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

Great Britain & British Empire / June 12 & 13, 2018 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page Cat. N° (SG) Estimate ( £ ) 181 181 20903 20904 20905 20906 20903 P 97 1879-80 25c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed cards, dated Nov 1 1877, fine 150-200 20904 P 98 1879-80 38c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed cards, dated Nov 23 1877, fine 150-200 20905 P 99 1879-80 50c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed cards, dated Dec 6 1877, pencil indentation affecting die o/w fine 150-200 20906 P 100 1879-80 2R50 De La Rue die proof in black on glazed cards, dated Oct 23 1877, very fine 150-200 20907 F / 180 104 1886 (May 10) The Merchants & Planters Gazette (complete) franked with 1883-94 4c and tied by manuscript “Mauritius / 10/5/86”, very fine and very rare with only two examples known according to Ibbotson (this item illustrated on p.58), ex Roberts 300-400 20908 F / 180 105 1886 (Jun 5) The Merchants & Planters Gazette overland mail edition franked with 1883-94 4c tied by B53 numeral (address band missing), contents incl. shipping information of inbound & outbound vessels, interesting usage 300-400 20909 F / 180 105 1869 (Aug 15) 2c on 6c postal stationery card uprated with four 1883-94 4c carmine and sent registered to Germany, minor foxing otherwise fine and unusual usage 200-300 20910 F / 180 108 1897 (Apr 29) Eastern Telegraph Co. Telegram envelope sent registered to Madagascar with two 1883-94 15c blue tied by Mauritius cds, with oval reg’d ds adjacent, reverse with Eastern & South African Tel. Co. despatch, missing half of backflap otherwise fine 200-300