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Corinphila Auctions AG Sale: 309

Brit. Colonies
Ceylon
image Sale No: 309
Lot No:1117
Symbol:Cat No:Collection

1857/59: Ceylon 1 d. deep turquoise-blue, a used example with just touched to good margins all round on 1861 Newspaper Wrapper with complete contents from Colombo to Bordeaux endorsed "via Marseilles", tied by barred obliterator in black; paying the compulsory 1 d. Colonial rate but not paying the further 2 d. which would have made full pre-payment but was optional. Reverse with COLOMBO / POST NOT PAID cds in red (July 17) and Bordeaux arrival cds (Aug 14) and charged '15c." in red due to pay. A charming and extremely rare usage - there are believed to be but two known examples of this franking. Signed Sorani.rnrnProvenance: Carmichael & Todd, London 2000; Collection Seymour Banchik, Nutmeg, Caldwell, 2004. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image)



Opening CHF 1,500.00
Sold...CHF 1,600.00


Closed..Nov-27-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1600
image Sale No: 309
Lot No:1118
Symbol: 1862, Wreck Mail, cover from Galle to London, endorsed "Via Southampton", with despatch "GALLE / POST PAID" datestamp in red 6 November 1862, with very fine framed 'Saved from the wreck of / the Colombo' in black; carried by the ill-fated 'Colombo' which ran aground some 500 miles from Galle and the mail was salvaged; adhesive lost due to immersion in sea-water; cover struck on arrival in London with 'London E.C. /Paid' datestamp alongside in red 1 January 1863, thus from the first batch of mail recovered and carried by the 'Nemesis' to Suez and the 'Massilia' to Southampton, a rare example. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image)



Opening CHF 300.00
Sold...CHF 500.00


Closed..Nov-27-2023, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 500
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