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A Bridge Too Far
Great Britain – added 18 January 2010
An imperforate miniature sheet of the 2006 Birth Centenary of Isambard Kingdom Brunel commemorative issue was offered at Spink's 14 January 2010 Stamps & Covers of the World auction. Previously unrecorded, the error sold for £4,200 plus premiums.
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Flagged Off
Great Britain – added 22 September 2009
A first day cover, cancelled London WC, sold on eBay in September 2009 featuring a 1967 EFTA 9d (phosphor) missing green. The error, previously unrecorded used, affects the Portuguese flag leaving it with a yellow strip (the underlay colour) on the left instead of the customary green. From mint positional pieces which have appeared on the market, two sheets (or between 120 and 240 examples) must have been affected to some degree.
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Vermeil Award
Misc. – added 23 August 2009
Pierron's Modern Great Britain & Commonwealth Missing Colour Errors catalogue has been awarded a Large Vermeil Medal at the 11th New Zealand National Philatelic Literature Exhibition held 27 June 2009 by the Manawatu Philatelic Society under the patronage of the New Zealand Philatelic Federation. Judges Robin Gwynn FRPSL FRPSNZ, Jenny Banfield, David Smitham and Jeff Long FRPSNZ awarded the catalogue 32 out of 40 for treatment of contents, 33 out of 40 for originality, significance and depth of research, 12 out of 15 for technical matters, and 5 out of 5 for presentation.
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Olympic Dream
Great Britain – added 11 August 2009
B Alan Stamps are offering what's believed to be a unique example of the 2008 Olympic Handover miniature sheet missing the olympic rings. Discovered in pre-release stock by a first day cover producer, the miniature sheet was purchased by B Alan 11 months ago and kept back while searches were made for further examples of the error. To date no other copies have surfaced, but it's possible others may have slipped out unnoticed on first day covers or new issue sendings. The miniature sheet was printed litho by Walsall; a silk screen process using a spot UV varnish created the shiny olympic rings. Further details from B Alan on +44 (0) 1732 743387.
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Narrow Trial
Great Britain – added 23 July 2009
Rushstamps have secured a quantity of the 43p A British Journey: South-West England trial with narrow '4'. The trial first appeared at a 28 April to 2 May 2009 David Feldman auction with €1,000 estimate. Rushstamps are selling examples for £175.
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