David Feldman Great Britain & British Empire December 13 2019

87 Geneva, December 13, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 1887-1900 Jubilee Issue & 1891 £1 Green 50317 50316 50315 50315 A 197 var 1887 1/2d Vermilion hand-painted essay, similar to the chosen design for the 1s, heavy horizontal crease, still attractive 1’000 - 1’500 50316 CC J 197 var 1887 1/2d Vermilion with “PEARS’ SOAP” advertising underprint in orange in marginal block of four, gum unmounted, lightly hinged on the face of two stamps, very rarely seen as a multiple 800 - 1’200 50317 C 197d 1887 Jubilee 1/2d vermilion imperforate bottom marginal example, some minor gum wrinkling, a fine and rare variety, ex Weiss and Bury, cert. BPA (1984) 600 - 800 50318 50319 50320 50321 50322 50318 C 198 1887 Jubilee 1 1/2d dull purple & pale green imperforate imprimatur, mint og, tiny natural speck on base of neck, very fine 150 - 200 50319 C P 200 1887 Jubilee 2d with head plate in green and duty plate in deep brown, mint og, slightly trimmed perfs at foot, fine and scarce, produced in 1899 by De La Rue as a colour trial for the 1900 1s 240 - 300 50320 C P 200 1887 Jubilee 2d colour trial with head plate in green and duty plate in orange, mint og, a couple of gum wrinkles and a bent perf. at top right corner, fine example of this 1899 colour trial for the 1900 1s 200 - 300 50321 C 200 1887 Jubilee 2d colour trial with the head plate printed in purple and the duty plate in pale-brown, printed on gummed unwatermarked paper, mint large part og, very fine and attractive colour trial that was made by De La Rue in 1899 as preparation for the 1s green & carmine 240 - 300 50322 C S 201 1887 Jubilee 2 1/2d purple on blue with “CANCELLED” type 14 overprint, mint og, very fine and scarce (SG Spec. K31t, £1’250) 240 - 300