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

178 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG Cat. N° Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire 30829 C H Collection / www COLLECTIONS: 1857-1939, Mint & used collection neatly mounted on three Scott album pages, early Chalons including 1857-61 1d, then later QV with 1878 2s deep rose and 5s grey, later issues including two Mount Cook 5s, then officials, postage dues, airs 500 - 800 Victoria Land 30830 F / 170 12,19 1913 (Jan 18) Long cover with the “BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, TERRA NOVA R.Y.S” crest printed on the flap, addressed by Lt. Francis Drake, the Assistant Postmaster, franked by Victoria Land 1/2d and 1d tied by the BRIT ANTARCTIC EXPD cds, backstamped at Lyttelton (Feb 12), minor cover faults, scarce souvenir posted on evacuation day of the Cape Evans base 500 - 600 Nigeria Niger Coast Protectorate 30831 G 58 1894 Opobo provisional “1/2” on half of 1d pale blue, tied on fragment by OPOBO RIVER cds, creased, scarce (SG £375) 90 - 120 30832 F / 170 62+53 1894 Envelope addressed to Twickenham, England, franked 2d red and Opobo Provisional “1/2” on 1d orange bisect, both tied OPOBO/1.10.94 squared circles, very fine and a rare usage, cert. BPA (2017) 1’800 - 2’000 30833 F / 182 1899 Envelope to Birmingham, England, franked GB 1d lilac tied by “THE ROYAL NIGER Co. C & L / ABUTSHI” oval violet cachet, Liverpool transit alongside & Birmingham arrival, an exceedingly difficult cancel, a very rare usage 1’800 - 2’200 Southern Nigeria 30834 F / 182 1901 Envelope addressed to Ashanti, Gold Coast, franked Ed.VII 3d block of four, neatly tied by ‘BURUTU/ AP.17.10’ cds, with boxed unrecorded ‘MISSENT TO CAPE COAST’ alongside, fine array of transit and arrival bs, stain spots, a rarity, ex. McCaig 800 - 1’000