1951 Great Britain Used Blocks

Just found these blocks among some Great Britain stamps. The red example isn't pictured in a Scott catalog, but based on the blue one, I'm guessing they are Scott #287 and #288 respectively.



Can someone confirm if that is accurate and also current catalog values? (My WW catalogs are too old for the values to be of any use.)

I assume they are best left as blocks, particularly because of the nice readable cancels.

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confirm : that is Scott's #287 CV $1.75 Each.
Scott's #288 CV $ 9.75 Each
I think you should leave them in block of four .
The cancels Look much better that way.
David -DJD

Absolutely, <always> leave blocks intact, if you can.

inverted Jennys excepted.

Thanks for the info. Your help, as always, is much appreciated.

Just FYI, the latest Gibbons rates the 2/6 (SG 510) at £1 each used, and the 10/- (SG 511) at £7.50 each used.

I can't imagine breaking up a block of used high values, unless at the point of a very large gun.

How about a pair of bolt cutters on your little pinky?

The 10s block, is very attractive,
would look nice in my collection.
They are in excellent nick considering anything of that value
must have been on a parcel.

That would certainly give me furiously to think

Tonymacg, you are not a Hercule Poirot fan are you?

Sapristi! Mon cher RoHastingsHumpy, you have found me out.

Ah mon ami - I just use my little gray cells.

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