Lot 514
Falkland Islands/FID QV-QEII valuable mint and used accumulation
Stamps & Covers of The World Including the Petra Collection | S25021
Auction: 25 - 26 November 2025 at 10:30 GMT
Description
QV-QEII valuable mint and used accumulation housed in albums and loose in 3 cartons, including 1891-1902 to 1s; ½d imprint block of 12, 2d purple imprint block of 42, 2½d large part imprint block of 4, 4d olive-black block of 40, 6d yellow block of 4, 9d pale reddish orange block of 6, 1898 set to 5s and 2s6d optd ‘SPECIMEN’, 1904-12 to 5s, 1912-20 to 10s, 1918-20 War Stamp 1d marginal block of 4 with reversed albino impression in margin and an example on cover, 1921-28 set to 3s, and 3s optd specimen, and 3s slate-green block of 4, 1929-37 set to £1 and ‘used’ set to £1 - high values with Madame Joseph forged cancels, 1933 Centenary mint to 2s6d and low values blocks, used values to 1s on piece and a range of philatelic covers franked by ½d and 1d (10), ½d strip of 3 (11) ½d block of 6 (2), 3d, 1937 Coronation set perf ‘SPECIMEN’, 1938-50 to £1 in blocks of 4 (cat: >£2,500), values to £1 perf ‘SPECIMEN’, and a cover with all values as available in 1938, 1946 Victory set perf ‘SPECIMEN’, 1948 RSW set to £1 and imprint block of 4, 1952 set to £1, 1960-66 set to £1, Jennifer M. Toombs autograph (designer of 1966 Churchill commemorative), 1968 flowers set in plate blocks of 4, 1 January 1982 uncirculated £1 banknote, and postal history with commercial mail, FDCs, official mail, postcards, postal stationery, also FID 1946-49 thick map set in blocks of 4; 1d, 3d, and 6d with extra island variety and 9d on piece with 'SOUTH POKE' variety, 1d and 6d positional pieces with missing ‘I’, 1954-62 to £1. Sure to make for worthwhile viewing. Condition is slightly mixed in places but generally good to fine. (Thousands).
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