David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

85 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 50305 50304 50304 P 188 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card (60x92mm) without endorsements, very fine and rare in this vertical format 400 - 500 50305 P 188 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card (90x60mm), endorsed “BEFORE HARDENING” and dated “4 AUG 83”, hinge remnants, very fine and scarce, signed R.A.G. Lee 300 - 500 50306 50307 50308 50306 C P 188 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d colour trial printed in 1884 in green on unwatermarked orange paper, lower marginal, mint og, very fine and attractive colour trial produced by De La Rue after the bad reaction to the 1883 issue 200 - 300 50307 C P 188 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d Colour trial in pale grey on imperforate white watermarked paper, mint hr, a little discolouration, fine and scarce, printed by De La Rue for the 1884 Stamp Committee 200 - 300 50308 C P 188 var 1883-84 Lilac & Green issue 1 1/2d AA colour trial in blue-grey, mint part og, on imperforate crown water- marked paper, fine and scarce, no more than two or three examples of each colour exist in private hands 300 - 400