1885 28c. on 32c. slate used on cover from Nuwara Eliya to Leeds, England via Colombo, tied by numeral "45" in oval of bars (Proud K3) and date 'Sept 28th' in m/s, small "NUWARA ELLIA/SP 28/85/PAID" despatch c.d.s. (Proud PD5) alongside, Colombo transit and Leeds '22 Oct 85' arrival datestamps on the reverse. (Image)
Start Bid €80
Opening EUR 80.00
Sold...EUR 55.00
Closed..Jun-11-2021, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 55
Sale No: 20
Lot No: 13
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Cat No: H&G C-11e + SG 195
1893 Postal stationery registered envelope 10c. pink, format H (202 x 127 mm), Type II, sent by a Prisoner of War, Camp Ragama to Elberfeld, Germany via Colombo in 1902, uprated on front by 1886 5c. purple and further adhesive (vanished), cancelled by small "RAGAMA CAMP/MR 7/02" c.d.s., and with large oval "RAGAMA CAMP/PASSED/CENSOR" h/s in violet, transit and '1.4.02' arrival dater. Minor imperfections and two adhesives missing but A SCARCE P/S REGISTERED ENVELOPE USED FROM CAMP RAGAMA. (Image)
