David Feldman - Great Britain & British Empire Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at 10:00 CET

123 Geneva, December 4, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG Cat. N° Estimate ( £ ) 30553 CC C H DCE Collection / www 1857-1937, Attractive and valuable mint & used collection in one stockbook with great strength in the classic period, from N°1 onwards, better items include very presentable 1857-64 2d scarlet-vermilion with BPA cert. (SG £6’500), then 4d scarlet-vermilion with neat barred cancel (SG £ 3’500), apparently unused 6d (SG £4’500), rare used 1s with Brandon certificate (SG £9’000), then good selection of 1860 issue with 2d used and unused, two 4d orange-vermilion used (each SG £1’100), also very rare but somewhat cut-into 1s orange-vermilion, lightly used (SG £11’000), extensive 1862-64 section with both mint and used singles from 1d to 1s, then later issues showing a good selection of shades and cancels, airs and more, mixed condition incl. some repairs to the classics (STC as per vendor is £99’000) 5’000 - 8’000 Nova Scotia 30555 30554 30554 C 3 1851-60 3d Bright blue, four good margins and large part gum, a tiny marginal thin otherwise a gem, signed Bühler (SG £1’100) 300 - 400 30555 H 6 1851-60 6d Deep green, good to large margins, used with fine oval grid pmk, fresh deep shade, very fine (SG £1’000) 200 - 300 30556 F / 126 6a 1851-60 6d Deep green BISECTED DIAGONALLY tied by fine oval grid pmk on envelope from Liverpool (Nova Scotia) to Hants Port, reverse bears LIVERPOOL /N.S. 19 MAR despatch cds and HANTS PORT MR25 1859 arrival, hint of a pen stroke removed from the address side, a beautiful and rare cover, signed Bühler (SG £5’000) 1’000 - 1’500 30557 H 7cd 1851-60 1s Deep purple on WATERMARKED PAPER clearly showing “SA” watermark, rich deep shade with margins on all sides, one corner trimmed, neat barred cancel, extremely rare with only a few examples known (SG £6’000) 1’000 - 1’500