David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

272 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire Rhodesia 51129 F / 278 1904 Insufficiently franked double-weight cover from LIVINGSTONE with 1898-1908 4d olive to Geneva/ Switzerland, missing 1d, taxed upon arrival with Swiss postage due 1897 20c to pay for double the missing 10c, fine and unusual 180 51130 CC C DCE 134 var 1910-13 Double Heads 3d maroon and ochre (RSC ‘B’) in mint og block of 15 (14 stamp mint nh) from the top three rows of a sheet showing full printer’s imprint and “27” sheet number, with R1/2 showing “hook in Queen’s ear” variety and R3/5 “King’s extra eyebrow” variety, very fine, a spectacular and very rare multiple, ex Osdene 1’000 - 1’500 51131 P 413 1968 Alfred Beit 1s6d imperf. die proof affixed to Mardon Printers presentation card, seemingly in same design as issued stamp, very fine 200 - 300 OUTSTANDING SHOWPIECE COLLECTION 51132 CC C H J Collection 1892-1932 Extensive, attractive and valuable collection of mostly mint, nearly mounted and well annotated on album pages, housed in two Marini albums, showing strength in 1892 Arms issues with a fine array of the pound values including £2, £5 and £10, 1897 Arms 3d brown-red and slate-blue vertical marginal IMPERF BETWEEN pair (SG 69a, £4’750), 1898-1908 Arms 1d IMPERF BETWEEN vertical strip of four (SG 78d, £2’750), 1s deep olive-bistre (SG 84bd, £4’500), plus a fine array of other varieties and a range of the high values with £1, £2, £5 and £10 some singles, pairs, blocks, Specimen ovpts, 1909 Ovptd set with a fine example of the £5 deep blue bottom marginal single (SG 113e, £9’000), 1910-13 Double Heads, a wonderful array of this colourful and popular issue showing strength in mint shades from 1/2d to £1, some duplication included, with some of the standout items from perf. 15 being 5d purple-brown and ochre (SG £141ab, £650), 5d lake brow and green, used (SG 143a, £1600), 3s bright green and magenta (SG 158a, £1’300), 7s6d scarlet and deep bright blue, used block of four (SG 162, £5’600), £1 with eight mint singles and two used singles and one block of four, from all three recorded shades, plus error of colour £1 scarlet and reddish mauve (SG 166a, £10’000), perf. 15 £1 red and black, used (SG 179, £3’250), perf. 14x15 1s black and blue-green, used with small faults (SG 181a, £2’750), 1913-19 Admirals showing a fine group of shades with all values well represented including ten £1 shades mint, plus some later issues including 1922-24 £1 black and deep magenta (SG 311a, £1’100). A wonderfully fresh and very fine collection and an excellent basis for the study and expansion of shades, some of the better items with certificates (STC SG £282’915) 100 - 120’000