QEII Colour Shifts
QEII commemorative colour shifts. Includes single and multiple colour shifts and those errors designated as design shifts.

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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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 749 var. 1967 Paintings 9d. Shift of Black. SOLD £450
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A fine UM example of the extremely attractive and very elusive shift of black resulting in the Queen's head and value being transposed. Normal at right. Scarcer than the missing black on same stamp.

SG 756 var. 1967 Christmas 3d value. Shift of rose. SOLD £45

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A fine UM single with attractive and visual downward shift of rose colour. Normal at right.

SG 785 var. 1969 Concorde 9d. Shift of emerald. SOLD £170
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A fine UM single with the attractive and popular shift of emerald green colour. Normal at right.

SG 794 var. 1969 Anniversaries 1/6 value. Shift of green. SOLD £20
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Fine UM marginal single with upward shift of green affecting Portuguese and Italian flags. Green line in registration cross shifted in upper margin.

SG 801 var. 1969 Cathedrals 1/6. Shift of black. SOLD £60
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A fine unmounted mint marginal single with downward shift of black (value). Normal at right.

SG 819 var. 1970 Anniversaries 5d. Gold shift.
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Fine unmounted mint single with 5mm downward shift of gold (Queen's head). Illustratedwith normal at right.

SG 839. 1970 Christmas 5d value. Emerald shift. SOLD £15
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UM single with 3mm downward shift of emerald green (manger). Normal at right.

SG 839. 1970 Christmas 5d value. Emerald shift.
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UM single with 6mm downward shift of emerald green (manger). Normal at right.

SG 840 var. 1970 Christmas 1/6. Pink shift downward.
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UM single with obvious down and left shift of salmon pink colour (robes of kneeling man). Normal at right.

SG 840 var. 1970 Christmas 1/6. Pale green shift downward.
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UM single with downward shift of pale turquoise green colour. Colour from top of man's garment has moved to bottom of garment. Colour that was at bottom now appears in background between value and Queen's head. Normal at right.

SG 909 var. 1972 BBC 3p with double colour shift.
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Unmounted mint single with downward shift of yellow (terminals) and grey (Queen's head). Illustrated with normal at right.

SG 909 var. 1972 BBC 3p with double colour shift.
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Unmounted mint corner single with downward shift of yellow (terminals) and grey (Queen's head).

SG 925 var. 1973 Explorers 5p. Orange shift.
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Fine unmounted mint single with attractive downward and left shift of orange yellow colour. Results in hair now encroaching onto forehead and cheek. Illustrated with normal at right.

SG 927 var. 1973 Explorers 9p. Brown grey shift. SOLD £36
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An attractive UM single with shift of brown grey colour resulting in "floating facial features". Illustrated with normal at right.

SG 935 var. 1973 Inigo Jones 3p se-tenant pair. Shift of gold. SOLD £40
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A fine UM se-tenant pair withdramatic 6mm downward shift of gold (Queen's heads)

SG 1002 var. 1976 Social Reformers 10p. Design shift.
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A fine UM single with combined design shift and perforation shift. Value now appears above Queen's head. Normal at right.

SG 1016 var. 1976 Printing 11p. Gold shift error. SOLD £20
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UM single with shift of gold (Queen's head) to right. This shift reveals window normaly hidden behind Queen's head. Illustrated with normal at right.

SG 1070 var. 1978 Cycling 13p. Gold shift error
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UM single with downward shift of gold (Queen's head). Illustrated with normal at right