David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

204 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire 50818 F 1860 (May) Envelope sent to England, initially bearing strip of four GB 1858-79 2d blue pl.7, then covered by Ceylon 1857-59 1d blue, 2d green and 6d purple-brown (leaving one GB 2d showing), tied by oval bar obliterators, endorsed “Via Marseilles,” reverse with “GALLE / STEAMER LETTER,” Alcester and Bromsgrove cds, an extraordinary and unique franking, cert. Neumann (2009) 2’000 - 3’000 50819 F 2a 1862 (Feb 21) Entire from Galle to Singapore with 1857-59 1d blue strip of five (first stamp showing re-entry #5), cut into at foot, tied by barred circles, with “GALLE / POST PAID” despatch cds below, endorsed “per Behar” internally, very fine and scarce destination Note: Illustrated in “The London Philatelist”, July 1967, in “The Postal Rates and Regulations of Ceylon” by Lawrence Shenfield 800 - 1’200 1857-64 Half Pence 50820 C 16 1857-64 1/2d Lilac on blue glazed paper, mint og with good even margins, some light surface rubbing, rare, signed Senf Leipzig, cert. RPS (1974), ex Agabeg 800 - 1’200