Doudar
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What I collect: British Stamps (mainly pre-QEII)
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Post by Doudar on Sept 24, 2021 11:16:00 GMT
Was wondering, what is the rarest and/or most expensive QE2 stamp?
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banknoteguy
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Posts: 323
What I collect: 19th Century US, High denomination US (> $1), 19th century covers US, Indian Feudatory States and most recently I acquired a BigBlue [with about 5,000 stamps] and pristine pages.
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Post by banknoteguy on Sept 24, 2021 12:31:50 GMT
Not sure about the most expensive but surely this one is in the running:
1963 Red Cross Centenary 3d, Major Error, "Red Cross Omitted". SG642a
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Post by daniel on Oct 4, 2021 14:33:11 GMT
Was wondering, what is the rarest and/or most expensive QE2 stamp? That's an interesting question. Trawling through Collect British Stamps (2010) the £1 black from the first Castles series, SG 539, is valued at £130 mint. I don't have a more up to date catalogue Otherwise, as banknoteguy suggests, it will be an error stamp.
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,546
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Oct 4, 2021 18:10:51 GMT
The 3d Wllding with two graphite lines on the back SG 592a Is catalogued £550 mint
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Post by daniel on Oct 4, 2021 19:00:05 GMT
The 3d Wllding with two graphite lines on the back SG 592a Is catalogued £550 mint Thanks, I should have looked in my more specialised edition of Commonwealth & British Empire Stamps 1840-1970 (2009 edition). There are more valuable stamps listed there but excluding pairs and panes: SG 593a 4d Widing £1,800 but, as with SG 592a, with misplaced graphite lines. SG 623Aa 2½d Centenary of Post Office Savings Bank, Timson Machine black omitted £22,000 SG 642pa 3d Red Cross Centenary Congress red omitted phosphor version £22,000 SG 783a 1/- British Ships Mauretania I Carmine (Hull overlay) missing £28,000 SG785a 9d First Flight of Concorde face value and inscription omitted £40,000 All 2009 valuations. However, they are all errors.
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renden
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What I collect: Canada-USA-France-Lithuania-Austria--Germany-Mauritius-French Colonies in Africa
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Post by renden on Oct 4, 2021 20:17:56 GMT
The 3d Wllding with two graphite lines on the back SG 592a Is catalogued £550 mint Great but it does not beat my Beaver CANADA / 1 ....just joking Alex René
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WERT
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What I collect: Canada and Provinces
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Post by WERT on Oct 4, 2021 20:28:02 GMT
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vikingeck
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Posts: 3,546
What I collect: Samoa, Tobacco theme, Mail in Wartime, anything odd and unusual!
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Post by vikingeck on Oct 4, 2021 21:29:55 GMT
The 3d Wllding with two graphite lines on the back SG 592a Is catalogued £550 mint Great but it does not beat my Beaver CANADA / 1 ....just joking Alex René Yeah but this question is about modern GB Queen Elizabeth rarity. WERT take note also … wrong thread mates, I know we have re- introduced beavers to some pars of GB but your little Canadien 3pence beaver doesn’t count .HA ha ha 👎👎
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angore
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What I collect: WW, focus on British Empire
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Post by angore on Oct 5, 2021 10:35:10 GMT
What about non-errors?
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Post by daniel on Oct 5, 2021 12:41:56 GMT
I mentioned SG 539 £1 Castles above at about £130 but I see that there is a much more rare De La Rue printing, SG 539a, at £350.
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