David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

264 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire 51093 DCE P 246-259 1898 Pictorial set to 5s, 14 values (with 2 1/2d “WAKATIPU” and 6d in both green and grass-green), original Waterlow plate proofs in issued colours in imperforate blocks of four, odd insignificant tones on reverse of a few middle values, still a superb set, rare and very beautiful, ex “Midas” (Sotheby’s 11/12/89, lots 308 & 310) 700 - 1’000 51094 J DCE S / 262 1898 Pictorial 1/2d to 5s Waterlow printer’s samples, ELEVEN complete miniature sheets of 9 in unissued colours (1/2d brown, 1d black and green, 2d indigo, 2 1/2d brown (“WAKATIPU”), 3d purple, 4d green, 5d blue-green, 6d carmine, 8d purple-brown, 1s slate-purple, 5s black), perf.12.5, each unit with small punched hole and “WATERLOW & SONS LTD/ SPECIMEN” diagonal opt in black (Samuel type WS1), 1s with unobtrusive corner crease affecting one stamp, otherwise very fine and lovely group, the 2 1/2d is rare 1’000 - 1’500 51095 CC J 671b 1946 Peace Issue 3d with ERROR ULTRAMARINE OMITTED on lower right corner stamp of a mint nh lower right corner marginal block of 24 (lower three rows of the sheet, missing selvedge at the left side), caused by the sheet being folded over before printing the blue (hence the crease) with a portion of the blue printed on the gum side, folded perfs vertically with a little separation, a spectacular error and one of the most important of the KGVI era, cert. RPS of New Zealand (2003) (SG £15’000++) 20 - 26’000