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

93 Geneva, December 4, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG Cat. N° Estimate ( £ ) 30389 30388 30387ex 30387 CC C J S / www 30 1888 (Dec) 1/2d Grey-Black group written up on 2 album pages incl. Specimen ovpt type BEC 1 (one toned perf.), mint double ovpt (one vertical) variety (slight discolouration at lower right), mint block of 15, mint marginal block of six with plate no. and mint marginal block of six with current no., nice lot for the specialist 200 - 300 30388 C 30c var 1888 (Dec) 1/2d Grey-Black with double overprint with one vertical and “British” omitted, mint og (slightly toned and odd toned perf.), fine and rare variety, one of only 10 possible, ex County, cert. BPA (1979) 300 - 400 30389 DCE 31 var 1891 (Nov) 1d Red-Carmine (reading upwards) with “BRITISH” largely omitted, regummed, pulled perf. at top, fine appearance and very rare, only one other example recorded which is in the Royal Collection, cert. Brandon (2017) 300 - 500 30390 C H J / www 31-32 1891 1d & 2d (reading upwards) collection written up on 7 pages with specialisation in overprint varieties, with mint blocks of four, SPECIMEN type BEC2 on both, 2d bistre used with nearly “British” omitted, various constant broken letters, etc., a great lot for the specialist 200 - 300 30391 H 31b 1891 1d Carmine-Red (reading upwards) with “BECHUANALAND. / BRITISH” transposed overprint, “555” BONC, fine, a unique variety, unpriced by Stanley Gibbons, cert. Brandon (2008) 1’000 - 1’500 30392 CC C J / www 32, 32a 1891 2d Bistre (reading upwards) mint nh left and right panes of 60, with left pane R3/3 showing variety no stop after “Bechuanaland”, both with some minor toning and a little perf. separation, great for the overprint specialist Note: See Runner Post No.72 pp1776-1781 for more info on the positional varieties 200 - 300 30393 CC C J / www 32, 32a 1891 2d Bistre (reading upwards) mint complete sheet of 120 (missing margins at left and right side only), with left pane R3/3 showing variety no stop after “Bechuanaland” albeit right where a perf. hole is, a little perf. separation, great for the overprint specialist Note: See Runner Post No.72 pp1776-1781 for more info on the positional varieties 200 - 300 30394 C J / 92 32a 1891-1904 2d Bistre (reading upwards) with “no stop after Bechuanaland” variety in mint block of four, large hinge remnants on upper and lower pair, faint horizontal gum bend, fine appearance, ex Holmes (SG £350+) 140 - 160 30395 H J / 68 32a 1891 2d Bistre (reading upwards) block of 24 with “OOTSI / SOUTH AFRICA” 26 APR 99 cds (CTO), with pos.15 showing the “no stop after Bechuanaland” variety, some faults, scarce Note: Illustrated in Runner Post No.13 p.227 150 - 200