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Lot 50819 – 1862 (Feb 21) Entire from Galle to Singapore with 1857-59 1d blue strip of five (first stamp showing re-entry 5)

1862 (Feb 21) Entire from Galle to Singapore with 1857-59 1d blue strip of five (first stamp showing re-entry 5)
Lot 50819 – 1862 (Feb 21) Entire from Galle to Singapore with 1857-59 1d blue strip of five (first stamp showing re-entry 5)
Ceylon » 1857-59 White Paper » Postal History
Price realised
1’200 GBP
Estimate
800 – 1’200 GBP
Auction date
Fri 13 Dec 2019 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1862 (Feb 21) Entire from Galle to Singapore with 1857-59 1d blue strip of five (first stamp showing re-entry #5), cut into at foot, tied by barred circles, with “GALLE / POST PAID” despatch cds below, endorsed “per Behar” internally, very fine and scarce destination

Note: Illustrated in “The London Philatelist”, July 1967, in “The Postal Rates and Regulations of Ceylon” by Lawrence Shenfield

Catalogue ref: SG 2a

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