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

437 Great Britain & British Empire – June 7, 2019 Lot N° Symbol(s) / Photo Page SG N° Estimate ( £ ) Canada (see also Rarities of the World catalogue) 50310 F 1858 (Sep 1) Envelope from Simcoe to England with 1852-57 3d Beaver, with partial private perforations but cut from the sheet (in at right, see SG footnote after SG23), tied by faint “43” numeral with despatch cds adjacent, only paying the inland rate and endorsed “7d cy” (to make up the 10d rate), which was changed to 6d on arrival along with “MORE to PAY” hs, reverse with Hamilton, Pkt Letter Liverpool and London transits, front with Anfover arrival, believed to be one of only two Beaver frankings underpaid to the UK, a very rare transatlantic item 2’000 - 2’400 50311 1928ca. Dr Eckerlin’s Rotary Press sample sheetlets (3) printed in red, green and dark blue on ungummed paper showing enlarged and mirrored versions of the KGV 3c in sheetlets of 25, produced in the hope of selling this rotary press process (developed by Herbst & Illig) to the American Banknote Company, unusual, incl. photocopy of a RPSL cert. for a sheetlet as reference Note: These sample sheetlets are described in “Maple Leaves” Oct 2002. 1’200 - 1’500 50312 P / 436 512 1959 Royal Visit die proof of the Annigoni portrait (without inscriptions), in black on white paper in sunken card, very fine, cert. Eichele (2003) 200 - 300