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 ( £ ) 37 37 Peru 20118 F / 36 1870 Envelope from Chinchas Islands (off the coast of Peru) to the USA via Islay & Callao bearing Peru 1d cancelled at Islay, passed unpaid at the British P.O. & marked “12” then passed to the US P.O. with “12” hs indicating the amount due to the British post office in cents for passage from Peru; upon entry at New York, a “NEW 24 YORK” cds was applied representing the single 22c rate plus a 2c adjustment for depreciated currency (composed of 12c due to Great Britain plus the fixed steamship rate of 10c), fine and very scarce 500-600 20119 F / 36 Z43 1873 Envelope from Callao to the USA via Panama & New York bearing Great Britain 1872-73 6d buff pair and Peru 1d pair all tied “C38”, 20c postage due noted via “NEW YORK / U.S. NOTES / 20” cds and ms “20c” in blue crayon, Callao bs, fine and scarce 500-600 Puerto Rico 20120 F / 36 Z39 1877 Wrapper from Mayaguez to St. Thomas bearing 1876 4d vermilion pl.15 tied by “F85” numeral with “MAYAGUEZ PORTO RICO / PAID” cds adjacent, St Thomas arrival bs, fine and very scarce (SG £300 for pl.15 adhesive as a used stamp) 500-600 Mailboats 20121 F 1868 Envelope franked QV 6d (2) mauve plate 6 tied by mailboat A83 with red London arrival July 4 68 cds, traced back to HMS “Nymphe”, backflap missing, lightly stained, ex Wood 1’200-1’500 Collections 20122 F 1780s-1860s, Group of ca.220 stampless covers incl. free franks, penny post, mileage marks, bishop marks, s/l hs, UDCs, 1/2d tax, etc., plus some documents incl. receipts/bills, maps, etchings, etc. 300-400 20123 F 1785-1890, Great Britain small cover lot from a Parisian Estate with mostly QV covers incl. 1d red imperf, surface-printed, etc. 100-200 20124 C H 1840-1970, Great Britain small stamp accumulation lot from a Parisian Estate with mostly QV stamps from 1d black, 2d blue, surface-printed, etc., plus a few Rhodesia, mixed to fine 100-200 20125 F / www 1866-84 Selection of 17 covers to foreign destinations incl. France, Italy, Mexico, Russia and 8 to Portugal, mixed to fine (17) 300-400 20126 F / 22 1879-1940, Collection of more than 200 covers sent to Switzerland with a range of frankings 200-400 20127 F / 36, www 1882-1935 Group of 47 covers/stationery all addressed to Switzerland including registered and insured, attractive QV Jubilee frankings 150-260