David Feldman Great Britain, British Empire & Ireland June 7, 2019

463 Great Britain & British Empire – June 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG N° Estimate ( £ ) 50406 50410 50406 A 1918 1 1/2a Essay in sepia, stamp size and mounted in sunken card frame with ms “3” and “14th Oct 18” at top, very fine, ex De La Rue archives (Robson Lowe 14.3.79 lot 146) 300 - 400 50407 C A 1921 “NINE PIES” group of five essays in different styles on the 1911-22 1a carmine, all hinged to a piece of laid paper, very fine, cert. BPA (2013) 1’200 - 1’500 50408 F / 448 1930 (Nov 1) Imperial Airways “City of Washington” crash mail cover, flown Karachi-Croydon with KGV airmail 2a, 3a, 4a and 6atied by Park Town cds, with Godmanstone Dorchester Nov 1 arrival cds, fine. Note: All airmail from India from Oct 7th to Oct 20th would have gone on this plane, but as there were no crash markings made to any of the mail after it crashed in Neuchatel it is scarce 340 - 400 50409 F / 462 1932 (Oct 1) Calcutta-Saigon airmail with KGV airmail 2a & 3a and 9p definitive tied by Calcutta cds, Saigon Cochinchine arrival bs. very fine 60 - 70 50410 A 1936 KEVIII 1/2a photographic essay in black, fine 80 - 100 50411 F / 462 1947 (Aug 21) Portland Flying Boat crash mail, 1 1/2a postal stationery envelope uprated with 2R 7 1/2a franking on reverse, sent registered from General HD Quarters in Simla, with “DAMAGED BY SEA- WATER” hs after the plane crashed in Bahrain 200 - 260