David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

79 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 50276 50277 50276 CC 172 1881 1d Lilac die II lower right hand corner marginal control pair showing “O over N”, mint nh, contemporary manuscript in sheet margin “Issued 9th Oct 1891”, very fine and popular positional item, cert. RPS (1981) 400 - 600 50277 CC 172 var 1881 1d Lilac die II showing “broken frame at bottom” variety (position R.1/2) in top left corner marginal strip of three, mint nh (hinged lightly in margin only), very fine and scarce variety for the specialist (SG Spec. K8j, £950+) 150 - 240 50278 C / 78 172 var 1881 1d Lilac die II showing “frame broken at bottom” variety, mint og, some faint gum toning, very fine (SG Spec. K8j, £950) 150 - 200 1883-84 & 1888 High Values 50279 50280 50279 P 175 1883-84 2s6d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card (93x61mm) endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “11 APR. 83”, very fine and scarce 600 - 800 50280 P 175 1883-84 2s6d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “11 APR 83”, very fine and scarce 600 - 800