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

15 Geneva, December 4, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG Cat. N° Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at 10:00 CET Pre-Adhesive & Stampless 30000 F / 16 1742 (Jun 9) Entire letter to Deptford “By way of London”, on reverse “II/IV” Bishop mark, fine “B” with “res” and “tol” in the loops (Willcocks and Jay 12) opening well for display, small perimeter splits but fine and appealing 150 - 200 30001 F / www 1793-1838, Group of seven stampless covers incl. 1793 entire from Norwich to Italy with crisp NORWICH s/l hs and large PAID / SE / 6 / 93 treble-circle ds, 1833 entire from Spain to London with crisp “Gravesend / ShipLetter” on reverse, 1838 lettersheet from France to London with “FOREIGN PAID” arc hs, 1845 Returned Paid Letter wrapper from the Dead Letter Office, mourning entire with ms “Free”, cover with Royal Agricultural Soc. cachet, and cover with Horse Gaurds / War Office cachet, interesting group 200 - 300 1840 Mulreadies & Caricatures 30002 F / 16 1840 1d Mulready envelope, stereo A160, to Monmouth with red MC, reverse with slightly unclear “SOUTHAMPTON / SHIP LETTER” hs, indicating that it was posted overseas or more likely in the Channel Islands, repair to backflap through the hs otherwise fine 400 - 600 30003 F / 16 1840 1d Mulready lettersheet, stereo A254, with Atlas Assurance Company advertisement inside (SG Spec. Ma103b), sent to Colebrook Park but redirected several times incl. Canterbury, Maidstone, Newbry and finally Folkstone, faults as to be expected 300 - 400 30004 F / 16 1840 (Aug 27) Smith’s Envelope Advertiser No.II p.2 (SG MA27c) inside a 1d Mulready wrapper sent locally in London with crisp and vivid red MC, London bs, very fine example 200 - 300 30005 F / 16 1841 (Apr 22) Mulready lettersheet, stereo A230, with printed blue advertisement for the “English and Scottish Law Fire and Life Assurance” with at top right “Directors: Murray, Pigot” and “Immediate Annuities” at middle left (Specialised MA121), black MC, soiled and some minor faults 150 - 200 30006 F / 16 1841 (Jul 19) Mulready 1d lettersheet, A240, sent from Rickmansworth to London with printed blue advertisement inside for “Family Endowment and Life Assurance & Revisionary Interest Society” with “capital £500,000” printed in blue (Specialised MA126a), black Maltese Cross cancellation, despatch and arrival bs, minor peripheral faults, fine appearance 200 - 300 1840 1d Black 30007 F / 16 1840 (May 14) Wrapper from Manchester to Kendal with 1d black pl.1a IA, fine to good margins, tied by crisp red MC, reverse with despatch cds (MY and 1840 clearly struck, the 4 of 14 not so clear), fine and scarce May date (SG £3’500) 300 - 400 30008 F / 20 1840 Envelope sent within London and signed “Hill” with 1840 1d black pl.1a KL, fine to very good margins, tied by red MC and “Charing Cross” hs, reverse with J?U 9 ds, fine and attractive 400 - 500

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