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

495 Great Britain & British Empire – June 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG N° Estimate ( £ ) 50540 F / 494 1913 (Jan 18) Long cover with the “BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION, TERRA NOVA R.Y.S” crest printed on the flap, addressed by Lt. Francis Drake, the Assistant Postmaster, franked by Victoria Land 1/2d and 1d tied by the BRIT ANTARCTIC EXPD cds, backstamped at Lyttelton (Feb 12), minor cover faults, scarce souvenir posted on evacuation day of the Cape Evans base 500 - 600 Nigeria Niger Coast Protectorate 50541 G DFE / 494 46ba, 47b 1894 1d Dull Blue bisect on front with 1892-94 2d tied by Bonny squared circle ds, cert. RPS (1990), and piece with 1894 1d dull blue and 2d green bisects with normal 1d and 1892-94 2d tied by Bonny squared circlkes, fine 100 - 150 50542 F / 494 1899 Incoming envelope from GB to a Captain in the West African Frontier Force with 1881 1d lilac die II tied by Nuneaton cds, Stoke Golding despatch bs, and black Royal Niger Company Burutu boxed ds (serif letters) in black on front, fine and scarce incoming mail 200 - 300 Collections 50543 C DCE S 1914-1966 Old-time collection on eight large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen overprints or perforations, many complete sets with values to 10s or £1, plus some postage dues, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £2’000+) 300 - 400 50544 F S / 494 1884-1952 Postal Stationery: Collection of the UPU unused stationery with twenty-five showing SPECIMEN overprints from Victoria to QEII period, from Nigeria, Southern Nigeria, Lagos, Niger Coast, including postal cards, reply card, envelopes, registered envelopes and aerogrammes, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (51 items) 400 - 700 North Borneo 50545ex 50546ex 50545 C 1939-47, KGVI complete basic mint collection with 1939 set to $10 and 1945 BMA set, very fine (SG £1’792) 500 - 700 50546 C H DCE S 1886-1961 Old-time collection on eleven large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint or unused including some UPU Specimen perforated and overprinted, many complete sets, some Postage Dues, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £6’500+) 700 - 1’000