Postal History
| LotNo. |
Symbol |
Lot Description |
Estimate in AU$'s |
| 3147 |
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 1861 (Apr 6) internal mourning cover to "The Rev GW Sprott/Col Chaplain/Kandy" with Imperf 1d blue SG 5 (virtually full margins -
just touched at upper-right - with a chunk of the adjoining unit below; Cat £170 x4+) tied by manuscript "Stamped" & with light bars cancel, the reverse with almost fine strike of the badly-worn 'NUWARRA-ELLIA/=POST-PAID=' handstamp in red (Proud
PD2) with manuscript date "6 April/61" added, poor Kandy arrival also in red & inscription in Sinhala. Presbyterian minister George Washington Sprott went to Ceylon in 1857 where he served as Chaplain to the Scottish troops in Kandy and was Chaplain
at Scots Kirk in Kandy for seven years. Ex Eric Etkin and Patrick Pearson. RPSL Certificate (1975). (Image1) (Image2)
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Get Market Data for [Ceylon 5] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3148 |
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 1861 (May 30) neat social cover to England "via Marseilles" with rare franking of Star Wmk Clean-Cut Perf 9d purple-brown SG 25
(perfs at base trimmed clear of the design; Cat £275 x8+ on cover), almost fine 'GALLE/MY30/1861/=POST-PAID=' backstamp in red, 'LONDON-EC/ AX /JU26/61/PAID' arrival cds in red, light bend at the base. Kimmel & Pearson at page 477 list only three
Star Wmk Clean-Cut Perf 9d covers. This example is not listed, and is the earliest of them by three weeks. Neither Joseph Hackmey nor 'Besancon' had a Star Wmk Clean-Cut Perf 9d cover. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Ceylon 25] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$1,500
SOLD for AU$1,150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3149 |
|
 1862 (May 26) cover to Scotland "Via Southampton Paid" with Rough Perf 6d deep brown SG 31 (Cat £130 x8+ on cover) & bars cancel,
almost fine strike of the cut-down '=KOTMALIE=' handstamp with manuscript "5/1862/26/paid" inserted, light ' F /ABERDEEN/JY6/62' arrival backstamp, ironed-out horizontal & vertical folds well clear of the stamp, light soiling. Kimmel & Pearson at
page 475 state "all shades of the perforated Six Pence...are scarce on cover". For the Rough Perf 6d, they list only six covers, of which three are franked with SG 31. Neither Joseph Hackmey nor 'Besancon' had a Star Wmk Perf 6d cover. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Ceylon 31] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3150 |
|
 1869 (July 10) cover to Devonshire "Via Marseilles" with scarce Three Colour Mixed Issue Franking of Crown/CC 2d yellow & 10d
vermilion + De La Rue 1d (faults) tied by manuscript "Stamped" (faded) & 'A'-in-bars, 'COLOMBO/ JY10/69/PAID' cds in red, poor Axminster arrival backstamp, repaired flap & minor soiling. Pencil endorsement "Harris" on the reverse; apparently Ex
Admiral Frederic Harris Part V (1953) Lot 248. From 1.4.1868, the via Marseilles rate to Britain was increased from 1/- to 1/1d. (Image1)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$280.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3151 |
|
 1869 (Dec 15) outer to Scotland "via Marseilles" with Crown/CC 1/- reddish-violet & De La Rue 1d deep blue tied by ' B
/COLOMBO/DE15/69 - [bars]' duplex, very fine 'FORRES/JA10/69' arrival backstamp, minor blemishes & ironed-out central vertical fold, minor repaired tear on the flap. Very attractive. From 1.4.1868, the via Marseilles rate to Britain was increased
from 1/- to 1/1d. (Image1)
(Image2)
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Estimate AU$750
SOLD for AU$550.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3152 |
|
 1871 (June 5) double-rate cover to England "via Southampton" with Mixed Franking of Crown/CC 9d black-brown & De La Rue 3d
(defective) tied by 'A'-in-bars of Colombo (cds in red alongside), poor arrival cds in red on the face, minor blemishes. In -.12.1870, the rate to Britain via Brindisi was reduced from 1/1d to 1/-. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3153 |
|
 1871 (Dec 15) flimsy cover to England "Via Brindisi" with Crown/CC 1/- bright violet tied by ' B / COLOMBO/ AU19/71 - [bars]'
duplex, faint arrival cds in red on the face, light soiling. In -.12.1870, the rate to Britain via Brindisi was reduced from 1/1d to 1/-.
