David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

72 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire 1873-80 Large Coloured Corner Letters, Wmk Small Anchor & Orbs 50238 C P 141 pl.15 1873-80 Wmk Orbs 2 1/2d pl.15 colour trial in pale blue, mint hr, some minor gum wrinkles, fine and very scarce (SG £4’000) 800 - 1’200 50239 50240 50241 50239 C 141 pl.15 1873-80 Wmk Orbs 2 1/2d rosy mauve pl.15 imperforate imprimatur, mint og, some minor gum bends, fine and rare, one of only 22 possible examples, many of which are in institutionalised collections (SG £2’500) 300 - 400 50240 C P 142 1873-80 2 1/2d Blue pl.18 PH imperforate imprimatur, mint og, small thin, very scarce, one of only 24 possible examples, many of which are in institutionalised collections (SG £2’500) 200 - 300 50241 C 142 1873-80 2 1/2d Blue pl.20 JC mint og, very fine and scarce as such (SG £575) 100 - 150 50243 50246 50242 50242 P 143 1873-80 3d De La Rue die proof on striking book piece, printed in black on white glazed card with void corner squares, mounted on thin card and annotated “Nov 5 1878/ 240 Leads/ No 20/ 570”, very fine 300 - 400 50243 C P 143 var 1873-80 3d Rose pl.14 TB imperforate imprimatur mint large part og lower marginal with plate number, very fine, the unique plate number marginal in private hands, with great provenance, ex Crawford, Bates, Beaumont & Latto (SG £2’500++) 1’500 - 2’000