David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

37 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 50078 50074 50074 H J 7 1840 1d Red-Brown (from the black plates) pl.9 SJ/TK used block of four, good to very good margins, each stamp neatly cancelled by neat black MCs, very fine and very rare, as only two or three used blocks are recorded from this plate, ex H.O. Fraser, cert. RPS (1984) (SG Spec. unpriced for used block) 1’000 - 1’500 50075 C 1840 1d Black pl.10 EE mint part og, some staining and thin spots, rare, cert. Brandon (2005) (SG £26’500) 3’600 - 4’000 50076 F / 36 1841 (Feb 23) Wrapper sent within London with 1840 1d black pl.10 KH, fine to good margins, tied by crisp black MC, reverse with “T.P. / Chief Office” hs and London ds, fine 300 - 400 50077 F / 36 1841 (Mar 27) Wrapper from Cambridge to Norwich with 1840 1d Black pl.10 NC, with fine to good margins, tied by neat black MC, reverse with despatch and arrival cds, very fine 300 - 400 50078 C J 7 1841 1d Red-Brown pl.10 QG/RH mint og block of four, close to large margins, with the lower two stamps showing the “P” converted to “R” variety, very fine and rare multiple, ex Sir Gawaine Baillie, cert. Brandon (2007) (SG Spec. AS69c unpriced mint, £16’500 for block of four) 3’000 - 5’000 50079 C / 36 1841 (Mar 6) Wrapper from Birmingham to Solihull with 1840 1d black pl.11 KI, very close to huge margins, tied by black MC, despatch bs, fine, cert. BPA (2005) 3’000 - 4’000 50080 DCE P 1841 (Apr) Trial printing (unissued) on Dickinson silk-thread paper, 1d red-brown plate 11 lettered JE and clearly showing double letter ‘J’, fine to good margins, without gum and horizontal creases as usual otherwise fine, extremely rare (SG Spec DP22 £7’500) 600 - 800