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Related lotRelated to Lot 3078 · Same country / area · Surcharge · Similar period
Decimal currency, provisional surcharge. 10p on 2/- violet and orange-sepia with INVERTED WATERMARK, wmk w12, UM. With information from New Issue Dealer in 1976 indicating that 'only 120 copies were ever discovered and were advertised last year (1975) at £14. Gibbons list it as 34Ei but do not price it - probably because they never handled it'. Now listed by Gibbons.
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.
surcharge — Surcharge
An overprint that changes or states the stamp’s face value.
watermark — Watermark
A design or pattern incorporated into stamp paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is examined appropriately.
provisional — Provisional issue
A stamp or issue adapted for temporary use, often by overprinting or surcharging existing stock.
General philatelic guidance — separate from the UPA catalogue description.
Related lotRelated to Lot 3078 · Same country / area · Similar period
Polar Explorers set SG44-58 u.m. Further set top marginals with 'QCSPL' in top margin, l.m.m. 1975 wmk change set with perf 14 & 12 complete u.m. 1992 Endangered Species set & Weather set v.f. cds used SG208-17. Cat £115. (60).
Philatelic terms
perf — Perforation
The rows of holes or cuts between stamps that allow them to be separated; measurements describe the spacing of those perforations.
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 3078 · Same country / area · Similar period
Odd fine used sets: 1966 Churchill; 1973 Royal Wedding, 1974 Churchill Birth Centenary; 1977 Whale Conservation; 1979 Penguins; 1980 Royal Geographic Society; 1981 20th Anniv of Antarctic Treaty; 1982 Gondwana, Princess of Wales Birthday; 1983 Seal Conservation, Manned Flight; 1985 Graham Land Expedition, Early Naturalists; 1986 Halley's Comet, Glaciological Society; 1987 Scott at South Pole, Geophysical Year; 1988 Trans-Antarctic Expedition Anniv; 1989 Lichens; 1990 90th Birthday of Queen Mother; 1991 Dinosaurs, Antarctic Ozone Hole, Antarctic Treaty Anniv, James Clark Ross Research Ship; 1992 Endangered Species, Atmospheric Phenomena; 1994 Operation Tabarin, Forms of Transportation. Total of 118 stamps.
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 3078 · Same country / area · Similar period
Odd unmounted mint sets: 1975-81 Pioneers, ships and aircraft; 1979 Penguins; 1980 Royal Geographic Society; 1981 20th Anniv of Antarctic Treaty; 1982 Gondwana; 1983 Seal Conservation, Manned Flight; 1984 Marine Life; 1985 Graham Land Expedition, Early Naturalists; 1986 Halley's Comet, Glaciological Society; 1987 Scott at South Pole, Geophysical Year; 1988 Trans-Antarctic Expedition Anniv; 1989 Lichens; 1990 90th Birthday of Queen Mother; 1991 Dinosaurs, Antarctic Ozone Hole, Antarctic Treaty Anniv, James Clark Ross Research Ship; 1992 Endangered Species, Atmospheric Phenomena; 1994 Operation Tabarin, Forms of Transportation. Total of 132 stamps.
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.
