WILDING CASTLES, PRE-DECIMAL MACHIN HIGH VALUES & EARLY DECI...

Hammer

£420

WILDING CASTLES, PRE-DECIMAL MACHIN HIGH VALUES & EARLY DECIMAL MACHINS: SG "Senator" album with a specialised collection of QEII high values. Includes Castles 1955 Waterlow, 1958 De la Rue (1st printing); 1959 De la Rue sets both unmounted mint & used; 1963-67 & 1967-69 Bradbury Wilkinson sets plus several blocks of 2/6d showing re-entries (Pl.9); additionally, all four values in plate blocks 2/6d (5, 5a, 6, 6a, 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a), 5/- (3, 3a, 4, 4a), 10/- (2, 2a) & £1 (1, 1a); also 1967-69 printing in plate blocks 2/6d (10, 10a, 11, 11a, 12, 12a, 13, 13a), 5/- (4, 4a, 5, 5a, 6, 6a), 10/- (2, 2a) and £1 (1, 1a) plus some additional blocks showing re-entries; 1967 pre-decimal Machins in plate blocks 2/6d (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 6, 6a, 6b, 6c), 5/- (2, 2a, 2b, 2c, 3, 3a, 3b, 3c), 10/- (1, 1a, 1b, 1c) and £1 (3, 3a, 4b); later 10p, 20p, 50p & £1 values with Contractor's paper & AOP identified. Lot also inc. 1966 Battle of Hastings sets & part sheets, noting mint single with missing deep blue. (qty)