G.B. Q.E.2 ERRORS & VARIETIES DECIMAL 1971

G.B. Q.E.2 Errors and Varieties - Decimal 1971 - 1981

G.B. Machin 'Un-Denominated Swiss Printing Trials'

In 'Deep Green', Excellent U/m
(- Decimal Machin 2p Value -)
- £ 69.99 -

In 'Light Grey', Excellent U/m
(- Decimal Machin 29p Value -)
- £ 69.99 -

In 'Flamo Red', Excellent U/m
(- Decimal Machin 1st Value -)
- £ 69.99 -

1971 Ulster Paintings 7 1/2p - SG 882a 'Pale Olive-Grey Omitted'
Affects Boulder etc - Very subtle missing colour!
Scarce in a multiple, marginal U/M block of 3 + Normal
£ 449.99 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0366

1971 Ulster Paintings - One Broad Phosphor Band at Left - £5.00 (22) - Ref: QE1978/00

1971 Literary Anniversaries 3p
Showing the Error 'Gold Queen's Head Omitted'
- SG884a - A Very Striking Error! U/m
£210.00 - Ref: QE1978/0367

1971 Literary Anniversaries 3p
showing two listed errors -
'Phosphor omitted' and 'Shift of Embossing' 4mm to the right - two errors on one stamp!
Excellent U/m - £ - Ref: QE1978/0282

1971 Anniversaries 3p
'Large Colour Shift of Red Upwards and to the Right Error'
Marginal M.n.h / U/m
£ 44.99 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0283

1971 Anniversaries 3p
'Large Shift of Red colour to the Right Error'
- Mint Never Hinged -
£42.99 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0284

1971 Anniversaries 7 1/2p 'Missing Grey'
SG888a 'Missing Grey' - noticeable as a loss of shading
on the building and from certain parts of the rider's outfit
100 were Discovered! - U/Mint slight crease - not really noticeable & pointed out for acuraccy only!
£ - Ref: QE1978/0368

1971 Anniversaries 9p
' Yellow Downward Colour Shift'
SG889 - U/m
- £49.99 - (22) Ref: QE1978/0285

1971 Anniversaries 9p 'Upward Perforation Shift ERROR'
SG889 - U/m- £5.00 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0

1971 Christmas 'Imperforate Pair'
'Possibly a Proof '
Excellent
U/m and Scarce
SG894a
£ 700.00 - Ref: QE1978/0340

1971 2 1/2p Christmas, Strip of 3, with 'Perforation Error' to the Top Margin
U/M, - £29.99 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0360

1971 Christmas
3p 'Lemon Shift to the Right'
Excellent U/m
£44.99 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0286

1971 Christmas 7 1/2p
'Large Colour Shift of Lilac'
M.N.H
£74.99 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0288

1971 Christmas 7 1/2p
'Large Colour Shift of Lilac' - Mint Never Hinged
£74.99 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0289

1972 3p Polar Explorers - Very Subtle 'Large Red Upwards
Colour Shift' - look at Red Lips and Red Collar -
a-lot scarcer than the Blue Pupil's (Eye) Shift!
Quality Very Fine Used Pair, on Piece.
£29.99 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0290

1972 Anniversaries - Tutankhamun -
3p IMPERF to bottom margin
SG 901 Var - 10 Pairs Known
Excellent U/m
£325.00 (22) - Ref: QE1978/0341

1972 3p Tutankhamun with faint
(partially missing) black printing ( dry print ) at top error
U/m - left hand marginal
£ - Ref: QE1978/0369

1972 3p Tutankhamun
with 'Downward Colour Shift' - Excellent U/m
£ 54.99 - Ref: QE1978/0291

1972 3p Tutankhamun
with 'Upward Shift of stone colour'
Excellent top marginal
£44.99 - Ref: QE1978/0292

1972 Anniversaries 7 1/2p
'Shift of Blue colour' -
MNH
£64.99 - Ref: QE1978/0293

1972 3p Churches - pair Phosphor Omitted, U/m - £ - Ref: QE1978/00

1972 3p Churches 'Queen's head lacks definition'- nose etc - £ - Ref: QE1978/00

1972 Churches 3p -
'Large Red Shift' to the left of the door way,
- the figure now appears ghostly white' - SG 904 Var-
U/M
Great Colour Shift!
£64.99 - Ref: QE1978/0294

1972 3p Churches
Red Shift to the left of the door way, the figure now
appears mostly white.
SG 904 Var
U/M
£ - Ref: QE1978/0295

