David Feldman's Great Britain & British Empire June 12, 2018

Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 164 164 Great Britain & British Empire / June 12 & 13, 2018 20825 20826 20825 H 34 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion Rowland Hill presentation stamp with partial “CANCELLED” barred oval, fine to very good margins, couple of small thins at lower right and lower left otherwise fine and very rare, with only 6 examples made, this from pos.2/1 from the block, illustrated in Jaffé’s “Cancelled by Perkins Bacon”, p.44, ex Dale-Lichtenstein and Kanai (SG £11’000) 2’000-3’000 20826 H 34 1859-61 Britannia 1s vermilion Rowland Hill presentation stamp with partial “CANCELLED” barred oval, fine to very good margins, small wrinkle at lower right otherwise fine and very rare, with only 6 examples made, this from pos.3/1 from the block, illustrated in Jaffé’s “Cancelled by Perkins Bacon”, p.44, ex Dale- Lichtenstein and Kanai (SG £11’000) 2’000-3’000 20827 F / 150 34+48 1859-61 1s Vermilion imperforate, four margins and used in combination with De La Rue 4d rose perforated, tied by B53 ovals to folded letter Port Louis to Paris, sent by the Packet “Norna” and via Marseille, Mauritius despatch JY 6 61, red PD on face indicating postage paid throughout, minor staining, a fresh and rare combination franking 700-1’000 20828 20829 20828 P 35 1858 Britannia 1s die proof reprint made in 1868 in yellow-green on thick paper affixed to card, one light tone spot, fine and scarce, ex Kanai 600-800 20829 DCE S 35s 1859-61 1s Yellow-Green imperforate with manuscript “Specimen” diagonally, fine to good margins, very fine, ex Dale-Lichtenstein & Kanai 200-300 1859 Lapirot Issue, Early Impressions (SG 36-37) 20830 20831 20830 H 36 1859 Lapirot 2d deep blue early impression used, pos.8, with very good to huge margins, crisp barred oval cancel, marginal repair at lower left, very fine looking stamp (SG £3’750) 800-1’200 20831 DCE 37 1859 Lapirot 2d early impression unused, pos.2, with close to very close margins, top left corner crease, fine and rare (SG £18’000) 2’000-3’000