Ceylon continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 994 |
(*) |
 1907: De La Rue Die Proof for the completed 5 c. value, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / STRIKING" in black at right and dated "16 DEC. 07" in blue at top, with manuscript "GCG" at lower right.
Scarce and very fine. (Image 1)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 995 |
(*) |
 1907: De La Rue Die Proof for the completed 6 c. value, printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / STRIKING" in black at right and dated "16 DEC. 07" in blue at top, with manuscript "GCG" at lower right.
Scarce and very fine. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 996 |
(*) |
 1918: De La Rue Die Proof for the completed 1 c. value printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / STRIKING" in black and dated "27/11/18" in pencil at lower right. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 997 |
(*) |
 1918: De La Rue Die Proof for the completed 3 c. value printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "BEFORE / STRIKING" in black and dated "21/11/18" in manuscript ink and signed at lower right. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 998 |
* |
 1912-15: 25 c. purple, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, variety "watermark sideways, Crown to the right of CA", unmounted original gum, fresh and very fine. Gi = £500 as mounted. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF150.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 999 |
** |
 1912-25: 50r dull purple, wmk. Multiple Crown CA, upper margin single, overprinted SPECIMEN, perf. 14, unmounted original gum, fresh and fine. Gi = £225 as mounted. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 1000 |
* |
 1924: 50 rupees dull purple, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf. 14, an unused example with some rubbing of the chalky paper, ironed diagonal gum bend, large part og. A reasonable example of a very rare stamp. Signed Raybaudi Gi =
£ 850. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF180.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1001 |
* |
 1921/32: Keyplate 50 r. dull purple, wmk. Multiple Script CA, a fine unused example of good centering and colour, superb large part og. Scarce stamp Gi = £ 850. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF320.00
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 1002 |
(*) |
 1927/29: De La Rue Die Proof for the 1 rupee value, frame only printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" in black at lower right. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 1003 |
(*) |
 1927/29: De La Rue Die Proof for the 2 rupee value, frame only printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" in black at lower right and manuscript dated "5/7/27" in ink. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 1004 |
(*) |
 1927/29: De La Rue Die Proof for the 5 rupee value, frame only printed in black on glazed white card, without date or handstamps. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 1005 |
(*) |
 1927/29: De La Rue Die Proof for the 10 rupee value, frame only printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "AFTER / STRIKING" in black at lower right and manuscript dated "3/8/27" in ink. Scarce and very fine. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 1006 |
(*) |
 1927/29: De La Rue Die Proof for the 10 rupee value, frame only printed in black on glazed white card, handstamped "BEFORE / HARDENING" in black at lower right and manuscript dated "5/7/27" in ink. Scarce and but for some
minor dust, very fine. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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| 1007 |
(*) |
 1927/29: De La Rue Die Proofs (5) for the 1 r., 2 r., 5 r., 10 r. and 20 rupee values, all frame only printed in black on glazed white card, each handstamped "AFTER / STRIKING" in black at lower right and each manuscript dated
"3/8/27" in ink. A rare and very fine matched set of the high values. Provenance: Collection Sir Gawaine Baillie. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-02, 11:59 PM |
| 3358 |
cover |
 Incoming Mail via the Indian Ocean 1858 (Dec 14): Cover from Kandy, Ceylon to Williamstown, Victoria bearing 1857 Ceylon 1 d. blue, close to good margins and 2 d. green, two examples, one with four good margins, second example
with good margins to just touched at top, each indistinctly cancelled and pre-paying 5 d. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to Victoria. The reverse with Kandy despatch datestamp in red and arrivals for Melbourne and Williamstown. A very fine and
attractive cover. Cert. RPSL (2013). Route: Departed Kandy 14 Dec 1858 overland to Galle. The European and Australian Royal Mail Co: Departed Galle (25 Dec) per “Oneida” via King Georges Sound (13 Jan 1859) to Melbourne, arriving 19 Jan 1859 (35
days). Note: Three imperforate covers are recorded from Ceylon to Victoria, this being the finest. Provenance: Collection Shenfield, Hackmey. (Image 1)
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SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 3366 |
cover |
 Incoming Mail via the Indian Ocean 1874 (Feb 20): Cover from Galle, Ceylon to Newcastle, New South Wales bearing 1872 Ceylon 24 c. green indistinctly cancelled and prepaying 24 c. for a 1⁄2 ounce ship letter to New South
Wales. Obverse with very fine “GALLE / PAID” datestamp and Sydney and Newcastle datestampsp on reverse of a neat and fine cover. Route - P&O Line: Departed Galle 20 Feb 1874 per “Baroda” (7 March) via King Georges Sound (31 March) to Melbourne (3
April); “Ellora” (8 April) to Sydney (10 April); by steamer to Newcastle, arriving 11 April 1874 (50 days). Note: The unusually long journey of 50 days was due to the P&O Steamer “Nubia” leaving Galle on the 18 February, two days before this
letter was posted. The letter had to wait another month until the next steamer arrived in port. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF120.00
Closing..Jun-01, 11:59 PM |
| 6062 |
cover |
 1866 (Feb 4): Folded cover to Hong Kong franked 1863/66 perf. 1 d. blue and pair 2 d. grey-green tied by barred cancel, "GALLE PAID" cds in red alongside, arrival "HONG-KONG" backstamp (Feb 21). (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF500.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 6063 |
cover |
 1867 (April 15): Envelope to Leamington, England endorsed "Via Marseilles", franked 1863/66 Recess De La Rue 2 d. grey-green and 6 d. blackish-brown in a single and pair, wmk Crown CC, perf. 12½, cancelled by barred
obliterators, "KANDY PAID" despatch cds in red alongside, reverse with "GALLE PAID" in red and arrival (May 13) cds's. Small fault at top of first 6 d. adhesive, a scarce franking. Provenance: Rev. G.E.K. Cornwall-Brooks, Harmers, London, 20 March
1979, lot 188; Besançon, Corinphila sale 295, November 2022, lot 6122. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF750.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 6064 |
cover |
 1869 (Nov 2): Outer letter sheet to London franked 1867/70 Chalon Head 4d. rose-carmine and 9d. bistre-brown perf. 12½ tied by COLOMBO duplex, arrival backstamp, (Nov 29). Fine colour and appearance, an unusual franking.
Provenance: Spink, October 2016, lot 1396. (Image 1)
(Image 2)
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SOLD for CHF1,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
| 6065 |
cover |
 1870 (Feb 21): Double rate envelope from Colombo to Liverpool, endorsed "Via Marseilles", bearing horizontal pairs of 1867 3 d. carmine-rose, one defective, and 1870 10 d. orange, one with corner fault, both cancelled by 'A'
obliterator, "COLOMBO PAID" cds in red alongside, arrival backstamp (March 21). A rare attractive franking, cert. RPSL (2018). Provenance: Collection Joseph Hackmey, Spink Shreves Galleries 109, February 2009, lot 304; Spink sale 20026, April 2020,
lot 1098. (Image 1)
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CLOSED
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM |
