David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

291 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 51209 F 56 1899 (Jan) Cover of White Fathers origin, to “Monseigneur Streicher, Vicaire Apostolique du Nyanza Septal, La Maison - Carree, Algeria”, franked by 1896 (Nov) typeset 2a black upper left corner horizontal pair, tied by blue crayon cross (paying postage to Uganda border), in combination with B.E.A. 1896- 1901 2a and 3a (paying double external postage), tied by Mombasa transit cds, with Marseilles and La Maison - Carree backstamps, minor cover faults but highly attractive, and one of the finest and most important covers of this issue sent to an extraordinary destination, ex Dr Scott (Harmer SA 6/6/2008, lot 1144) and Dunstan (Sotheby’s 26/9/85, lot 173 - illustrated on front cover of catalogue) 600 - 800 51210 CC C H DCE Collection 1896-1902, Small mint & used collection on two pages incl. 1896 type-set 1a unused, 2a used, 3a unused and 4a used, 1898 set (1R used, odd fault incl. 5R with tone spots) and 1902 set (SG £471) 80 - 100 Zanzibar 51211 CC 260g 1913 Dhow 200r brown and black mint nh, yellowish gum as usual, very fine (SG £1’400) 300 - 400 51212 F / 288 1889 Sailor’s concessionary rate envelope from the H.M.S. “Griffon” while a Zanzibar, from the Sullivan correspondence sent to Birmingham, England (received 22 April), bearing Great Britain 188 1d lilac die II pair tied by Foreign Branch “FB” in London, initialled by commanding officer, fine, ex Dubro 400 - 500 51213 F / 288 23D 1896 (May 26) 1a on 1 1/2a blue postcard uprated with 1896 (11 May) “2 1/2” (type 3) on 1a plum (showing small small second “z”) cancelled by Zanzibar double circle ds, sent to Germany with Aden, Rastatt and Hatgenau cds on face, overpaid but not overtly philatelic, with full message in German on reverse, a rare usage of this provisional surcharge, very fine 300 - 400