David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

210 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire 1861-72 Postal History 50848 50851 50848 F 41a 1863 (Jun 8) Envelope from Galle to England with 1862 No Wmk 6d deep brown perf.13 tied by barred oval, endorsed “Via Southampton” with “GALLE / PAID” cds adjacent, London arrival bs, very fine 300 - 400 50849 F 1864 (May 17) Envelope from Galle to England with 1857-59 2d deep green (Just cut into at bottom left), 1861-64 wmk star 1s intermediate perf. and 1863-66 6d brown perf.12 1/2, all cancelled by ms date and barred ovals, endorsed “Via Marseilles” with “GALLE / PAID” cds below, Darlington arrival bs, fine and rare combination issue franking, cert. RPS (1985) 1’000 - 1’500 50850 F / 194 49 1864-71, Group of three covers incl. 1865 (Jun 2) envelope from Kandy to Slave Island with 1863-66 Wmk CC 1d deep blue perf.12 1/2, missing backflap; 1864 (Ap 17) envelope from Colombo to England with 6d perf.12 1/2 and 1871 (Nov 25) envelope from Kandy to Ireland with 9d perf.12 1/2, envelopes with minor faults 300 - 400 50851 F 1865 (Jun 30) Envelope from KADUGANAWE to England with De La Rue 1d deep dull blue and 5d red- brown cancelled by barred ovals, with “KUDUGANAWE / PAID” and London cds adjacent, reverse with Colombo and Newark arrival, fine and very rare origin 600 - 800 Find the BID FORM at the end of this catalogue on page 301