King George V Key Plates - Stamp Auctions

Lot 1244 - King George V Key Plates mauritius - regular issues -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1244 - King George V Key Plates mauritius - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Mauritius: 1913-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA Plate 8, 12c. greyish slate marginal plate no. block of four, 50c. dull purple and black unmounted corner marginal plate no. block of six (3 x 2) with sheet no. 094, 1r. black on blue-green (olive back) corner marginal plate no. block of four, 1r. black on emerald (pale olive back) marginal single, mint, fine. (15) S.G. 198, 200, 201, a. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]

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King George V Key Plates mauritius - regular issues
Lot 1212 - King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1212 - King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA, Key and Duty Plates, 1r. purple on pale yellow, die I/die II mint interpanneau block of four, sheet margin at left (with pencil notes), one pair unmounted, slight vertical perf. separation between, mainly fine and unfolded. S.G. 354b, cat. £800+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]

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King George V Key Plates ceylon - regular issues
Lot 1239 - King George V Key Plates Leeward Islands - Cancellations and Covers -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1239 - King George V Key Plates Leeward Islands - Cancellations and Covers - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Leeward Islands: King George V Key Plates used in Nevis, 1916 envelope to London bearing 1d. used with “WAR TAX” 1/2d., 1930 to Glasgow with 1/2d. and 1d., also 1929, two ‘Iremonger’ covers to Bristol bearing 3s. and 4s. repsectively. (4 items)
[Proposed price: £80-100]

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King George V Key Plates Leeward Islands - Cancellations and Covers
Lot 1255 - King George V Key Plates nigeria - regular issues -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1255 - King George V Key Plates nigeria - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Nigeria: 1914-29 Watermark Mult. Crown CA, £1 purple and black on red, three upper marginal plate no. examples comprising die II from plates 17 and 21, and reversion to die I from Plate 23, hinged in margin only, mainly fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]

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King George V Key Plates nigeria - regular issues
Lot 1223 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1223 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Gold Coast: 1913-21 Watermark Mult. Crown CA 2s. purple and blue on blue, die II, lower left corner marginal mint block of four with plate number 10, a few light natural gum wrinkles, fine. S.G. 80b, cat. £720+. Ex. Steinberg. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]

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King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Lot 1234 - King George V Key Plates leeward islands - regular issues -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1234 - King George V Key Plates leeward islands - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Leeward Islands: 1921-32 Watermark Mult. Script CA, Die II, mainly mint study on leaves, mainly mint multiples incl. shades, most with plate nos. from 10 to 28, comprising 1/4d. (32), 1/2d. (16), 1d. carmine (6), 1d. violet (13), 1d. scarlet (22, incl. block of twelve from plate 26), 11/2d. carmine (8), 11/2d. red-brown (11), 2d. (16), 21/2d. (17, one orange-yellow), 3d. ultramarine (8, incl. deep ultramarine plate no. 11 block of four), 3d. on yellow (8), 4d. (10), 5d. (10), 6d., 1s. (5), 2s. (6), 2s.6d. (5), 3s. (4), 4s. (5), 5s. plate no. 5 single, chiefly fine. (204)
[Proposed price: £800-1000]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

King George V Key Plates leeward islands - regular issues

Lot 1250 - King George V Key Plates mauritius - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Mauritius: 1921-34 Watermark Mult. Script CA 5c. grey and carmine die II, plate no. 10 complete sheet of 120, plate no 11 right pane of 60 (sheet no. 00867), plate no. 17 complete sheet of 120 (sheet no. 00403) and right pane of 60 (sheet no. 03062), 6c. sepia plate no. 16 interpanneau block of 60 (lower five rows from both panes), 8c. orange and 10c. carmine-red die II, plate no. 16 (sheet no. 014) complete sheets of 120, 25c. black and red on yellow die II, plate no. 17 right pane of 60 (sheet no. 183), mint with some reinforcement but most unmounted and mainly good to fine. (720) S.G. 227-230, 236, cat. £1,650.
[Proposed price: £400-500]

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King George V Key Plates mauritius - regular issues
Lot 1218 - King George V Key Plates gilbert and ellice islands - regular issues -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1218 - King George V Key Plates gilbert and ellice islands - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Gilbert and Ellice Islands: 1912-24, Die proof of 6d. country name and value tablet in black on white glazed card (92 x 60mm), dated “28 DEC. 11” and endorsed “BEFORE/HARDENING”, fine. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]

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King George V Key Plates gilbert and ellice islands - regular issues
Lot 1229 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1229 - King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Gold Coast: 1921-24 Watermark Mult. Script CA 15s. dull purple and green, die II, unmounted mint upper left corner marginal block of four with plate no. 11, from 1925 third printing from plate 11 as indicated by Jubilee lines, mainly very fine, diagonal bend in upper margin barely affects upper pair. S.G. 100a, cat. £560+. Photo.
[Proposed price: £500-600]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

King George V Key Plates Gold Coast - Regular Issues
Lot 1245 - King George V Key Plates mauritius - regular issues -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 1245 - King George V Key Plates mauritius - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Mauritius: 1913-22 Watermark Mult. Crown CA Plate 1, 25c. black and red on yellow marginal block of four, plate no. single and corner marginal block of four, (white back) corner plate no. pair with sheet no. 245, 10r. green and red on blue-green (blue-green back) unmounted plate no. single; Plate 5, corner plate no. block of four with sheet no. 156, the pair at right showing doubling of “REVENUE” and frame, mint, fine. (16) S.G. 199, a, 201a, 204.
[Proposed price: £120-150]

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King George V Key Plates mauritius - regular issues