catalogue or a process which atthe date of the auction was unreasonably expensive or impracticableor likely to have caused damage to the Lot. Furthermore, youshould note that this refund can be obtained only if the followingconditions are met:5.13.1.1 you must notify us in writing, within seven days of the

receipt of the Lot(s), that in your view the Lot concerned is aForgery;

5.13.1.2 you must then return the item to us within fourteen daysfrom receipt of the Lot(s), in the same condition as at theauction date; and

5.13.1.3 as soon as possible following return of the Lot, you mustproduce evidence satisfactory to us that the Lot is a Forgery andthat you are able to transfer good title to us, free from any thirdparty claims.

5.13.1.4 you must provide to us all evidence obtained by you thata Lot is a Forgery no later than 7 days after you receive suchevidence.

5.13.2 In no circumstances shall we be required to pay you any morethan the amount paid by you for the Lot concerned and you shallhave no claim for interest.

5.13.3 The benefit of this guarantee is not capable of beingtransferred, and is solely for the benefit of the person to whom theoriginal invoice was made out by us in respect of the Lot when soldand who, since the sale, has remained the owner of the Lot withoutdisposing of any interest in it to any third party.

5.13.4 We shall be entitled to rely on any scientific or other process toestablish that the Lot is not a Forgery, whether or not such processwas used or in use at the date of the auction.

6 LIABILITY Nothing in these Terms and Conditions limits or excludes our liability for:6.1 death or personal injury resulting from negligence; or 6.2 any damage or liability incurred by you as a result of our fraud or

fraudulent misrepresentation.

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7 USE OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION7.1 We will use the personal information you provide to us to:

7.1.1 process the bids you make on Lots (whether successful orotherwise) and other auction related services we provide;

7.1.2 process your payment relating to a successful purchase of a Lot;7.1.3 arrange for delivery of any Lot you purchase, which will include

passing your details to shipping providers and, on overseasdeliveries, to customs where they make enquiries regarding the Lot;

7.1.4 inform you about similar products or services that we provide,but you may stop receiving these at any time by contacting us.

7.2 In accordance with clause 4.2, you agree that we may pass yourinformation to credit reference agencies and that they may keep a recordof any search that they do.

7.3 In accordance with clause 5.11, you agree that where you default onmaking payment for a Lot in accordance with these terms and conditionswe may disclose details of such default to other auctioneers and livebidding platforms.

7.4 We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example,other auctioneers and live bidding platforms) and may receiveinformation about you from them.

8 COPYRIGHT 8.1 We shall have the right (on a non-exclusive basis) to photograph, video

or otherwise produce an image of the Lot. All rights in such an imagewill belong to us, and we shall have the right to use it in whatever waywe see fit.

8.2 The copyright in all images, illustrations and written material relatingto a Lot is and shall remain at all times our property and we shall havethe right to use it in whatever way we see fit. You shall not use or allowanyone else to use such images, illustrations or written material withoutour prior written consent.

9 VATYou shall give us all relevant information about your VAT status and that ofthe Lot to ensure that the correct information is printed in the catalogues.Once printed, the information cannot be changed. If we incur any unforeseencost or expense as a result of the information being incorrect, you willreimburse to us on demand the full amount incurred.

10 NOTICESAll notices given under these Terms and Conditions may be served personally,sent by 1st class post, or faxed to the address given to the sender by the otherparty. Any notice sent by post will be deemed to have been received on thesecond working day after posting or, if the addressee is overseas, on the fifthworking day after posting. Any notice sent by fax or served personally will bedeemed to be delivered on the first working day following despatch.

11 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONSThe following provisions of this clause 10 shall apply only if you are acting forthe purposes of your business. 11.1 Limitation of Liability

Subject to clause 6, we shall not be liable, whether in tort (includingfor negligence) or breach of statutory duty, contract, misrepresentationor otherwise for any:11.1.1 loss of profits, loss of business, depletion of goodwill and/or

similar losses, loss of anticipated savings, loss of goods, loss ofcontract, loss of use, loss of corruption of data or information; or

11.1.2 any special, indirect, consequential or pure economic loss,costs, damages, charges or expenses.

