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King George VI Collection: 1937-51, the superbly mounted and researched collection on 103 pages, including 1937 Wiggins-Davies essays in green (2/6d. and 20/-) and brown (5/- and 10/-), 1937 Waterlow dummy stamps on gummed paper, blocks of four imperf. in purple, perf. in purple and dull carmine, 1940 War Tax surcharge essays in red (2) and black (5) on 1937-47 values to 3d., German Propaganda forgeries of the 1937-47 ½d. to 3d. and 1937 Coronation 1½d., Issued stamps with complete run including sideways and inverted watermarks, high values, etc. (both mint and used), used study of the varieties on the 1939-48 10/- dark blue, Usages on covers or cards with Airmails, Wartime mail with Free Forces, Captured mail with two covers showing "DETAINED IN FRANCE/DURING GERMAN/OCCUPATION", bisects, Lundy, Postal Stationery with Stamped-to-Order tete-beche printings, etc.; mostly fine to very fine. An excellent basis for continuation