POSTAL HISTORY: 1824 entire letter, missionary mail to London via Madras, bearing double lined JAFFNA POST PAID h/s in red, rated at 1/- with Madras mark and INDIA LETTER PORTSMOUTH boxed h/s, backstamped with Madras GPO Ship Letter mark for 25 AP and London arrival for 30 NO, fine early letter. | Estimate - £300-£350 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1828-1861 nine prestamp or stampless covers/pieces, including 1841 with Kandy Post Paid handstamp, 1843 Crown Colombo Post Paid on piece locally used to Kandy, 1847 Colombo Steamer Letter cds on large part to Brighton etc., good range of markings | Estimate - £100-£150 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1837 entire letter missionary mail to London via Madras, bearing double-lined IAFFNA POST PAID h/s in red, rated at 1/10d, backstamped by Out Station Ship Letter d/s for 14 OC, with INDIA LETTER POOLE boxed h/s and London arrival for 20 FE 1838, a fine and attractive piece of early mail. | Estimate - £100-£150 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1857 entire to Scotland bearing 1857 6d imperf cancelled by oval bars, tied by London Paid cds in red, also CR (Caledonian Railway) mark on face, Kandy Post Paid cds on reverse, a tad worn, scarce early usage | Estimate - £200-£300 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1857 (circa) Locally addressed to Kandy, Galle cds on reverse, 1d blue imperf tied with oval barred cancel, attractive cover | Estimate - £100-£150 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1858 small cover to Limehouse, London with 1857 1d and 5d imperf cancelled by oval bars obliterator, London Paid cds on face in red, Galle Steamer Letter cds on reverse, small tear on lower edge, fine | Estimate - £300-£400 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1859 wrapper to London 'Via Marseilles' franked by 1d blue and 8d brown, (with touching to clear margins), tied by oval of bars, with London arrival strike at left for NO 10, backstamped by Kandy Post Paid and Steamer Letter markings for OC 10, small split at top, still a very fine and attractive early Pence issue cover. SG 2-7 | Estimate - £1000-£1200 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1859 small cover to Brighton with 6d brown imperf tied with barred oval cancel, red Colombo Post Paid cds (16 SP 1859) in red and arrival cancel on reverse, fine | Estimate - £250-£350 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1864 large piece with an impressive franking of seven 6d brown issues, Kandy cds in red (indistinct), Kandy Steamer Letter cds, Galle Paid cds (13 JY 1864), and London registered oval (15 AU 1864), scarce multiple | Estimate - £300-£400 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1869 to London with 1868 1d blue and 1862 1s slate-purple tied by Colombo duplex (6 AP 1869), endorsed via Marseilles, fine | Estimate - £250-£350 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1870 envelope to Calcutta Per P&O steamer from Galle, franked by 6d blackish brown, tied by oval of bars with Colombo cds alongside for MY 29, backstamped by STEAMER LETTER G.P. CALCUTTA for JU 7, fine cover carried by French Packet only used for short period. SG 55c | Estimate - £280-£320 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1879 small cover to Hawkhurst, franked with 16c pale violet cancelled with Colombo duplexes (12 DE 1879) and manuscript lines, believed to have franked for the short-lived 16c rate via Marseilles despite being endorsed via Brindisi, arrival cancel on reverse | Estimate - £200-£300 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1879-80 pair of scarce surcharged postal cards: mint example of 8c on 2c (HG2a), and used example of 8c on 2c with small c in cents (HG2), commercial usage to London, adhesion marks on back and central vertical fold | Estimate - £100-£150 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1883 H.M.S. Euryalus stationery envelope sent from Trincomalee with a GB 1880 2d pale rose paying the active Soldiers and Seamen concessionary rate, cancelled with a barred "10" numeral, Birmingham arrival on reverse (2 JY 1883), roughly opened with part of back flap removed, ex. DJ Norris, scarce | Estimate - £350-£450 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1883 to France