british empire grades are in!

flykite

I submitted (2) 1953 coronation proof sets; one from NZ and one from GB, from the same source: Grades as follows:

24019045 510115 1953 1/4D Gr.Britain PR64DC
2 1 24019046 418486 1953 1/2D Gr.Britain PR64CA
3 1 24019047 418487 1953 1D Gr.Britain PR64CA
4 1 24019048 510116 1953 3D Gr.Britain PR66CA
5 1 24019049 505020 1953 6D Gr.Britain PR65DC
6 1 24019050 389056 1953 Shil Eng Rev Gr.Britain PR65DC
7 1 24019051 389055 1953 Shil Scot Rev Gr.Britain PR65DC
8 1 24019052 406295 1953 Florin Gr.Britain PR65DC
9 1 24019053 404855 1953 1/2 Cr Gr.Britain PR65CA
10 1 24019054 501282 1953 Crown Gr.Britain PR65CA
10 2 24019055 500824 1953 Crown Gr.Britain PR65DC
11 1 24019056 406852 1953 1/2D New Zealand PR64CA
12 1 24019057 419143 1953 1D New Zealand PR64CA
13 1 24019058 395179 1953 3D New Zealand PR67CA
14 1 24019059 405500 1953 6D New Zealand PR67CA
15 1 24019060 414492 1953 Shil New Zealand PR67DC
16 1 24019061 405499 1953 Florin New Zealand PR65CA
17 1 24019062 402354 1953 1/2 Cr New Zealand PR65CA
18 1 24019063 391532 1953 Crown New Zealand PR65DC

These are just amazing sets; they were in their original shipping cartons, and untouched for decades! The prize in here is a brass GB 3P which is flat-out impossible to find in cameo. I will decide later if they go up on ebay...ED

TwoKopeiki

Wow, nicely done!

Did these develop any color in the original holders?