David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

77 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 50267 50268 50267 CC C J S 163sa 1880-83 1s Orange brown pl.14 KK-LL mint og top right corner marginal block of four with “SPECIMEN” type 9 overprint, three stamps mint nh, light vertical gum bend on KK, very fine (SG £1’400+ in 2019) 300 - 400 50268 C P 163var 1880-83 Unissued 1s purple pl.14 imperforate imprimatur, mint hr (slight bend from hinge), fine and very scarce, one of only 22 possible examples, many of which are in institutional collections (SG £6’000) 800 - 1’200 1880-81 Provisional Issue and 1881 1d Lilac 50269 P 166 1880-81 1d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING”, dated “Sep 1 1879”, and numbered “3” indicating the die number, very fine and scarce 300 - 400 50270 P 168 1880-81 2d Colour and cancellation trial, printed in brown on thick orange paper, perf.14, with an experimental London E.C. squared circle trial cancellation for FE.16.1881, very fine and very rare (See Spec. Vol.1 p.233, £4’250) 600 - 800