David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

198 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire Ceylon 50789 No lot Early Letters and Handstamps 50790 F / 190 1819 (Mar 1) Wrapper from Ngembo (datelined at lower left) to the Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society in London with “CEYLON / PACKET LETTER” oval ds, “INDIA LETTER / PORTSMOUTH” hs and London arrival, fine, ex Agabeg 300 - 500 50791 F / 194 1838 (Apr 11) Entire from Colombo to London with Colombo crowned framed Post Paid ds, rated “5/”, endorsed via Bombay & Alexandria, London arrival, fine 100 - 150 1857 Blued Paper 50792 J DCE P / 194 1857 6d Plate proof in black in imperf. block of 12, ungummed, some minor creasing and two stamps cut into, fine appearance 400 - 500 50794 50793 50793 H 1 1857 6d Purple-Brown on blued paper, with fine to large margins, used with light barred cancel, very fine, cert. RPS (1971) 120 - 180 50794 H 1 1857 6d Purple-Brown on blued paper used with fine to large margins, neat barred oval cancel, very fine (SG £450) 100 - 150 50795 F 1 1857 (Jul 25) Envelope from Colombo to Ireland with 1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper, just cut into at top left otherwise good margins, tied by barred cancel, endorsed “Overland Mail via Southampton” with “BRITISH-PACKET / PAID / POSTAGE” hs and London transit, reverse with “COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER” despatch, Dublin transit and Tuam arrival, minor soiling, fine and scarce, ex Baron de Worms and Agaberg 600 - 800