David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

253 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 51046 H / 252 12 var 1916 (May 7) 1d Mauve, typewritten (carbon) on thin horizontal laid and initialled by Pirie-Gordon in red ink, showing variety “P” in right hand frame from plate “2” pos. 16, used with blue crayon “N/22 MY/16” hand-drawn cds of Northend, minor creasing with some paper adhesion on reverse at foot, still much above average condition for a used example and very rare as it is thought that only four of this variety were produced (two each from plate 2 pos.16 and pos.20, with the ‘P’ higher on pos. 20), but this is the only example recorded by Gibbs, ex “Mountrobeck” (CRL 1/6/44, lot 60) 200 - 300 Malaysia Straits Settlements 51047 F / 254 Z45 1864 (Mar 9) Wrapper from Penang to Switzerland with India 1860 8p purple tied by “PENANG” cds (from type D duplex), with rate endorsements in blue and red crayon on face, reverse with Vienna transit and Swiss arrivals, some traces of toning, still an attractive and rare usage 300 - 400 51048 F / 254 1901 Picture postcard from Singapore to Zurich/Switzerland franked by 1899 3c brown, taxed on arrival by Swiss postage du 1897 20c(2) and 5c as card was not accepted as such but considered a letter, wrongly taxed as with the penalty the due should have amounted to 35c not 45c, fine and scarce 360 - 400 51049 C S 215s 1912-23 $500 Purple and Orange-Brown, wmk MCA, with “SPECIMEN” overprint, mint og, a very fine and much sought after high value (SG £5’500) 2’000 - 3’000 Federated Malay States 51050 J DCE A 1933-34 Survey Department photo-litho $5 essay (Norris type ‘D’), very similar to the issued 1922-34 $5, in a top marginal block of 4 with centre guides, in green and blue (near issued colours) on surfaced wove paper, very fine, a rare and highly attractive item 300 - 500