CEYLON continued...
1867-1870 ISSUE POSTAL HISTORY continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 321 |
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 1870 (11 June) treble rate entire registered from Colombo to Glasgow, marked "via Marseilles", bearing 6d. blackish brown pairs (2) and single, 1/- reddish lilac
and 1868 1d. blue, all cancelled by slightly heavy and smudged "A" obliterator, showing "colombo/paid" c.d.s. and oval "registered/colombo" oval handstamp,
both in red, London transit d.s. (9.7) and, on reverse, clear arrival datestamp (10.7); the entire with recipient's notation across face panel. An extremely rare franking, only one other believed to exist. R.P.S. Certificate (2002) states "creases
removed by ironing". Sc. 53e, 57a, 61; S.G. 61, 67a, 71. provenance: Serendib, February 2002 (Image) |
Est. $5,000-7,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 322 |
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 1870 (30 May) envelope from Colombo to Orkney Islands, marked "Via Brindisi", bearing 4d. rose-carmine (4) tied by Colombo duplex and showing, on reverse, Thurso
and Kirkwall (27.6) datestamps; the envelope with some fox spotting and with part of reverse at left cut away. A very scarce rate. Sc. 50c; S.G. 65b. (Image) |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $3,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 323 |
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 1870 (Nov.) envelope from Haldumulla to Malvern, marked "paid via Brindisi", bearing 2d. bistre vertical pair and 6d. blackish brown horizontal pair, all clearly cancelled
by "35" obliterator, showing legible "haldummulla/paid" c.d.s. in red and, on reverse, Galle (15.11) and arrival (11.12) datestamps. An attractive and rare franking and cancellation on this issue. Sc.
49e, 53e; S.G. 64b, 67a. (Image) |
Est. $4,000-5,000
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 324 |
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 1870 (28 Nov.) envelope from Kandy to Ireland, marked "Via Brindisi", bearing 6d. dark brown pair and 1868 1d. blue vertical pair (partly affixed over lower edge)
and singles (2, one affixed over left edge and the other creased), each cancelled by "C" obliterator and showing, on reverse, red "kandy/paid" and Moy arrival datestamps; the envelope with some pressed
creases and flap missing. A rare rate. Sc. 53e, 61; S.G. 61, 67. (Image) |
Est. $1,500-2,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
1869 DE LA RUE DAY BOOK
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 325 |
P |
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 An "L" shaped piece bearing ½d. dull mauve (imperforate), 2d. bistre (imperforate), 4d. rose-carmine, 5d. olive-green (imperforate), 8d. red-brown, 9d.
bistre-brown, 10d. dull vermilion and 1868 1d. blue, some perforations clipped or cut off, the piece dated "Aug 19th". A rare and important piece. (Image) |
Est. $4,000-5,000
SOLD for $2,900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 326 |
P |
|
 A piece bearing
½d. dull lilac (perfs cut off on two sides), 6d. deep brown, 1/- reddish lilac and 1867 3d. carmine-rose, the piece dated "Oct 1", fine. (Image) |
Est. $300-400
SOLD for $675.00
Will close during Public Auction |
OFFICIALS
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 327 |
E |
|
 1869 essay overprint on 4d. rose, fine unused with part original gum. Rare. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 328 |
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 1869 8d. chocolate, a block of ten (5x2), unused with large part to full original gum, refulgent color, perfs clipped at right, fine. The largest recorded multiple.
R.P.S. Certificate (2002). Sc. O4; S.G. O3. provenance: Admiral Harris, February 1951 Serendib, February 2002 (Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 329 |
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 1869 2/- deep blue, imperforate, unused with small part original gum, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (2002). Sc. O7a; S.G. O5a, £950. provenance: Serendib, February, 2002 (Image) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $1,150.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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