David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

221 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) Gilbert and Ellice Islands 50893 F / 220 FANNING ISLAND: 1933 (Dec 20) Envelope sent by registered airmail to Switzerland with New Zealand 1915-33 2d and 1926-34 1d pair tied by violet Fanning Island triple circle cds, reverse with registered label, Hawaii and New York transits, Bulle arrival, very fine 90 - 120 50894 F / 224 1934 (Jun 2) Airmail from Beru Island to Switzerland with 1912-24 2s6d tied by pen cross, reverse with despatch, Sydney, Perth and Pescara-Milan transits and Bulle arrival, fine 160 - 200 Christmas Island 50895 F / 220 1918 (Oct 11) Envelope with Christmas Island “Cocoanut Plantations Ltd Mail Boat Service” local stamp tied by large pictorial cancel, franked with French Oceania 5c strip of three and 35c tied by Papeete cds, sent registered to Switzerland via San Francisco and New York, very fine 260 - 340 Gold Coast 50896 C 24 1889-94 20s Green & red mint part og (disturbed and a little toned), a presentable example of a rare stamp, cert. BPA (1994) (SG £3’500) 500 - 700 50897 C H DCE Collection 1875-1924, Mostly mint collection on album pages incl. 1875 1d & 4d unused, 1883 1d unused (faults), 1884-91 set (at least 2 of each value plus used examples), 1889 1d on 6d, 1889-94 5s, 10s and 20s (red paper) mint & used, 1902 set (with two extra 20s), 1904-06 set, 1907-13 set, 1913-21 set with extras and 1921-24 set to £2, mixed condition, a useful lot (SG £6’000+) 800 - 1’200 Hong Kong 50898 CC C H G J DCE 1863-71 2c to 96c partial mint set of eight values, mostly with part original gum, few minor perf faults, scarce group (SG £3’900+) 300 - 500 50899 F / 224 1903-08, Two items to Switzerland and taxed upon arrival: 1903 Cover from Hankow to Baden franked by four 1900 2c green, missing 12c and taxed 60c on arrival, then 1908 postcard to Lausanne franked by 1903 KEdVII 2c green, should have been 4c, taxed with Swiss postal due 1897 10c on arrival, a fine duo 300 - 400 50900 F / 224 1915 (Apr 20) Stampless envelope with “Letters Prisoners of War / Free under Convention.” triangular cachet, sent locally by an internee with Provost Marshall signed cachet and Hong Kong datestamp, tear at top right not detracting, ex A. J. Brown 150 - 200