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The Taprobana Collection of Ceylon Telegraphs continued...

CEYLON continued...
Lot Catalog No. Descrip Opening
384   image1902-5 pieces of forms (6) with multiple frankings, from three to six different values on each, just one definitely watermark Crown over CA (cancelled 11-1-905), the others all likely MCA; difficult on pieces (Image)

Starting at £ 60

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
385 T180s-7s image1910 surcharges complete set of eight, each with diagonal SPECIMEN overprint Type CE4 on both upper and lower halves. Toned and without gum, but sound and of good appearance. A spectacular and unique set. Ex Hiscocks, with the 20c on 25c and 5r on 12c being the examples illustrated on p.71 of his 1982 catalogue. SG T180-7, catalogued £11700 unoverprinted (Image)

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Starting at £ 2,400

SOLD for £3,800.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
386 T185-7 image1910 5r on 12ct, 5r on 1r and 10r on 12ct, matched left marginal examples, each with Plate number 1. Gum toned but a truly exceptional set and a remarkable survival. Behr Certificate (2013) states "Outstanding condition. Ex Champion". SG T185-7, £11250 (Image)

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Starting at £ 4,800

SOLD for £5,000.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
387 T180-4 image1910 20ct - 60ct mint pairs (the 20ct on 25ct in a strip of three), three marginal, all with gum a little toned and some paper hinge remnants; extremely scarce multiples. SG T180-4, £990 (Image)

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Starting at £ 400

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
388 T180-4 image1910 20ct - 60ct mint, good o.g. examples with a few trivial bends, with an extra 60ct on 12ct (slight shade). SG T180-4, £540 (Image)

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Starting at £ 200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
390   imageUnused Telegraph form, 'Receipt for Inland or Indo-Ceylon Telegram' as filled in and stamped by sender; a number of folds and with a small central hole, but undoubtedly a rare survival. Post Office reference B7 (L4*) (Image)

Starting at £ 50

SOLD for £50.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
391   image1906-7 five used Telegraph forms, stampless, as delivered to recipient, also another undated form (this repaired). Various folds, unusual (Image)

Starting at £ 50

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
392   image1890 CEYLON POST OFFICE TELEGRAPH FORM, with message in Tamil. Straight-line COLOMBO 30 6 90 at base. Quite extensively repaired, but an unusual survival (Image)

Starting at £ 40

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
393   image1887-1909 six pieces of forms (four quite large, all from different designs of form) with straight-line COLOMBO datestamps, five showing complete datestamps. Also a strip of six 25r (SG T20a) with full cancel. Even used from Colombo, the larger pieces are very scarce (Image)

Starting at £ 80

SOLD for £90.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
394   image1887-94 three pieces of telegraph forms. One small piece with SG T15 and 37, and two larger pieces; one with SG T37 and 58, the other with T19b, 25 and 46. Uncommon (Image)

Starting at £ 60

SOLD for £60.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
395 T2 image1880 4a blue with part manuscript cancellation 'il 1881', in the familiar red ink and hand of the Pearl Fishery cancellation while at Silavaturai. SG T2 The only example of this cancellation on the 1880 4a in the collection and quite possibly unique (Image)

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Starting at £ 80

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
396 T3, 4 image1880 8a and 1r strip of four on piece with virtually full manuscript cancellation 'Pearl Fishery 10th April 1881', in the familiar red ink and hand of the Pearl Fishery cancellation while at Silavaturai. Folded centrally in the 1r strip; rather grubby on the reverse. SG T3, 4 (Image)

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Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £400.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
397 T4 image1880 1r grey Die II with a good part PEARL FISHERY/PAID CDS (Proud PD1), dated FE 25 81 (the 5 in manuscript). SG T4 This cancellation was applied a week before the 1881 opening of the fishery at Silavaturai on 4th March. Other than this example, the canceller appears to have been applied solely on postage stamps. It is also the earliest known date of use of a CDS on a Ceylon Telegraph stamp (Image)

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Starting at £ 160

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
398 T4, 13 image1880 1r pair and 1881 50ct on piece with full manuscript cancellation 'Pearl Fishery 26th April 1881', in the familiar red ink and hand of the Pearl Fishery cancellation while at Silavaturai. SG T4, 13 (Image)

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Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
399 T4, 13 image1880 1r strip of three and 1881 50ct on piece with part manuscript cancellation 'l Fishery 30th March 1881', in the familiar red ink and hand of the Pearl Fishery cancellation while at Silavaturai. SG T4, 13 (Image)

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Starting at £ 140

SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
400 T34 image1880 1r on piece with manuscript cancellation 'Fishery 3rd May 1881', in the familiar red ink and hand of the Pearl Fishery cancellation while at Silavaturai. Neat. SG T4 (Image)

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Starting at £ 120

SOLD for £200.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
401 T140/174 image1904-6 Pearl Fishery CDSs. 1904 on Victoria 25ct strip of three, a 25ct single lower half and a 1r; 1905 on E VII 25ct, 40ct, 50ct, 60ct (lower half) and 1r strip of three. Also 1906 CDSs (mostly poor) on heavily-toned 1r singles (7) with watermark MCA sideways. SG T140/174 In this period the Fishery was located at Marichchukaddi (Image)

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Starting at £ 160

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
402   imageQV/KE VII range (just one stamp QV, a top-half 1r) with watermark Crown and wide-spaced CA, each with COLOMBO double-ring datestamp with cross pattée at base. One page of KE VII top halves, then whole stamps in impressive quantity; 5ct x 9, 10ct x 7, 12ct x 4 plus two pairs and two strips of four, 20ct x 9, 25ct x 3, 40ct x 14 plus four pairs, 50ct x 10, 60ct x 12, 75ct x 3, 1r x 13 plus eight pairs, 2r50 x 8, 5r x 4 and a pair, 10r x 2 and a pair, 25r. Mixed condition, mainly fine (Image)

Starting at £ 200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
403   image1908-9 whole stamps range with watermark MCA sideways, each with COLOMBO TELEGRAPH single-ring datestamp. 5ct x 3, 12ct x 5 plus pair and strip of five, 20ct x 2, 40ct, 60ct x 4 plus strip of five, 75ct x 3 plus strip of four, 1r x 6 plus two pairs, 2r50 x 3, 5r x 4, 10r x 3, 25r. Condition a little mixed but mostly good (Image)

Starting at £ 120

SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.
404   image1904-8 Colombo circular cancellations on half stamps, just two types with a range of dates, includes three examples of the 1905 50r (72 stamps) (Image)

Starting at £ 60

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST.

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