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

435 Great Britain & British Empire – June 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG N° Estimate ( £ ) British Virgin Islands 50301 C H S 1866-1967 Old-time collection on eight large hand-drawn album pages showing a good deal of completion, mostly mint including some UPU Specimen overprints, many complete sets, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £3’080+) 400 - 600 50302 F S / 434 1886-1928 Postal Stationery: Collection of the UPU unused stationery with seven showing SPECIMEN overprints from Queen Victoria to George V, showing postal cards and envelopes, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (8 items) 100 - 150 Brunei 50303 F / 436 1895 (Jul 22) First day cover with the 1c, 2c, 3c, 5c, 8c and 10c tied by Brunei cds, in combination with Labuan 1894-96 18c tied by Labuan cds, sent registered to London, arrival ds, fine 200 - 300 50304 C DCE S 1907-1967 Old-time collection on three 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 $25, archival fresh colours, very fine and wonderful assembly (SG £2’050+) 300 - 400 Burma 50305 F / 436 1933 (Oct 1) Imperial Airways Rangoon-Sharjah airmail with KGV Airmail 2a & 4a and four 1a definitives tied by Rangoon cds, reverse with Oct 2 Rangoon-Karachi-London first airmail violet cachet and Bahrain arrival bs, very fine 120 - 150 50306 F / 436 1934 (Dec 14) Imperial Airways & Qantas Akyab-Sydney airmail with KGV Airmail 3a & 6a and 2a definitive tied by Akyab cds, signed by the pilot V. G. Wilson, reverse with Sydney arrival ds, cover faults 80 - 100 50307 F / 436 1934 (Dec 15) Imperial Airways & Qantas Akyab-Darwin airmail with KGV Airmail 3a & 6a and 2a definitive tied by Akyab cds, signed by the pilot V. G. Wilson, reverse with Darwin arrival cds, very fine 120 - 150 50308 F / 436 1933 (Dec 23) Imperial Airways Tavoy-Limbe airmail with KGV 1/2a, 2a and 8a definitives tied by Tavoy cds, with “TOO LATE FOR AIR MAIL / 25 DEC 33 / RANGOON” boxed hs, reverse with Rangoon and Cairo transits and Limbe / Nyasaland arrival cds, very fine 80 - 100 50309 F / 436 1947 (Aug 19) Portland Flying Boat crash mail, airmail cover with 12 1/2a franking (on both sides) tied on front side by slogan box cancel, “DAMAGED BY SEA-WATER” hs after crashing on landing in Bahrain, a scarce acceptance or Burmese mail on this flight 260 - 300