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

157 Geneva, December 4, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG Cat. N° Estimate ( £ ) Ireland 30728 F / 152 1837 (Jul 22) Wrapper from the USA to London via Ireland with crisp “CORK / SHIP LETTER” boxed hs (Robertson S4), sent from Philadelphia with despatch cds and PAID hs, reverse with Cork, Dublin and London ds, very fine 150 - 200 30729 F / www 1840-57, Collection of 31 Line Engraved covers incl. two Mulreadies (one late usage with numeral), two 1840 1d black covers, BLUE Newry MC on poor 1d red, distinctive MCs incl. Limerick, Cork, Belfast and Dublin, cover with “Enniskerry / Penny Post” hs and MC tying 1841 1d red, cover with ms “over 1oz” and “MORE TO / PAY” hs, s/l hs incl. “Arthur St R.H. / Belfast”, “Burnfoot R.H. / Derry and Claire St.” on same cover, “Carrowdore / Donaghadee”, perf. line engraved reg’d cover to Australia with stamps missing, etc., mixed condition 700 - 1’000 30730 F / 156 1841 (Dec 10) Mulready lettersheet,, stereo A19, from Wicklow to Ballygahan cancelled by a superb upright strike of the distinctive Wicklow MC with despatch ds, minor faults and refolded at top and bottom, cert. Mike Jackson (2014) 400 - 600 30731 F / 156 1840 & 1857 Pair of stampless covers; 1840 (Dec 16) Entire written from Chirra, India, written by a soldier in the Indian Army, with postscript stating that he is sending the letter through Sister Young, posted in London unfranked and rated “2”, then struck with “Redirected / at Belfast” in red, rated “3” and forwarded to Leamington, reverse with London and Belfast ds, some minor peripheral splitting at top; and 1857 (Aug 1) Printed lettersheet “Enquiry after a Soldier’s Effects” with questionnaire removed, sent from Ballymena to London with black “MISSENT TO /BELFAST” hs (M and B under-inked) and cds on reverse, small portion of backlflap missing; a nice duo for an exhibition page 200 - 300 30732 F / 154 1840s ca. OHMS wrapper from Ballymena to England with the only recorded example of the small distinctive “4” rate hs, missing part of backflap and right sideflap so showing only partial despatch and Belfast transit, unique 200 - 300 30733 F / 154 1840 (Aug 6) Mulready 1d envelope, A148, sent within Ireland from Dublin to Ballymena, cancelled by red MC with despatch and arrival bs, scuff at top right otherwise fine, plus 1814 large part cover with Scottish “Addl / 1/2” wheel tax and “Blarney Stone” Deraedermaeker caricature reprint 100 - 150 30734 F / 156 1840 (Oct 23) Entire from Ballycastle to Ballymoney with 1840 1d black pl.1b strip of four (just cut into at right and vert. crease through KG) just tied by red MCs, despatch bs, text mentions enclosure of banknotes hence the rate, scarce multiple franking 500 - 700 30735 F / 156 1844 (Apr 26) 1d Pink postal stationery envelope cancelled by Adare MC, reverse with despatch and Limerick arrival cds, fine and unique example of this MC according to Moxter, ex Moxter, cert. MacDonnell (1992) 200 - 300 30736 F / 154 1845 (Feb 19) Entire from Waterford to Arklow with 1841 1d red (cut into at lower right) tied by “445” numeral, with manuscript “Not known”, taken back to the GPO in Dublin and put inside a Return Paid Letter cover and sent back to Waterford, mounted on an exhibit page, scarce and interesting 100 - 150 30737 F / 156 1862 (Aug 19) Envelope from London to Dundrum Co. Dublin with 1858-76 2d pl.9 tied by London barred oval, arrival bs, redirected to Germany and uprated with two 1855-57 6d (both trimmed at left) and two 1d red star pairs tied by H & K PACT duplexes, with London and Aachen transits and Freiburg (Baden) arrival bs, minor cover faults, attractive franking 200 - 300