1972 Churches 3p
Red Shift Upwards,
the figure now appears white at bottom and red on the top half .
SG 904 Var
U/M

£ 19.99 - Ref: QE1978/0296

1972 Churches
Red Shift to the left,
the figure now appears mainly white .
SG 904 Var - U/M
£ 29.99 - Ref: QE1978/0297

1972 3p Village churches - 'small perf shift to the left', U/m
£ - Ref: QE1978/0362

1972 3p Village churches 'missing phosphor & small perf shift to the right', U/m
£ - Ref: QE1978/0363

1972 3p Village churches -'Large perforation shift to the right - bisecting 3p value'
U/m - £ - Ref: QE1978/0364

1972 3p Village Churches
Dramatic vertical perf shift, cutting 3p value in half & resulting in church now at left hand side of stamp as opposed to a normal stamp (at right) with church at right. U/m Very Visual!
£ - Ref: QE1978/0361

1972 5p Churches - Left hand stamp shows unusual 'thin value' (5p), U/m - £ - Ref: QE1978/00

1972 Churches 5p 'shift of blue/grey on lower roof' - U/m lower marginal - £ - Ref: QE1978/0298

1972 Churches
'Small Black Shift to the Left'
- Excellent U/m -
£ 19.99 - Ref: QE1978/0299

1972 7 1/2p Churches 'Large Black colour Shift to the Left' - Excellent U/m + normal at left -
£54.99 - Ref: QE1978/0300

1972 7 1/2p Churches 'Large Black Shift to the Left'
- Excellent U/m + normal at left for comparison -
£ 69.99 - Ref: QE1978/0301

1972 9p Churches
S.G. 908
'Red downwards colour shift'
U/m with normal
-£ 44.99 -
Ref: QE1978/0302

1972 Broadcasting Anniversaries 3p -
Error ' Dropped Terminals & Queen's head ' resulting in Yellow Terminals now appearing Omitted & Grey Queen's head sits on top of microphone.
Excellent unmounted mint double colour shift
SG 909 Variety
£49.99 - Ref: QE1978/0303

1972 B.B.C 5p Value - showing the unlisted flaw queens head joined to horn - Excellent U/m
£ - Ref: QE1978/00

1972 BBC with perforation shift & on thin paper variety - design shows through clearly on rear of stamp-
Mounted mint - £ - Ref: QE1978/0365

1972 7 1/2p B.B.C - 'variety on thin paper' - design shows clearly through rear when viewed face down gutter marginal- only a small number known from a stop-gap printing! when the normal paper was unavailable
£ - Ref: QE1978/00

1972 3p Christmas
with 'red colour shift & embossing' Error
mounted mint + normal fine used
£ - Ref: QE1978/0304

1972 Xmas 3p S.G.914 Variety 'Imperforate to the left sheet margin'
A Excellent Fine Used example - first I've seen used !
£450.00 - Ref:QE1978/0

1972 Christmas 3p 'Green colour omitted ' - U/M - £ - Ref: QE1978/0370

1972 3p Christmas with Gold Shift Error -
'Banjo and detail on base of cloak looks doubled!'
S.G.914Var - £64.99 - Ref: QE1978/0305

1972 3p Christmas Colour Shift Downwards - 'affects the body of the angel'
Unmounted mint - £64.99 - Ref: QE1978/0306

1972 7 1/2p Christmas shift to the right of the Orche
- look at main panel & black lines in middle of gold. M/mint
£ - Ref: QE1978/0307

1972 7 1/2p Christmas 'Orche omitted' Unmounted mint
£ - Ref: QE1978/03

1972 Silver Wedding 3p 'Missing Silver' - S.G.916a, U/m - £650.00 - Ref: QE1978/0371

1972 3p Silver Wedding - Major perforation shift error - showing a 6.5mm shift of the perforations to the right, leaving the Duke of Edinburgh with no nose and the value at the right. One of the best perforation shifts on decimal issues. Excellent U/m.

1972 3p Royal Silver Wedding, U/mint
Large Silver colour shift to the right - £44.99 - Ref: QE1978/0308

1972 3p Royal Silver Wedding, Unmounted mint - 'Huge Silver colour shift to the right'
£59.99 - Ref: QE1978/0309

1972 20p Royal Silver Wedding - 'Large Silver Shift Error - wording now shifted to the right' U/m, £44.99 - Ref: QE1978/0310

1972 20p Royal Silver Wedding -'Large Silver Shift Error - wording now shifted to the right' - normal at left hand side for comparison - £49.99 - Ref: QE1978/0311

