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

98 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG Cat. N° Estimate ( £ ) Great Britain & British Empire 30420 C A 53 1889 4d on 1/2d Vermilion overprint essay with “PROTECTORATE / FOURPENCE”, mint lh, very fine and rare 1’000 - 1’500 30422 30421 30421 C A 53 1889 4d on 1/2d Vermilion overprint essay with “Protectorate / 4D”, mint lh, diagonal crease, rare Note: Illustrated in the Runner Post No.24 p.447 600 - 800 30422 C H DCE S / www 53 1889 4d on 1/2d Vermilion group of 18 stamps with SPECIMEN ovpt (Holmes type 2), three mint, two unused and the rest used, showing various minor overprint varieties in the different settings, plus a pair with a forged double overprint of the “Fourpence”, mixed condition 70 - 100 30423 H 53 var 1889 (Mar) 4d on 1/2d vermilion with GREEN OVERPRINT, Shoshong AP 11 cds, fine and rare, cert. Brandon (1987) (SG £1’500) Note: The surcharge was printed in green due to faulty cleaning of the inking roll. See footnote under SG53 600 - 800 30424 H 53c 1889 (Mar) 4d on 1/2d vermilion with INVERTED OVERPRINT, indistinct cancel, fine and rare, ex Frazer, cert. RPS (1964) (SG £4’000) 1’000 - 1’500 30425 C H 54, 55 1890 1/2d Vermilion 15mm overprint mint & used (just cancelled at right) and 17mm overprint mint (toned perfs at top), fine (SG £750) 150 - 200 30426 CC C H J / www 56-58 1897 1/2d Yellow-Green mint & used group of the three different settings written up on 2 album pages incl. SG56 irregular mint block of 28, SG57 mint block of four, minor varieties noted, etc., some stamps with tone spots, mostly fine (SG £650+) 120 - 180