11.2 SeverabilityIf any part of these Terms and Condition is found by any court to beinvalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part may be discounted and therest of the conditions shall continue to be valid and enforceable to thefullest extent permitted by law.

11.3 Force majeureWe shall have no liability to you if we are prevented from, or delayedin performing, our obligations under these Terms and Conditions orfrom carrying on our business by acts, events, omissions or accidentsbeyond our reasonable control, including (without limitation) strikes,lock-outs or other industrial disputes (whether involving our workforceor the workforce of any other party), failure of a utility service ortransport network, act of God, war, riot, civil commotion, maliciousdamage, compliance with any law or governmental order, rule,regulation or direction, accident, breakdown of plant or machinery,fire, flood, storm or default of suppliers or subcontractors.

11.4 Waiver11.4.1 A waiver of any right under these Terms and Conditions is only

effective if it is in writing and it applies only to the circumstancesfor which it is given. No failure or delay by a party in exercising anyright or remedy under these Terms and Conditions or by law shallconstitute a waiver of that (or any other) right or remedy, norpreclude or restrict its further exercise. No single or partial exerciseof such right or remedy shall preclude or restrict the further exerciseof that (or any other) right or remedy.

11.4.2 Unless specifically provided otherwise, rights arising underthese Terms and Conditions are cumulative and do not excluderights provided by law.

11.5 Law and Jurisdiction11.5.1 These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising

out of or in connection with them or their subject matter, shall begoverned by, and construed in accordance with, the law of Englandand Wales.

11.5.2 The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of England andWales shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute orclaim that arises out of, or in connection with, Terms andConditions or their subject matter.

Postal ChargesPrices for books(items sent by this method are not covered by insurance)

Prices for all other items including postage and packaging

Shipments of more than 2kg or volumetric measurement of more than 2kg have tobe sent by courier. Certain countries may incur extra charge when courier servicesare required by our insurance policy. For lots sent by courier please [email protected] for calculation of any further relevant cost in addition tothe above charges.

Value Added Tax (VAT)

Charging of (VAT) at AuctionThe information shown on this page sets out the way in which Spink intends toaccount for VAT.

i. Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme1. Where possible, we will offer Lots for sale under the Auctioneers’

Margin Scheme. Such Lots can be identified by the absence of anyVAT symbol next to the Lot number in the catalogue and will not besubject to VAT on the Hammer Price.

2. Where Lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme to UKVAT–registered businesses, the VAT on Buyers’ Premium is notrecoverable as input tax. Upon request on sale day, we will issueinvoices that show VAT separately on both the Hammer Price andthe Buyer’s Premium. This will enable VAT-registered businesses torecover the VAT charged as input tax, subject to the normal rules forrecovering input tax.

ii. Zero-Rated LotsLimited Categories of goods, such as books, are Zero-rated (o) for VAT inthe United Kingdom. Such Lots are offered under the Auctioneers’ MarginScheme. In these circumstances no VAT will be added to the Buyer’spremium.

iii. Daggered LotsLots which are Daggered (†) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 20%on both the Hammer Price and the Buyer’s Premium.

iv. Imported and Omega LotsLots which are marked (x) in the catalogue are subject to VAT at 5% onthe Hammer price plus 20% on the Buyer’s premium. Lots which bear theOmega symbol (Ω) are subject to VAT at 20% on the Hammer Price andon the Buyer’s Premium. This VAT is payable on items imported fromoutside the EU. In these cases we have used a temporary importationprocedure, which in effect means that the point of importation is deferreduntil the Lot has been sold. At this point the Buyer is treated as theimporter and is liable to pay the import VAT due. We will collect the VATfrom you and pay it to HM Customs and Excise on your behalf.

v. Investment Gold LotsLots marked (g) in the catalogue are exempt from VAT on the HammerPrice and are subject to VAT at 20% on the Buyer’s Premium. A refund ofVAT charged on the Buyer’s Premium can also be made on receipt of proofof business as a collectibles dealer outside of the EU.

