David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

135 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 50542 50544 50545 50542 CC J 575Ic 1958-65 Wilding 3d deep lilac in mint nh partially perforated booklet pane of six (three stamps imperf on two side and three imperf on one side), perf. splitting between third and fourth stamp, otherwise fine and rare, cert BPA (2005) (SG £4’000 in 2019) 1’500 - 2’000 50543 CC J / 112 575 var 1959 “Dollis Hill” Phosphor Trial on 3d deep violet Wilding in lower right corner marginal block of 6 (2x3), with the left hand column showing two 1 1/2mm blue phosphor side bands and the second column with a 1 1/2mm blue phosphor left band, both printed under the ink, very fine and scarce (SG Spec ST7(4)a & 7b, £1’800+) Note: For more information on these trials, see “The Dollis Hill Find: Mechanisation of the Mail and Phosphor Trials on Wilding Portrait Stamps” by Edward Klempka, available from the GB Philatelic Society 150 - 200 50544 CC 575 var 1959 “Dollis Hill” Phosphor Trial on 3d deep violet Wilding horizontal pair on gummed crowns watermarked (upright) paper, with a 4mm blue phosphor band printed over the ink between the two stamps, resulting in one stamp with a 2mm right band and a second with a 2mm left band, very fine and scarce (SG Spec. ST7(3)b, £700+) Note: For more information on these trials, see “The Dollis Hill Find: Mechanisation of the Mail and Phosphor Trials on Wilding Portrait Stamps” by Edward Klempka, available from the GB Philatelic Society 100 - 150 50545 CC P 618 1960 Wilding 1s3d Green, wmk Crowns, 2 bands reacting green mint nh imperforate imprimatur in pair, each with a “BPMA” handstamp on reverse, showing variety “White flaw in Queen’s hair” in position R2/9, unique. (SG Spec. S145a) 600 - 800 50546 CC 628b 1961 Parliamentary Conference 1s3d with ERROR BLUE OMITTED (Queen’s head) in mint nh right marginal strip of three with centre stamp showing blue partially omitted, one of the rarest modern errors, with only 6 mint examples known of which 2 are damaged, an important showpiece (SG £40’000) 30 - 36’000