CEYLON continued...
1857-1859 ISSUE STAMPS continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 81 |
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 1/9d. yellow-green, unused without gum, close to large margins; light horizontal crease at top, otherwise a fine example of this very rare shade. R.P.S. Certificate (1968). Sc. 12a, S.G. 11a, £4500 (Image) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 82 |
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 2/- dull blue, a lovely bright and rich shade, unused without gum, good to large margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at left, tiny nick in margin towards
upper left otherwise fine. A choice example of this rare stamp. Sc. 13, S.G. 12, £6000. (Image) |
Est. $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $3,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 83 |
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 2/- dull blue, unused with small part original gum, small margins all round, fresh and very fine. Friedl Certificate (1982). Sc. 13, S.G. 12, £6000.
provenance: A. Caspary, February 1958 J.K. Lilly, March 1967 (Image) |
Est. $4,000-5,000
SOLD for $4,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 84 |
p |
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 2/- dull blue on small piece, small to large margins showing portion of adjoining stamps at left, neatly cancelled, very fine. R.P.S. Certificate (1971). Sc. 13, S.G. 12, £1200. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 85 |
O |
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 2/- dull blue, small to large margins on three sides, outer frameline shaved at top, neatly cancelled, small thin at left not affecting fine appearance. Sc. 13, S.G. 12, £1200. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $280.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 86 |
O |
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 2d. green, lightly cancelled, showing roulettes or traces thereof on three sides, fine. Extremely rare, only a handful of examples recorded. R.P.S. Certificate (1978).
Sc. see footnote after #13; S.G. 14, £1400. provenance: P.C. Pearson, April 1983 (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 87 |
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 1/9d. green, unused with part original gum, fine. The only recorded example. R.P.S. and B.P.A. Certificates (1990). Sc. see footnote after #13; S.G. 15, £8500.
Note: This stamp is illustrated on page 99 in Vol. III of the Robson Lowe Encyclopaedia. provenance: "1080", March 1949 Christie's Robson Lowe auction, January 1990
(Image) |
Est. $5,000-7,500
SOLD for $16,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1857-1859 ISSUE POSTAL HISTORY
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 88 |
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|
 1858 (12 May) entire from Colombo to Marseilles, bearing 1d. deep blue with close to large margins showing portion of adjoining stamp at right paying the inland
rate to ship, lightly tied by oval of bars, showing Marseilles entry datestamp in red, manuscript "8" (decimes due) and, on reverse, "colombo/steamer letter" c.d.s. A nice and clean franking.
R.P.S. Certificate (2002). Sc. 3a; S.G. 2a. provenance: Lawrence Shenfield, March 1975 Serendib, February 2002 (Image) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 89 |
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 1859 (1 July) entire from Galle to Stockholm, Sweden, bearing 1d. blue with mainly good to large margins (touched at lower right) paying the inland rate to ship, neatly tied
by oval of bars, showing "australie/v. suez amb." c.d.s. in red, "108" (öre due) handstamp and, on reverse, "galle/steamer letter" datestamp in red
overstruck by French T.P.O. and Paris transit c.d.s. A rare franking to a most unusual destination. R.P.S. Certificates (1975 and 1999). Sc. 3a; S.G. 2a. Note: This letter went unpaid to Paris, thence via Quievrain and Hamburg, to Stockholm where
the 180 öre handstamp was applied. provenance: Lawrence Shenfield, March 1975 (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $7,000.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 90 |
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 1862 (28 Jan.) entire letter from Melbourne to Mauritius, carried privately to Galle, bearing 1d. blue with margins in places paying the inland rate to the ship, neatly
tied by light oval of bars, showing "galle/post not paid" c.d.s. alongside, red crayon "10d" (double the deficiency due) and, on reverse, framed "forwarded/by/e.i. vanderspar & co" forwarding agent's cachet with Mauritius arrival c.d.s. (24.4) alongside. A rare franking to a most unusual destination. R.P.S. Certificate (2002). Sc. 3a; S.G. 2a. provenance: Serendib, February 2002 (Image) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,100.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 91 |
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 1861 (1 Mar.) Market Circular from Colombo to Bordeaux, marked "via Marseilles", bearing 1d. deep turquoise-blue with margins nearly all round, cancelled by oval of
bars, showing French entry datestamp at left and handstruck "15" (decimes), both in red, with "colombo/post not paid" c.d.s. in red and arrival d.s. (28.3) on reverse. Believed to be the only Circular
known at this rate. Sc. 3; S.G. 2. provenance: P.C. Pearson, April 1983 (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 92 |
