Auction No. 1 Sunday, 23 November 2008 / 2:00 am start

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1976-1986 specialised QEII Machin booklet ...

Estimate $3,000

Category: Commonwealth & Foreign  >  Great Britain

Lot Details

1976-1986 specialised QEII Machin booklet collection in 5 springback albums with beautifully written up SG pages containing a wealth of material including some of the scarcest booklets of the day. Numerous left & right selvedges, misplaced phosphors, miscuts, cylinder numbers & corrected rates. Better noted include 3 x 70p Thatching left selvedge; 2 with cylinder numbers, 90p Regents Canal with cylinder numbers & experimental folding, 90p Llangollen Canal with left selvedge, £1.20 Tank Engine with corrected rates, left & right selvedges & cylinder numbers (4), £1.46 Seahorses with corrected rates & £1.60 Birthday Box with altered rates & "Feb 1983" imprint. In addition various Wilding & early Machin booklet panes (75). A fantastic collection rarely seen with such a high degree of completeness. Majority with good perforations & all in excellent condition. Massive retail/catalogue value. (414 items)