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Catalogue closes October 6, 2026
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DOWNEY HEAD - ROYAL CYPHER (simple) WATERMARK CONTROLS COLLECTION. An attractive mint or NHM group of ½d & 1d mint or NHM corner Control Strips of 3, Controls 'B12 & B13', with various shades, perforation types. Most stamps are NHM. (6 control strips of 3)
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.
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.
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FINE MINT or NHM Downey Head half-penny Specialized collection, Die 2, Imperial Crown Wmk, Spec N4 (1 to 7) & a bluish green - No Cross on Crown variety (corner crease) N4 (5)da neatly presented on a sleeved, printed page. (8)
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.
variety — Variety
A recognised difference from the normal stamp, such as a printing, overprint, perforation, watermark or design variation.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
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Downey Head CONTROLS. 1d scarlet & bright scarlet, Imperial Crown Wmk, 'Somerset House' corner control strips of three stamps, mint or NHM, inc scarlet 'B.12' both perfs & bright scarlet 'B.11'. (3 strips of 3)
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.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 21108 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Downey Head CONTROL BLOCKS. 1d scarlet & bright scarlet, Imperial Crown Wmk, 'Somerset House' corner control blocks of six stamps, 'B.12', stamps are mint & mostly NHM (2 blocks)
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.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 21108 · Same country / area · Similar period · Same classification
Downey Head CONTROL BLOCKS. 1d scarlet & bright scarlet, Imperial Crown Wmk, 'Somerset House' corner control blocks of six stamps, 'B.11 & B.12', stamps are mint & mostly NHM (2 blocks)
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.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
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1d scarlet, Simple Cypher Wmk, 'Miniature plate reconstruction (FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES), Control 'B12', selvedge to 4 sides, 16 mint stamps with horiz gutter in the middle. Attractive item (16)
Philatelic terms
SG — Stanley Gibbons
The Stanley Gibbons catalogue reference used to identify and catalogue stamps.
wmk — Watermark
An abbreviation for watermark: a design or pattern incorporated into the stamp paper during manufacture.
plate — Plate
A printing plate, or an identifying plate number or characteristic, associated with the production of a stamp.
selvedge — Selvedge
The unprinted margin of a stamp sheet attached to one or more stamps; also commonly called sheet margin.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
