Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co KG Sale: 34NY
Worldwide Stamps and Covers Ceylon / Sri Lanka
Sale No: 34NY
Lot No:23
Symbol:a
Cat No:Collection
1857/1935 CEYLON POSTAL STATIONERY: Extremely specialized exhibition collection on 128 pages, actually winning Gold at Singapore 2015 stamp show, containing all kind of postal stationeries, mint and or used, from early QV ENVELOPES 1857-59 including all denominations unused, some used cut-outs (almost all are rarities), Specimen and proofs, also specialized section with further envelopes including varieties like double/inverted overprints, proofs, or as mail to good destinations (incl. Camp mail), followed by an also specialized section WRAPPERS including proofs and rare items (scarce overprints), and POSTCARDS from 1872 with rarities like No.1 perfd. SPECIMEN (only recorded example), even one used and an unused example of both the 1879/80 cards optd. "8 cents" and "8 Cents", further scarce proofs, cards and usages, unusual destinations like Hawaii, registered mail, P.O.W. Camp mail, etc., followed by LETTER CARDS including the unique p (Image)