CEYLON continued...
| Lot |
Catalog No. |
Descrip |
Opening |
| 384 |
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 1902-5
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)
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Starting at £ 60
SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 385 |
T180s-7s |
 1910
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 |
 1910 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 |
 1910 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
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Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 388 |
T180-4 |
 1910 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
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Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 390 |
|
 Unused
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)
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Starting at £ 50
SOLD for £50.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 391 |
|
 1906-7 five
used Telegraph forms, stampless, as delivered to recipient, also another undated form (this repaired). Various folds, unusual (Image)
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Starting at £ 50
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Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 392 |
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 1890 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)
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Starting at £ 40
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Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 393 |
|
 1887-1909
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)
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Starting at £ 80
SOLD for £90.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 394 |
|
 1887-94
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)
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Starting at £ 60
SOLD for £60.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 395 |
T2 |
 1880 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
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Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 396 |
T3, 4 |
 1880 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 |
 1880 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
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Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 398 |
T4, 13 |
 1880 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 |
 1880 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 |
 1880 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 |
 1904-6 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
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Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 402 |
|
 QV/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)
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Starting at £ 200
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| 403 |
|
 1908-9 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)
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Starting at £ 120
SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
| 404 |
|
 1904-8
Colombo circular cancellations on half stamps, just two types with a range of dates, includes three examples of the 1905 50r (72 stamps) (Image)
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Starting at £ 60
CLOSED
Closing..Oct-06, 03:00 AM EST. |
