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 ( £ ) 183 183 20913 20912 20911 20911 C S 115 1883 16c on 17c Rose imperf. plate proof with wmk CC (not wmk CA as issued) and in a slightly different shade, small thin and some minor wrinkling, fine appearance, believed to be unique, ex De La Rue archives and Kanai 200-300 20912 C 119b 1891 2c on 17c Rose with double surcharge variety, mint part og with some minor wrinkling, fine, cert. Brandon (2006) (SG £900) 150-200 20913 C 120w 1891 2c on 38c on 9d pale violet with inverted watermark, mint og, faint vert. gum wrinkle, very fine, listed as not existing in mint in SG 200-300 20914 CC S 133s 1898 36c Orange & Ultramarine with SPECIMEN ovpt in mint nh vertical strip of four(SG £220) 50-70 20915 20917 20922 20915 C 135a 1899 15c on 36c with bar of surcharge omitted variety (and faint double impression at left), mint og with blue ink residue from the printing process, fine (SG £475) 150-200 20916 F / 180 136, 146 1903 (Jun 8) Eastern Telegraph Co. Telegram envelope sent registered to Reunion, franked on the reverse with 1899 15c and 1900-05 6c pair tied by Mauritius cds, with Eastern & South African Tel. Co. despatch and St. Denis arrival adjacent, crease clear of stamps, incl. original telegraph form which is most unusual 200-300 20917 DCE S 137/163 1900-1905, Group of Ultramar specimen overprints incl. 1900 4c on 16c, 1900-05 values to 5R with SPECIMEN ovpt as well, 1902 12c on 18c and 12c on 36c, no gum as usual, a couple with pulled corner perfs, mostly fine 100-150 20918 P / 182 138/155 1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet with imperforate colour trials on coloured and white papers, 24 different low values all denominated 1 cent, and 10 different high values, each denominated 1 rupee, lovely fresh colours and a most impressive showpiece, unique, ex De La Rue archives 1976 3’000-5’000 20919 P / 182 138/155 1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix E sheets with 27 imperforate colour trials for the low values, on coloured and white papers, mostly affixed by top margin, Appendix C sheets with chosen colours for the original 14 values represented by imperforate colour trials (one cent for the low values, one rupee for the high values), extra trial for the 15c on Crown CA blue paper, a very fresh assembly, few with light creasing, a very rare group, ex De La Rue archives 1976 1’500-2’000