Invoice Value UK EU Rest of the WorldUp to £1,500 £10 £15 £20

Up to £10,000 £20 £30 £40

Above £10,001 £20 £50 £60

Weight UK EU Rest of the WorldUp to 1kg £8 for any weight £12 £15

Up to 2kg £8 for any weight £18 £25


BANKNOTES

2 April The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1528/29/30 April World Banknotes London 15008 8/9 July World Banknotes London 1502827 August The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1729/30 September World Banknotes London 15009

SALE CALENDAR 2015

The above sale dates are subject to change

Spink offers the following services:– VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE AND PROBATE FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

– SALES ON A COMMISSION BASIS EITHER OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES OR WHOLE COLLECTIONS –

STAMPS

25 February The “Lionheart” Collection of Great Britain and British Empire – Part IV London 15012 25 February Falkland Islands, The Collection formed by the late Major R. N. Spafford London 1502918 March Rhodesia Double Head Issue from the Vestey Collection London 1502116 April The Neville Polakow FRPSL Collection of Northern Rhodesia London 15022 7/8 May The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale London 15023 16 May The Philatelic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1219 May Western Australia from the Vestey Collection London 15024 20 May Specialised Great Britain Stamps and Postal History London 15025 15/16 July The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale London 15026 August Stamps and Covers of South East Asia Sale during the International Exhibition Singapore 15027

COINS

25/26 March Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 15004 2 April The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1514 May The Slaney Collection of English Coins – Part 2 London 150311/2 July Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 1500527 August The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1722/23 September Ancient, British & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals London 15006

MEDALS

23 April Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 1500123 July Orders, Decoration, Campaign Medals & Militaria London 15002

BONDS AND SHARES

2 April The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS1529 May Bonds & Share Certificates of the World London 15018 27 August The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale Hong Kong CSS17

AUTOGRAPHS

27 January The Numismatic Collector’s Series Sale New York 321

WINES

16 April Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits Hong Kong SFW1314 August Wines, Cognacs and Other Spirits Singapore SFW14

GROUP CHAIRMAN AND CEO

Olivier D. Stocker

YOUR SPECIALISTS

STAMPS

UK - Tim Hirsch FRPSL Guy Croton Fernando Martínez David Parsons Nick Startup Neill GrangerPaul Mathews Dominic Savastano Tom Smith Ian Shapiro (Consultant)

USA - George Eveleth Richard DebneyEUROPE - Guido Craveri Fernando Martínez

CHINA - Tommy ChauCOINS

UK - Mike Veissid Richard Bishop Eleanor Charlotte DixTim Robson Jon Mann Barbara Mears John Pett

USA - Greg Cole Luke Mitchell Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant)CHINA - Kin Choi Cheung

BANKNOTES, BONDS & SHARES

UK - Barnaby Faull Mike Veissid Andrew Pattison Monica Kruber Thomasina SmithUSA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant)

EUROPE - Peter ChristenCHINA - Paul Pei Po Chow Kelvin Cheung

ORDERS, DECORATIONS, MEDALS & MILITARIA

UK - Mark Quayle Oliver Pepys John HaywardBOOKS

UK - Philip Skingley Jennifer MulhollandAUTOGRAPHS

USA - Greg Cole Stephen Goldsmith (Special Consultant)WINES

CHINA - Guillaume Willk-Fabia

YOUR EUROPE TEAM (LONDON - LUGANO)

Chairman’s OfficeCharles Blane

DirectorsTim Hirsch Anthony Spink

Auction & Client Management TeamMira Adusei-Poku Grace Hawkins Rita Ariete Dora Szigeti Tatyana Boyadzhieva

John Winchcombe Craig Bower-Parker María Martínez Maurizio Schenini

FinanceAlison Bennet Marco Fiori Mina Bhagat Dennis Muriu Hemel Thakore

IT & AdministrationBerdia Qamarauli Leszek Woronowicz Liz Cones Curlene Spencer

Tom Robinson Cristina Dugoni Giacomo Canzi

YOUR AMERICA TEAM (NEW YORK)

Auction Administration and Marketing & DesignSonia Alves Amit Ramprashad

Finance & AdministrationAleena Nieves

AuctioneerLuke Mitchell

YOUR ASIA TEAM (HONG KONG - SINGAPORE)

AdministrationAngie Ihlo Fung Newton Tsang Sue Pui Arthur Chan Doris Lo Gary Tan

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