David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

203 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 50814 C H DCE 1857-64, Collection of imperf. issues, mostly used, incl. 1857 6d on blued paper (pair and two singles), 1857-59 1d deep turquoise blue (strip of 3, pair and 5 singles, several showing re-entries), 1d blue (5, two showing a re-entry), 2d green (4), 2d yellow-green (mint pair with minor faults and used pair & 3 singles), 4d (re-margined), 5d (3), 6d (7 incl. shades + purple-brown on part cover), 8d (3), 9d (3), 10d (1 unused and 3 used), 1s (3), 1s9d (1 unused, 1 unused re-margined, 1 used and yellow-green re-margined used), 2s blue (4), 1857-64 1d lilac on blued paper (3-margin mint, 4 used) and 1d lilac (pair, 2 used and 1 unused), mixed condition throughout with the usual re-margined stamps or cut into margins, still a useful lot with some rare stamps (SG £38’000+) 1’000 - 2’000 1857-59 White Paper – Postal History 50815 F / 194 5 1858 (May 22) Entire from Badulla to India with 1857-59 5d chestnut, just cut into at top right), tied by barred circle, reverse with “BADULLA / POST PAID” despatch cds and Bombay arrival, filing fold affecting top of stamp otherwise fine 100 - 150 50816 50817 50816 F 10 1859 (Jan 15) Wrapper from Colombo to England with 1857-59 1s slate-violet, just touched at top right, tied by barred cancel, endorsed “via Marseilles” with London arrival below, reverse with red “COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER” despatch, small portion of the wrapper missing but not noticeable when folded, fine 600 - 800 50817 F 3, 5 1859 (Mar 14) Wrapper from Colombo to Scotland with 1857-59 2d green pair (fine to good margins) and 5d chestnut (just cut into at foot), tied by barred circles, reverse with red “COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER” despatch and Glasgow arrival, very fine, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, cert. BPA (1975) 600 - 800