1973 Explorers 3p - S.G.923h
"All Over Phosphor Omitted"
Cat. £38.00 , U/m

- £19.99 - Ref: QE1978/0

1973 Explorers 3p pair with 'Dropped Gold' Head Shift - SG923Var - U/M - £139.99 - Ref:QE1978/0312

1973 5p British Explorers -'downward Shift - affecting hair colour on forehead'- U/m - £54.99 - Ref: QE1978/0313

1973 British Explorers 9p Suberb U/mint showing Major error 'Brown/Grey Printing Doubled with the benefit of a Brandon certificate. - S.G. catalouge value from £850.00.
£764.99 - Ref: QE1978/00

1973 British Explorers 9p 'Major Shift of Brown - Grey ( Sturt's head)' - Fine Top Marginal piece - From the best position possible! - SG 927 Var - Very SCARCE colour shift of Exhibition Quality !
Excellent Unmounted Mint - £949.99 - Ref: QE1978/0314

1973 8p Parliament with 'Perforation Shift' error
£ - Ref: QE1978/0366

1973 Parliament 10p 'Narrow Stamp' Error - Marginal Pair of the 10p with an interesting ' Narrow Stamp at far left. - Very Unusual! - Excellent U/m - £ - Ref: QE1978/00

1973 20p Royal Wedding 'Missing' Silver (Queen's head) in strip of 5. (Affects only middle row in sheet.)
Lovely, Extremely Rare Strip - Excellent Unmounted Mint - SG942a - £4,999.99 - Ref: QE1978/0372

1973 SG948b - Christmas 31/2p - 'Grey Black omitted / missing error ( faces, the value & inscriptions),
specialized catalouge number W274b - U/m - £165.00 - Ref:QE1978/0373c

1973 SG948d - Christmas 31/2p Blue colour omitted /missing (legs/robes) - U/m - £275.00 - Ref:QE1978/0373A

1973 Christmas 3 1/2p "Blue and Rosy Mauve Omitted" Fresh Unmounted mint. Scarce. SG948f
- £549.99 - Ref:QE1978/0

1973 SG948g - Christmas 31/2p - 'rose red omitted / missing error ( king's robe),
specialized catalouge number W274g - U/m - £154.99 - Ref:QE1978/0373B

1973 Christmas 3 1/2p with Error small downward and dramatic large colour shift to the right hand side of the pink (facial / hands /knee colour.) - Excellent U/m marginal piece + normal for comparison - Very Visual Error! - £65.00 - Ref: QE1978/0315a

1975 7p Sailing 'Dropped Gold Queen's head' block of 4 - Normal block of four included for comparison,
placed underneath error block at right of scan to show head position. U/m - £ 99.99 - Ref: QE1978/0316

1975 Sailing 7p
Gutter block of 4 stamps - Error - 'Gold Drop Colour Shift'
(affecting the Queen's Head which now obscures the top of the 7p face value) -
MNH £ 119.99 - Ref: QE1978/031

1975 Sailing 7p 'Dropped Gold Queen's head' onto value Cylinder block of 6 - Excellent U/m - £139.99 - Ref: QE1978/0318

1975 Railways with Major Perforation Shift -
'Inscription appears at top instead of at the base, of the stamp - also has vertical Doctor Blade flaw or paint drag (see 'R' of Railway)' U/m £ - Ref: QE1978/0367

1975 8 1/2p Jane Austen with 'Gold Shift' affecting Queen's Head - U/M - £34.99 - Ref: QE1978/0319

1976 S. Reformers 8 1/2p - 'Moving Hands' Variety showing Colour Shift Error Ex U/m - £29.99 - Ref: QE1978/0322

1976 Social Reformers 8 1/2p - Block of 4 - with 'Dramatic colour shift' - U/m block of 4 + Normal - £119.99 - Ref: QE1978/0320

1976 S. Reformers 8 1/2p -'Moving Hands' Variety, Gutter Pair showing Colour Shift Error, Ex U/m -£89.99 - Ref: QE1978/0321

1976 10p Social Reformers showing 'Major Misperf - horizontal downward perf shift' -
10p now at top right corner, U/m - £95.00

1976 Christmas 11p 'Uncoated Paper' Error - SG 1020a top marginal postional example.
Matching normal for comparison. U/m - £64.99 - Ref: QE1978/00

1977-87 £2.00 Imperforate single with some creasing / surface damage - catalouged £4000 as a imperf pair - £250.00 -Ref: QE1978/0

1977 WILDLIFE 9p strip showing - 'Red Omitted' - (Top Strip) - This results in a very marked colour change to most of the strip, particularly the squirel which now appears a dirty yellow-brown. A Rare strip! *matched normal strip of 5 for comparison (below) - £ 375.00 - Ref: QE1978/0373

