Lot 254 Great Britain SG#516/611 1d Ultramarine 1952-1967 Wilding Issue, A Specialized Group of 18 Fine NH and VFNH Stamps, Being Most Listed Varieties, Plus Some Unlisted Ones, Estimated Value $20

A fine and VFNH group of 18 mostly VF and all NH stamps, being nearly all of the basic listed varieties in Gibbons, plus some varieties that are only listed in Gibbons Specialized or Gibbons Concise, as well as some fluorescence variations of the Multiple Crown watermark paper that are not listed in either catalogue. Includes the following:
• Tudor crown watermark.
• St. Edward’s Crown with graphite lines.
• St. Edward’s Crown Phosphor-Graphite.
• Multiple crowns cream paper – with and without horizontal mesh.
• Multiple crowns white paper.
• Tudor Crown inverted watermark.
• Multiple crowns, graphite lines.
• Multiple crowns cream paper, fluorescent – with and without horizontal mesh.
• Multiple crowns white paper, fluorescent, upright and sideways-left
• Multiple crowns white paper, blue phosphor, booklet single
• Multiple crowns cream paper, blue phosphor.
• Multiple crowns white paper, watermark inverted, violet phosphor.
• Multiple crowns white paper, violet phosphor. 2 shades.
2015 Gibbons for the listed varieties is: £14. The 1983 Gibbons Specialized Cat. for the cream papers, inverted watermarks and blue phosphors not listed in regular Gibbons is: £6.30. So, our estimate of the overall value taking both these amounts into account is $20.