Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
102 | Great Britain & British Empire
50364
50365
50364
CC
S.G. 884a, 885a
1971 Literary Anniversaries 3p and 5p mint n.h. with gold omitted (Queen’s head), very fine (S.G.
Concise 2025 £1’125).
260 - 340
50365
C P
1971 Harrison & Son colour trials, 1s in pale olive green, unadopted colour, on OCP/PVA paper, mint
h.r., pencil “X” annotation on reverse, very fine, very rare, only two examples thought to exist.
500 - 700
50366ex
50370
50366
CC
S.G. 897a, 898ya, 898b, 899a
1972 Explorers mint n.h. group of four varieties incl. 3p with gold omitted, 5p with gold and phosphor
omitted, 5p with embossing omitted and 7 1/2p corner marginal with gold omitted, very fine (S.G.
Concise 2025 £825).
120 - 180
50367
CC
S.G. 897y-900y
1972 Explorers mint n.h. set of four with phosphor omitted, very fine (S.G. Concise 2025 £385).
80 - 100
50368
CC
S.G. 923-927 var
1973 Explorers mint n.h. set of five with phosphor omitted, very fine (Pierron 500PHa-504PHa).
80 - 120
50369
CC C
S.G. 925a, 926var, 927b
1973 Explorers group of three mint varieties incl. 5p with gold omitted mint n.h. (S.G. Concise 2025
£250), 7 1/2p with shift of grey-black mint l.h., and 9p with brown-grey (hair) doubled mint n.h. (S.G.
Concise 2025 from £300), incl. normals, a very fine group.
130 - 200
50370
CC
S.G. 925b
1973 British Explorers 5p with grey-black omitted variety, mint n.h., very fine, incl. normal for
comparison (S.G. Concise 2025 £1’800).
460 - 600
50371
CC
S.G. 927a
1973 Explorers 9p Charles Sturt mint n.h. with gold omitted in lower right traffic light corner vertical
pair, very fine, incl. matching normal traffic light corner pair (S.G. Concise 2025 £450+).
120 - 180