David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

75 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 50255 C 153 1873-80 4d Sage-Green pl.15. mint og lower left hand corner marginal horizontal strip of three lettered showing plate number 15 and part red crowned “POSTAGE 4d” handstamp, a magnificent positional piece of the utmost rarity, ex Griffiths & “Verus”, cert. RPS (1981) 1’500 - 2’000 50256 50257 50258 50259 50260 50256 C 153 1873-80 4d Sage-Green pl.15 LA, mint og, tiny black speck below chin otherwise very fine and fresh (SG £1’400) 240 - 300 50257 C P 156 1873-80 8d Imperforate colour trial pl.1 in orange with “SPECIMEN” type 11 overprint, mint og, very fine 80 - 100 50258 CC 156 1873-80 8d Orange pl.1 JB mint nh, very fine and scarce as such (SG £1’850 for mint og in 2019) 400 - 600 50259 CC 156 1873-80 8d Orange pl.1KD mint nh top marginal example showing part sheet inscription “4 Shillings/ per Row of 6”, very fine and fresh, hinged in the margin only very rare so fine (SG £1’850+) 400 - 600 50260 C 156 1873-80 8d Orange pl.1FJ mint large part og, very fine (SG £1’850) 260 - 340 The currency for this auction is the British pound La monnaie utilisée pour cette vente est la livre sterling Die Währung für diese Versteigerung ist britische Pfund