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

130 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG Cat. N° Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire 30589 30588 30586ex 30585 30585 H 16 1882-89 1/2pi Emerald-Green with Limassol squared circle ds, couple of faint horizontal bends not noticeable from the front and a couple of faint toned patches, fine looking example of this scarce shade (SG £500) 80 - 100 30586 C H DCE L / www 23/27 1882-1886 Surcharge group incl. forged “spur on 1” surch. on SG23, genuine “spur on 1” on SG25 mint part og, forged “spur on 1” in SG 25 used, mint SG27, forged “large 2 on left” on SG27, mixed condition and careful inspection needed 100 - 200 30587 F / 128 1886 AR form (using British form printed in March 1879) for letter sent within Nicosia containing delivery & dispatch details, bearing QV 2pi tied by superb “R” in oval in red, Nicosia ds, the earliest recorded, exhibition item 1’800 - 2’200 30588 H 28b 1886 Wmk Crown CC 1/2 on 1/2pi (fractions 8mm apart) with “small 1 at right” variety, Laranca squared cirlce ds, washed colour as often the case with this stamp turning it blue, very scarce, cert. RPS (1961) (SG £2’250) 150 - 200 30589 H 29a 1886 Wmk Crown CA 1/2 on 19pi (fractions 8mm apart) with large “1” at left variety, Nicosia squared circle leaving variety clear, very fine (SG £275) 60 - 80 30590 F / 128 1894 2pi dark blue registered envelope, used internally from Papho to Nicosia, with additional franking of QV 1/2pi and 2pi each cancelled by ‘981’ barred cancellers with PAPHO/MR.4.94 cds alongside with violet “A.R.”, array of transit and arrival bs, an exceptionally fine cover and a very rare early usage of the A.R. service Note: The number “981” canceller was originally untended for Limassol bit went to Papho instead and was used there from July 1878 1’700 - 1’900 30591 C 40-49 1894-96 1/2pi to 45pi mint set of 12, the 1pi with surface marks and 18pi with paper adherence, o/w fine to very fine (SG £250) 50 - 70 30592 F / 128 43 1897 Envelope from Polymedia to Scotland via Limassol bearing QV 2pi tied by cds, fine and scarce 600 - 700 30593 C H / www 60a/70a, 51b 1904-10 VARIETIES group incl. broken top left triangle on used 5pa, 10pa (2), 1/2pi, 30pa, 1pi, 2pi and 18pi (tiny surface rubs), the same variety in mint on 5pa in block of four, 10pa and 1/2pi, and finally broken “US” on 30pa used and 1902-04 30pa mint (minor faults, SG £450), slightly mixed condition, a difficult assembly (SG £1’600+) 200 - 300