Colour Shifts
QEII commemorative colour shifts. Includes single and multiple colour shifts and those errors designated as design shifts.
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SG 649 var. 1964 Shakespeare 1/3 (ord) . Shift of violet. SOLD £200
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A fine UM single. One of the finest and most attractive of all colour shifts the "white knight". Normal at right.

SG 683 var. 1965 ITU 9d (ord). Upward shift of red.
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A fine UM single with upward shift of red. Part of network now bleeds off top of design and reappears at botom of design. Illustrated with normal at right

SG 683p var. 1965 ITU 9d (phos). Upward shift of red
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65itu9dphosredshift0001
A fine UM marginal single with upward shift of red by about 3mm. The red part of network bleeds off top of design and reappears at bottom. Normal at right

SG 684 var. 1965 ITU 1/6 (ord). Shift of pink left.
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A fine UM single with shift of pink to left. This results in white outline to Queen's bust at left and encroachment of pink onto 5 of 1865. Illustrated with normal at right.

SG 684p var. 1965 ITU 1/6 (phos). Black shift downward 4mm
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65itu16blackshift0001
A fine UM single showing the dramatic downward shift of black giving the appearance of missing inscription. Illustrated with normal at right. One of the most dramatic of colour shifts.

SG 696-699 var. 1966 Birds 4d (ord). Grey shift error
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A fine UM se-tenant block of four with attractive shift of grey to left and downward. This shift has marked effect on all four stamps.

SG 696-699 var. 1966 Birds 4d (ord). Grey shift error
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66birdsgreyshiftregcross0001
A fine UM  lower marginal se-tenant block of four with attractive shift of grey to left and downward. This shift has marked effect on all four stamps. The grey coloured registration cross also shifted in lower margin. This item supplied with a matching normal registration cross marginal block.

SG 696-699 var. 1966 Birds 4d (ord). Red shift left error
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66birdsredshiftleft0001
A fine UM right marginal block with attractive shift of red to left (Gull's beak, Robin's breast)

SG 696p-699p var. 1966 Birds 4d (phos). Red shift downward error
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66birdsredshiftdown0001
A fine UM upper marginal block with attractive downward shift of red (Gull's beak, Robin's breast). Red colour register mark in upper margin also shifted. This item supplied with matching normal marginal block.

SG 715p var. 1967 EFTA 1/6 (phos). Brown & Blue shift error
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A fine UM left marginal single with attrative downward shift of new blue and brown colours. Most obviously seen by effect on rail trucks that now appear white. The brown colour now obscuring flags at left. Blue shift affects Finnish and Swedish flags. Normal at right