Lot 70928 – 1827-1857 Selection of eighteen pre-stamp entires,

Stamp of Ceylon 1827-1857 Selection of eighteen pre-stamp entires,
Stamp of Ceylon 1827-1857 Selection of eighteen pre-stamp entires,
Stamp of Ceylon 1827-1857 Selection of eighteen pre-stamp entires,
Stamp of Ceylon 1827-1857 Selection of eighteen pre-stamp entires,

Lot 70928 – 1827-1857 Selection of eighteen pre-stamp entires,

Ceylon
Price realised
600 GBP
Estimate
600 – 1’000 GBP
Auction date
Fri 9 Dec 2022 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1827-1857 Selection of 19 pre-stamp entires, envelopes and wrapper including rare marks and origin offices in Ceylon, noted rare 1828 Jaffna ‘Post Paid’ with ‘Jaffna’ straightline alongside, 1830 ‘Galle / Post paid’ Crown cancel on an outer wrapper to London with India Letter / Deal, letters sent by Jaffna steamer, Colombo steamer letter udc, Kandy ship letter and steamer mark, ‘Colombo / Post Paid’ Crown with inverted ‘S’ of Po(s)t, red ‘Trincomale’ with ‘Post Paid’ mark (2 examples) one with a black hs ‘Post Not paid’ (repaired wrapper), a fine group and scarce.

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