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 1857 (3 Nov.) soldier's entire letter from Nuwera Ellia to his brother, a Sergeant in the 2nd Scots Greys, in Dublin, headed "From 1950 Serj. I.W. Atkinson 50th
Regiment Ceylon", countersigned by Commanding Officer, bearing 1d. blue (cut-into) tied by oval of bars, showing handstruck "2" alongside and, on reverse, circular "nuwera-ellia/post-paid" h.s. with
manuscript date inserted, London Paid transit (19.12) and arrival (20.12) datestamps. The entire letter soiled and a little damaged. The only recorded example of the Pence issue on soldier's cover. Sc. 3a; S.G. 2a. Note: The writer had just
arrived in Ceylon and after a march of 15days into the hills comments on the excellence of the climate and the abundance of game. provenance: P.C. Pearson, April 1983
(Image) |
Est. $5,000-7,500
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 93 |
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 1857 (31 Aug.) entire (addressee's name excised and replaced) from Colombo to San Francisco, marked "p steamer via China", bearing 1d. blue (4, all cut-into on one side)
tied by neat oval of bars, showing "british-packet/paid/postage" circular handstamp (rare on a franked cover), circular "ship/6" and San Francisco arrival
d.s. (5.12) with, on reverse, "colombo/steamer letter" and Hong Kong (19.9) datestamps. A very rare rate being the 4d. rate to a destination beyond and via a British Colony, and not passing through
London. B.P.A. Certificate (2000). Sc. 3a; S.G. 2a. Note: This cover went by P.&O. ship "Aden" to Hong Kong and American clipper ship "Starr King" to San Francisco. provenance: Obré Sanders,
November 1999 (Image) |
Est. $4,000-5,000
SOLD for $5,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 94 |
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 1858 (19 Aug.) entire letter ex the "Nicholson" correspondence from Galle to Melbourne, marked "p Str Australasian", bearing 5d. chestnut with large margins on two
sides, touched at top and at left, cancelled by oval of bars and showing, on reverse, "galle/steamer letter" c.d.s. and "ship letter/g.p.o. victoria" oval
d.s. in red (11.10); small tear at top of face panel. Sc. 6; S.G. 5. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,050.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 95 |
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|
 1858 (10 Sept.) entire letter from Galle to Guilford, Western Australia, marked "via Galle", bearing 1d. deep turquoise-blue strip of five with re-entries on the
left-hand pair, touched or just cut-into in places, cancelled by oval of bars and showing, on reverse, "galle/steamer letter" c.d.s.; some creases which cross the second and fourth stamps. A rare make-up
of this franking. R.P.S. Certificate (1999). Sc. 3; S.G. 2. provenance: Baron de Worms, June 1938 (Image) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $4,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 96 |
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 1858 (14 Dec.) entire from Kandy to Victoria, bearing 1d. deep turquoise-blue (touched in one corner) and 2d. green (2, one fine, the other cut-into), all cancelled by oval
of bars and showing, on reverse, "kandy/post-paid" in red and "kandy/steamer letter" datestamps, dated 14th December, and "ship letter/g.p.o. victoria" oval d.s. in red overstruck by "williamstown/victoria" oval arrival d.s. A very scarce and attractive franking. Sc. 3, 4; S.G. 2, 3. provenance: Lawrence Shenfield, March 1975 (Image) |
Est. $3,000-4,000
SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 97 |
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|
 1860 (22 Dec.) entire letter from Galle to Shanghai, marked "Per China", bearing 5d. chestnut with mainly large margins (touched at lower right), neatly tied by oval of
bars and showing, on reverse, "galle/steamer letter" c.d.s. in red; the entire with some overall light discoloration. Sc. 6; S.G. 5. provenance: Admiral
Harris, 1952 (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $2,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 98 |
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 1859 (4 Jan.) entire from Galle to Batavia, marked "p 'Lormont' (deleted) 'Perkin' via Galle", bearing 1d. deep turquoise-blue (3, one cut-into on two sides) and
2d. deep green with re-entry, all lightly cancelled by oval of bars, showing manuscript "5" and "30" rate marks and, on reverse, "galle/steamer letter" c.d.s. in red. One 1d. with light
stains and tiny tear at foot, and the 2d. with light penmark on face. A unique and attractive franking. Sc. 3, 4; S.G. 2, 3. provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe auction, December 1986
(Image) |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 99 |
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|
 1858 (Mar.) entire from Kandy to Bombay, marked "via Galle", bearing 5d. chestnut (touched at foot) placed sideways and centrally cancelled by oval of bars, Kandy Post Paid and
Steamer Letter datestamps on reverse. Sc. 6; S.G. 5. (Image) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 100 |
|
|
 1858 (18 Aug.) entire from Kandy to Bombay, bearing 1d. deep turquoise-blue strip of five (cut-into in places), each lightly cancelled by oval of bars, showing framed "Too Late
for the/steamer of" provenance: Lawrence Shenfield, March 1975 (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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