Lot 32111 – Ceylon – Postal Stationery; 1857- 1960 Old time collection

Ceylon – Postal Stationery: 1857-1960 Old time collection of envelopes, wrappers, reply cards, registered stationery, district letter envelopes, letter cards, aerogrammes, postcards comprising mainly unused, includes proofs, specimens, scarce uprated stationery, unusual destination and markings, strong in Queen Victoria, although coverage throughout, much of it is unsorted, although includes a nicely written-up 32 page display covering the 1857-1900 period, noted unused 1879 postcard 2c violet on buff « Via Brindisi. / 12 cents. » overprint in black (faint diagonal crease top right not noticeable from the front), unused 1944 KGVI 5 cents red postcard proof on thinner wove paper with apparent differences to the issued card (front slightly affected by light), unused illustrated Christmas 1944 airgraph form with « For Service Only » omitted and a sent airgraph envelope with contents, an accumulation built-up over decades, viewing strongly recommended.