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 ( £ ) 211 211 Cape of Good Hope 21071 21069 21069 H J 1 1853 1d Pale Brick-Red on blued paper in used block of four, two stamps cut into and small corner crease at lower left, two CGH triangular cancels, nice appearance (SG £1’800+) 150-200 21070 F / www 1, 8 1853 1d pale brick-red, two singles & 1855-58 1s bright yellow-green, all with good to large margins, neatly tied on 1858 small neat entire from Villiers Dorp to Cape Town, by two strikes of the clear “CGH” triangular cancel. Mostly certainly a registered usage although not marked as such. A spectacular and unique franking with a late usage of the Cape’s first stamp, a colourful showpiece, cert. BPA (1997)  38’000-42’000 21071 H 1a 1853 1d Deep Brick-Red on blued paper used block of four, two stamps cut into, two creases at left and a little toning showing through, crisp CGH triangular cancela, fine appearance (SG £1’900) 150-200 South Africa