David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

140 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire 50562 CC 705ab 1966 Battle of Hastings imperforate se-tennant block of 12 (two strips of six), mint nh (two small hinges in right margin only), marginal tear at right, very fine and rare with only one sheet of 20 strips discovered (SG £7’000+ in 2019) 1’500 - 2’000 50562A CC 705ab 1966 4d Battle of Hastings (ordinary paper) with ERROR OLIVE-GREEN OMITTED in mint nh lower part sheet of four rows with cylinder numbers and traffic lights, incl. a matching normal block for comparison (SG £1’200+) 400 - 600 50564 50563 50563 CC J 717 1967 British Wild Flowers (phosphor) 4d with ERROR SLATE PURPLE OMITTED (Bramble on top left stamp) in mint nh left marginal se-tenant block of four, very fine and scarce, Pierron records only circa 50 mint blocks, incl. normal block for comparison (SG £500 in 2019) 100 - 150 50564 C 738 var 1967-70 Machin 8d “Cambridge” colour trial in bright magenta, mint hr, pencilled “B” on reverse, very fine example of this unadopted colour which was produced in preparation for the decimal issue, very rare as Pierron records only four examples, incl. issued stamp for comparison 400 - 500