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 ( £ ) 247 247 The Indian Post Office (1875-1895) 21249 F / 244 1880 Envelope to India bearing 15a franking composed of 4a vert. strip of three & single 2a and 1a tied by second experimental canceller from the Bombay circle used at Zanzibar, paying five times dhow rate, fine and rare, ex Henry Heath and DuBro 800-1’000 21250 F / 244 1888 (Jan 23) Official Avis de Reception en Retour envelope sent to Berlin with thimble despatch cds and “R” in circle for registration, reverse with Aden, Steamer Point and Berlin label, the only recorded example of this envelope Note: This envelope would accompany the original “AR” mailing & a Zanzibar form for acknowledging receipt by the addresseeto be returned to the Zanzibar sending individual. This item is displayed in DuBro’s reference “Zanzibar’s postal history legacy” figure 4.37 500-600 The Zanzibar Post Office (1895-1964) 21251 C 24 1895-98 2 1/2 (type 4) on 1a plum mint lh, very fine, cert. Sismondo (2017) (SG £475) 120-180 21252 DCE 176 var 1897 1/2 on 4a Myrtle-Green with Roman “I” for “1” in 1/2 surcharge, unused, unlisted but known variety, cert. RPSL (2016) 200-300 21253 C 244 1908-09 100R Black & Steel Blue mint og, gum slightly toned and light horizontal gum crease barely noticeable, scarce, cert. Sismondo (2017) (SG £1’300) 200-300 21254 F / 244 1927 (Jan 4) First Experimental flight from Kisumu to Jinja, Khartoum and Cairo, franked 1c pair, 3c single and 10c block of four all tied Zanzibar cds and red flight cachet KENYA-SUDAN/FE.15.27, addressed to England, a fine example 200-300