with a 16c on 24c green surcharge tied by Colombo Paid duplex (13 JY 1883), tastefully restored, an attractive and rare item | Estimate - £350-£450 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1885 registered cover from Colombo to Sussex with 28c on 32 slate surcharge and 15c on 16c pale violet cancelled with "A" numeral, Colombo Registered cds (14 AU 1885) and London arrival mark on face, Crawley cds on reverse, Rare franking | Estimate - £300-£400 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1889 registered cover to Bombay, India with 25c on 32c surcharge showing dramatic shift to the left, tied by "67" numeral, Putlam Paid cds on face (21 JA 1889), also rare oval Puttalam Registered handstamp, Putlam Post Office wax seal on reverse along with transit marks, fine | Estimate - £300-£400 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1889 Pair of covers with better markings and frankings: 1889 with 28c slate issue on neat cover from Agrapatana to Scotland, with straight line "TOO LATE" handstamp in red. 1889 to Scotland with 28c slate and 1r12c dull rose cancelled at Colombo (23 OC 1889) and with George Steuart & Co. oval handstamp, very slightly reduced at left, both attractive and scarce | Estimate - £300-£400 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1895 registered cover to Sumatra bearing a 1r12c on 2r50c surcharge (SG 193), Colombo Registered cds and oval R on face, transit and arrival marks on reverse, repaired corner and other small flaws, scarce stamp on cover | Estimate - £250-£350 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1898 Registered envelope to Montreal, Canada franked by 1r12 dull rose, tied by 'A' numeral and 'R' h/s, with Colombo Registered cds for JA 11, with London transit, backstamped by Montreal Canada arrival for FEB (??), attractive, with the 1r12 a scarce stamp on cover. SG 201 | Estimate - £200-£250 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1898-1910 four covers with attractive frankings: 1898 registered cover to Ashford with a colourful array of QV issues, 1899 with strip of three 4c carmine-rose to Liverpool, 1904 with 2r25c blue (marginal with plate 1) to Switzerland, 1910 5c postal envelope with fifteen different QV issues including 1r12c dull rose, 1r50 on 2r50c slate, 2r25c blue, 2r50c purple on red, addressed to US serviceman on visiting ship | Estimate - £250-£350 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1919 envelope to Maravila franked by 2ct brown-orange optd WAR STAMP vertical strip of three, with variety OPT INVERTED, tied by Maravila cds for SE 13, backstamped with same marking, cover quite worn, still a scarce item. SG 330a | Estimate - £100-£150 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: Four albums and loose glassines, collections of single-ring cds on covers, cards and postal stationery, e.g. Batticota (1 FE 1898) on uprated postal envelope to USA, Jaffna Kachcheri (9 SP 1898) on postcard to Columbo, postcard of Mount Lavinia Hotel with Galkissay cds (26 JA 1902) sent from a visiting member of HMS Amphitrite. Also numerals and letter cancels on stamps and covers, range of postcards used to illustrate the collection (31), collection of slogan and meter mail, small collection of “Tamil Arasu” postal service items (from 1961), etc. Many scarcer marks and usages, a difficult collection to replicate, mixed condition as you would expect (hundreds) | Estimate - £1200-£1400 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: Airmail – First Flight comprehensive collection with many scarce usages, rates and destinations, ranges from the 1910s to modern, includes postcards of Imperial Aircraft and ephemera from the 1920s and 30s, housed in ½ carton. Much added interest including airmail labels and parcel tags etc. Viewing recommended (hundreds) | Estimate - £400-£600 (Image)

POSTAL HISTORY: 1850s-2000s extensive specialized collection of Postal Stationery in three large binders and loose glassines, comprehensive range of Postal Envelopes (including District types), Registered Envelopes, Postal Cards, Letter Cards, Airletters, with mint, used, specimens (both local and UPU). Mixed condition as to be expected with this wide range and type of material, fertile ground for the specialist. (hundreds) | Estimate - £400-£500 (Image)