Lot 752
Great Britain 1955, 2s6d-£1 Queen Elizabeth II "Castle" High Values, De La Rue Printing. Vertical pairs, fresh and Very Fine. Scott No. 309-312 vars.SG No. 536a-539a £1,340 for n.h. ($2,104).
Realized: $425
Lot 753 E
Great Britain King Edward VIII Essays & Proof. Group of 18 items, including photographic bromides of Williams Brothers (6 different), H.J. Brown essay, Edmund Dulac large bromide, & Harrison & Sons essays on card (4), proof on KGV watermarked paper of ½p value, 1p specimen, cover addressed to H.J. Brown (schoolboy credited with designing the issued stamp), etc; interesting collection, please examine.Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,100
Lot 754
Great Britain Royal Free Franks KEVIII Reign. Harrison & Sons printing, perf 15x14, 4 covers, all bearing boxed "ERI / VIII" free frank, 2 with "Official Paid / Sandringham" cds, one of these with letter on palace stationery from Queen Mary's secretary postmarked 15 days after Abdication; 2 with red London official cds, one of these with oval "Buckingham Palace" registered handstamp on palace mourning cover, the other on larger sized palace mourning cover, Very Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $325
Lot 755
Great Britain 1914-20, Postage Dues ½p-1s. Complete set missing 1½p value, all blocks of 4, all but 1p with margin selvage, few trivial bends, blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine set. SG No. D1//8 £812 ($1,275).Scott No. J1//8 $1,352.
Realized: $625
Lot 756 /
Great Britain 1924, 3p Postage Due printed on gum side. Block of 4, bottom pair never hinged, top pair hinged with small thin, Very Fine appearing. SG No. D14a £500 ($785).Scott No. J13b $455.
Realized: $180
Lot 757
Great Britain 1937, 2s6p Postage Due. E8R watermark, crisp color, pair, o.g., never hinged, F.-V.F. centering. SG No. D26 £650 ($1,020).Scott No. J25 $700.
Realized: $375
Lot 758
Great Britain Postage Dues, 1937-38, ½d-2s6d complete. Lovely set with excellent color, all but 2 values (3d & 5d) with top selvage, blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, Very Fine. SG No. D27-34 £1,040 ($1,633).Scott No. J26-J33 $1,196.
Realized: $550
Lot 759
Great Britain Postage Dues, 1954-55, ½d-2s6d complete. Lovely set, excellent colors, blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine. SG No. D40-45 £1,000 ($1,570).Scott No. J39-J44 $1,023.
Realized: $550
Lot 760 /
Great Britain 1955, 4p bright blue Postage Due Imperforate. Block of 4, vertical bends at right, tiny hinge thin on left, o.g., hinged or never hinged, Very Fine appearing. SG No. D43a £500 ($785).Scott No. J42a $600.
Realized: $180
Lot 761
Great Britain Postage Dues, 1955-57, ½d-5s complete. Lovely set, excellent colors, blocks of 4, o.g., never hinged, fresh and Very Fine set. SG No. D46-55 £1,700 ($2,669).Scott No. J45-J54 $1,944.
Realized: $750