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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
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Related lotRelated to Lot 10200 · Same country / area · Watermark interest
KGV De La Rue printing 2/6d Yellow-brown Wmk INVERTED. Supplied by Stanley Gibbons for £1,800=. Described as 'very fine unmounted (mint never hinged) original gum example of this scarce watermark variety, printed by DLR.' Note: stunning colour, well-centred, tell-tale De La Rue small perforation holes. Absolute GEM. Current 'London' retail c.£1,200= (1v. + SG Retail card
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
variety — Variety
A recognised difference from the normal stamp, such as a printing, overprint, perforation, watermark or design variation.
watermark — Watermark
A design or pattern incorporated into stamp paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is examined appropriately.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 10200 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
photo intermediate format ½d, cylinder blocks of 4 (V34, 3 dot perf 6 E/P), and blocks of 6 (V34, 3 not dot, perf 6 I/P, plus V34, 4 dot, perf 2A P/P), fine mint.
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 10200 · Same country / area · Similar period
Ninth UPU Congress London: P.U.C. £1. Black, genuine sound no faults commercially used example well-cancelled clear of profile by almost legible date contemporary Registered oval date stamp cancel. Well-centred fractionally S., perforation clear of design. Reverse small hinge remnants. Very Good Used-Fine example. One of the finest engraved stamps in existence. Almost every collector's favourite. (1v.)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 10200 · Same country / area · Similar period
KGV 1929 9th UPU Congress £1. St. George and the Dragon PUC £1., sound very good to fine commercially used example. Britain's 'Death & Glory' key bellwether issue. A masterpiece missing from most typical stamp collections. (1v.)
Philatelic terms
U — Used
A stamp that has been used, normally evidenced by a postal or fiscal cancellation.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 10200 · Same country / area · Similar period
PUC £1, superb unmounted mint, full original gum example ovptd 'SPECIMEN' type 32 in red. Accompanied by the original SG retail card, showing the selling price then as £2,700 although currently (Aug 2026) showing in SG Concise Catalogue as £3,000 for mint hinged. However this example is superb unmounted mint never hinged; We concur with the SG retail card which states 'very scarce so fine' that it is, in fact, RARE in this condition, Spec NCom9s. Typically unmounted mint this period commands up to 50% catalogue value premium. A rare stamp
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
SG value — Stanley Gibbons catalogue value
The catalogue value quoted from Stanley Gibbons. It is not the same as the UPA auction estimate or a guaranteed selling price.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 10200 · Same country / area · Similar period
photo 1½d, large format, SW corner control (V34, 42 dot, perf margin) strip of 3, one (R20/3) with 'frame break under second E of PENCE' variety, hinged on one stamp (not variety) only, fine mint. SG Spec. N51 d. Cat. £75 as hinged.
Philatelic terms
UM — Unmounted Mint
A mint stamp with original gum that has not been mounted or hinged.
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
variety — Variety
A recognised difference from the normal stamp, such as a printing, overprint, perforation, watermark or design variation.
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
strip — Strip
Three or more joined stamps in a single row or column.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
