QEII Inverted Watermarks

QEII commemorative inverted watermarks. This section includes only those watermarks that are inverted in error. A number of early commemorative issues have watermarks inverted as "normal". These are not included.

All items are fine unmounted mint.     Marginal singles command a premium and  if not illustrated may be from either left, right, top or bottom of sheet. 

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SG 648pWi. 1964 Shakespeare 1/3 (phos). Non marginal
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SG 648pWi. 1964 Shakespeare 1/3 (phos). Marginal

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SG 650Wi. 1964 Shakespeare 2/6. Non marginal. SOLD £750
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A fine UM example of an elusive and rarely offered inverted watermark error.

SG 652Wi. 1964 Geographical Congress 4d (ord). Marginal.
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SG 652Wi. 1964 Geographical Congress 4d.

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Superb unmounted mint traffic light block of four. WATERMARK INVERTED. Almost certainly a unique positional piece.

SG 653Wi. 1964 Geographical Congress 8d (ord). Circa 10 copies recorded. SOLD
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SG 654Wi. 1964 Geographical Congress 1/6 (ord). Non marginal. SOLD £12.
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SG 654Wi. 1964 Geographical Congress 1/6 (ord). Marginal. SOLD £14.50
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SG 654Wi. 1964 Geographical Congress 1/6 (ord). Cylinder single. SOLD £35
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A fine UM cylinder single. Contemporary reports suggested that just 20 sheets of this value with inverted watermark were discovered. A premium marginal single

SG 657Wi. 1964 Botanical Congress 9d (ord). Non marginal
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