1977 Silver Jubilee 8 1/2p Horizontal Pair "Imperforate" - SG1033a - Fresh Unmounted mint - £749.99 - Ref: QE1978/0

1978 10 1/2p - Cycling with large Gold Head shift downwards, U/m - SG1068 - £ - Ref: QE1978/0324

1978 Cycling 13p 'Shift of Gold Queen's Head Downwards' on Gutter Pair - U/M with Traffic Light also showing Gold Shift. SG 1070 Variety
Lovely Quality Piece ! - £79.99 - Ref: QE1978/0325

1978 Christmas 9p 'Imperforate pair' in Traffic light block of four, the top two having perforation run out leaving Imperf pair at bottom.
* Certificate of Authenticity included. S.G.1072a cataloued at £2000.00 (2018 S.G. Concise) - £1,499.99 - Ref: QE1978/0-

1979 11p Spring Wild Flowers -'Silver Queen's Head' colour shift - SG1081 Var - £14.95 - Ref: QE1978/0326

1979(6th June) Horse racing Paintings - Derby 9p 'Imperforate' to lower margin, vertical strip of 3 error,'Imperforate between stamp and margin'.A scarce & attractive variety with just 20 strips recorded -£324.99 - Ref: QE1978/0

1979 Rowland Hill Miniature Sheet - 'Large Gold Queen's Head Shift to the Right' - Errors ( on the Right) + Normal at Left for comparison.
Error sheet creased top right corner - does not affect stamps - well away from them! - Please Click on Stamp Image to Enlarge Picture -
(Not normally so pronounced - Queen's Head perforated through!) - £174.99 - Ref: QE1978/0327

1979 Christmas 8p -'Multiple Colour Shifts' - U/m - £34.99 - Ref: QE1978/0328

1979 Xmas 8p SG 1104 DRAMATIC COLOUR SHIFT OF 'OCHRE' DOWNWARDS (& smaller shift of 'Slate-Violet' & 'Blue')
in marginal Traffic Light 'gutter' block of four U/M with Stunning Multiple colour shifts ! - £149.99 - Ref: QE1978/0329

1979 Christmas 13p misperforated pair - due to perf shift error, Mnh ,
£ - Ref: QE1978/0368

1980 London Landmarks 12p - Major Vertical Perforation Shift almost bisecting the stamp
U/m, Fine Example, complete with normal for comparison
£145.00 - Ref: QE1978/0369

1980 London Landmarks 15p - Perforation Shift Error - Mnh
£ - Ref: QE1978/0370

1980 12p Charlotte Bronte Missing 'P' in value - strip of 5 showing marginal position. U/m - £ - Ref: QE1978/00

1980 (9th July) 13½p George Eliot a single 'Imperforate' example. (Not listed in SG) SG1126 Var. -
With 2014 Brandon Certificate of Authenticity. Genuine Imperforate of proof status.
- Almost certainly unique and very rare. With the Europa C.E.P.T emblem - £750.00 - (No Longer available)

GB error/ variety - 1980 Queen Mother 12p, S.G. 1129Var., horizontal strip of 5 showing superb mis-perforation error on all 5 stamps, Excellent U/m. - £375.00 -

1981 Folklore 22p Double Error - Multiple Colour Shifts & a Great Perforation shift
MNH - Very Nice! - £ - Ref: QE1978/0371

1981 18p Butterflies 'Gold head shift to right' - almost central! - £54.99 Ref: QE1978/0330

1981 20p British Landscapes 'Major Perforation Shift and Colour Shift'
Perforation Shift down 8 mm & Gold Head Shift down 13 mm covering 20p Value - SG 1157 Var - Great Double Error Stamp!
Excellent Unmounted Mint - £245.00 - Ref: QE1978/0372

1981 Duke of Edinburgh 14p Excellent Misperf makes stamp Imperf at side - Unusual! - £145.00

1981 14P Duke of Edinburgh's Award stamp - pair from the bottom L/H corner of the sheet with margins showing very unusual misperforation error, Excellent U/m - £145.00

1981 Fishing 18p 'Imperforate block of four' with major yellow colour shift - light creasing and a couple of tone spots on reverse - A scarce block uncatalouged - maybe a proof . - £ 500.00 - Ref: QE1978/0

1981 Christmas 14p - SG1171var. - Imperf pair, unused without gum, a lot of these are badly creased, this is a better example.
Just a few slightly visible wrinkles.
- £160.00 - Ref: QE1978/0

1981 Christmas, Children's Pictures 14p 'Imperforate proof'
Unused with no gum & wrinkles -
- £60.00 - Ref: QE1978/0