12 COMPLETE SHEETS — 1,200 STAMPS — ANTIGUA — QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Antigua — Queen Elizabeth II ½ Cent Nelson's Dockyard Definitive Stamps [Group of 12 Complete Mint Sheets — 1,200 Stamps]

New Malden, Surrey, England: Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co. Ltd., 1966. TWELVE COMPLETE SHEETS — 1,200 STAMPS.
A substantial group of twelve identical complete sheets of Antigua ½-cent Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamps depicting Nelson's Dockyard. Each sheet contains 100 stamps and retains its full margins, printer's imprint, and plate numbers.

An appealing intact holding for the Antigua, British Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth II, or topical collector, as well as useful dealer stock.

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS: COMPLETE PRINTER'S SHEETS. 
Twelve complete sheets, each containing 100 perforated ½-cent stamps arranged 10 by 10, for a total of 1,200 stamps.
Printed in blue and green, with portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and a view captioned NELSON'S DOCKYARD. Full sheet margins retained.
Lower margin printed: BRADBURY, WILKINSON & CO. LD., NEW MALDEN, SURREY, ENGLAND
Plate numbers 2 / 1 appear in the lower margin of each sheet.

CONDITION: Fine. Unused complete sheets with original gum. Clean and well preserved overall, with expected minor handling to the large sheets and margins. Perforations appear substantially intact. No flaws found.

PHILATELIC SIGNIFICANCE: NELSON'S DOCKYARD & THE ELIZABETH II DEFINITIVES. 
The design combines the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II with Nelson's Dockyard, Antigua's historic naval complex, characteristic of British Commonwealth definitive issues that paired the monarch with recognizable local subjects and landmarks.

The survival of the stamps in complete printer's sheets preserves the original sheet arrangement, margins, imprint, and plate-number information lost when individual stamps are separated.

GENRES: Philately, British Commonwealth Stamps, Definitive Stamps, Postal History, Queen Elizabeth II Collectibles

SUBJECTS: Antigua, Nelson's Dockyard, Queen Elizabeth II, British Commonwealth, Caribbean, West Indies, Postage Stamps, Definitive Issues, Bradbury Wilkinson, Stamp Sheets, Plate Numbers.

Item #22547

Price: $20.00