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

Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 178 178 Great Britain & British Empire / June 12 & 13, 2018 20890 P 58/70 1863-72 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d, 10d and 1s, imperforate on glazed paper in near-issued colours ovpt CANCELLED, special printing by De La Rue for the 1872 South Kensington Exhibition, marginal blocks of four, all but 10d with marginal inscription “per sheet of Sixty”, very fresh, one sheet of each printed thus. 300-500 20891 F S DFE / 174 62, 63 1866 (Jun 17) Envelope from Mahébourg to England with 1863-72 6d dull violet and 4d rose cancelled by crisp “1” target numerals, “9d” accountancy hs and London cds adjacent, reverse with Mahébourg despatch, Mauritius and Devenport cds, small portion of backflap missing (noticeable at top) and some minor foxing, still an attractive franking 100-150 20892 20893 20894 20895 20892 H S DFE 76b 1876 Half Penny on 9d dull purple with double surcharge, B53 numeral, perforation faults, very scarce variety, cert. Brandon (2004) 200-300 20893 DCE S 78 1876 1/2d on 9d Dull Purple (red surcharge) unused, very fine and rare (SG £3’250) 500-800 20894 DCE 78 var 1877 Unissued 1/2d on 9d surcharge in red with CANCELLED overprint in pair showing strong shift of the surcharge, unused, fine and scarce 200-300 20895 DCE 78b var 1877 Unissued 1/2d on 9d surcharge in black with CANCELLED overprint, left wing marginal, regummed, one bent corner perf. otherwise fine and rare 600-800 20898 20896 20896 C P 91 1878 2R50c colour trial in dull violet, mint og, trivial corner bend, described by Ibbotson p.160, very rare, ex Kanai 200-300