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

487 Great Britain & British Empire – June 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG N° Estimate ( £ ) Malta 50503 F / 486 1855 (Oct 10) Envelope from Malta to England, redirected from Cambridge to Axminster, with “FIRST POSTAGE / NOT PAID” hs in black. reverse with Malta double arc cds, London transit and Cambridge and Axminster cds, fine and scarce 200 - 300 50504 C S 1860-1997, Old-time unused collection on 34 large hand-drawn album pages showing a great deal of completion from the early issues to modern, strength in the early years with rare SPECIMEN overprints notably the 1885-90 QV issue set of six (SG £4’750), also 1886 5s rose (SG £1’000), alsi 1914-21 set to 5s plus the rare 1919 10s Shipwreck of St.Paul (Mult. Crown CA, SG £1’000), then later years also replete with either overprinted or perforated SPECIMEN, also some extra material on stockcards, archival fresh colours, very fine 1’000 - 1’500 50505 F S / 486 1886-1940 Postal Stationery: Collection of the UPU unused stationery many with SPECIMEN overprints from Queen Victoria to George VI, showing postal cards, reply cards, envelopes, registered envelopes and wrappers, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (30 items) 150 - 200 Mauritius (see also Rarities of the World catalogue) 50506 P / 486 1847 Post Office 1d and 2d, the 1912 reprints taken from the original plate showing the arrangement of both values on the one piece of copper, impressions in orange-red and in indigo-blue on smooth wove paper, clearly illustrating the plate edges, each stamp with light hs REPRINT applied to reverse, fresh and fine (2) 400 - 500 50507 P / 486 1847 “POST OFFICE” issue reprints from the original plate (prior to it being presented to the RPS), with both values on each sheetlet (one in blue and one in orange), very fine and scarce 400 - 500 50509 50508 50508 H 20 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, worn impression, with very close to good margins, cancelled by light “2” numeral of Flacq, very fine and fresh, cert. PF (1988) (SG £1’700) 200 - 300 50509 DCE 23 1848-59 Post Paid 1d Red on bluish, latest impression, pos.5, unused with good to large even margins, very fine and fresh, a very attractive stamp ,ex Ferrary, cert. Brandon (2008) (SG £6’500) 1’500 - 2’000