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3154 |
|
 1898 registered cover with QV 2c 8c & 15c tied by 'GALLE/AP28/98' cds with complete 'GALLE/[crown]/POST OFFICE' mailbag seal
impressed in red wax on the reverse, to "Berlin/Ontario/Canada" with 'R'-in-oval & 'COLOMBO/REGISTERED' backstamp plus transits of London GB (on the face) and 'TORONTO' and 'BERLIN/MY30/98' arrival. Ex Ted Proud. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3155 |
|
 1913 (Mar 31) complete parcel tag endorsed "Pepper Seeds/Department of Agriculture/Territory of Papua/Port Moresby", the reverse
with KGV 5c 10c 25c 1r & 2r tied by 'PETTAH' cds. Rare sample mail. Pettah is the traditional market area 1½km NW of Colombo. (Image1) (Image2)
(Image3)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$360.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3156 |
|
 1918 (May 15) JS Vereschagin merchant's cover to a company in "Hankow" (no country given) in China with KGV 5c & 10c x2 tied by
'COLOMBO/REGISTERED' cds, blue/white 'COLOMBO C' R label, very fine circular 'PASSED/COLOMBO/CENSOR' cachet in violet, largely very fine 'BRITISH POST OFFICE/JU17/18/HANKOW' arrival backstamp, minor light stains. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$190.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3157 |
|
 1920 (Mar 23) cover to France with KGV 6c rose x4 tied by superb 'COLOMBO/ 2 ' cds, roughly-opened in transit and resealed on all
sides with French 'POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES' labels, partly rebacked with Japanese tissue, superb 'STE FOY LES LYON/12-4/20/RHONE' arrival backstamp, Stunning. Sainte Foy is a suburb of Lyon. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3158 |
PSE |
 1930s-50s mostly KGVI frankings & stationery all with Ceylon tax markings including items to Australia, Austria, Belgium, Burma &
New Zealand, others with Postage Dues of Australia, Canada x2, France, Great Britain x3, Netherlands & South Africa, also 1952 to Sweden & 1953 to USA both with 'INSUFFICIENTLY PAID FOR/...AIR SERVICE' cachet, generally fine to very fine.
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3159 |
= |
 1934 (Sept 20) parcel piece with London News Agency 'OPEN IN DARK ROOM ONLY/PRESS MATTER - URGENT/PHOTOGRAPHS WITH CARE' complete
black/red parcel label endorsed "H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER/OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS/NEGATIVES", airmail to England with KGV 1c, 25c, 50c and 2r green & red/yellow vertical strip of 3 (one unit affixed across wrapping join with small blemishes) tied
by 'COLOMBO/FOREIGN' cds cancels, minor creases not otherwise affecting the stamps. The Duke stopped in Ceylon en route to his Royal Visit of Australia for official functions including the return of the royal throne of the King of Tri Sinhale and
other treasures that had been plundered by the British in 1815. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$500
SOLD for AU$380.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3160 |
= |
 1934 (Sept 24) parcel piece with London News Agency 'OPEN IN DARK ROOM ONLY/PRESS MATTER - URGENT/PHOTOGRAPHS WITH CARE' complete
black/red parcel label endorsed "H.R.H. THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER/OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS/NEGATIVES", airmail to England with KGV 9c, 15c, 1r plus 5r green & purple and 10r green & orange tied by 'COLOMBO/FOREIGN' cds cancels, minor creases not affecting
the stamps. A remarkable franking. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$1,000
SOLD for AU$1,050.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3161 |
|
 1939 (June) social cover to "57 Mess/HMS Manchester/Zanzibar/East Africa" with KGVI 3c & 6c but apparently overweight with very
fine 'FTS' tax handstamp & endorsed "27½c", Zanzibar Postage Dues 20c green SG D27 (Cat £8.50 x50+ on cover) incongruously tied by 'REG/20JU/ZANZIBAR' cds, light vertical fold and minor blemishes. (Image1) (Image2)
Get Market Data for [Ceylon D27 (Cat £8] Visual Pricing Guide Sample Census |
Estimate AU$300
SOLD for AU$230.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3162 |
|
 1940 (Nov 20) advertising cover for JA & EPA Fernando Miners & Exporters with 'PLUMBAGO MINE/ [elephant]/OWNERS' emblem on the flap
by air to Illinois with KGVI 50c Elephants x7 (one on the reverse) tied by 'BORELLA' cds, censor label '30' (no 'L'), 'VICTORIA/7DE/40/HONG KONG' transit backstamp & triangular censor #20 cachet in green. Flown to Calcutta, then "Over the Hump" to
Chungking China & from Hong Kong per PanAm 'Clipper', very minor repaired peripheral tears. A handsome cover. Plumbago is better known as graphite. Ceylon is the only country to produce the purest form of 'vein' graphite. Plumbago mining was the
basis for the wealth of several prominent Singhalese families. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$250
SOLD for AU$575.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3163 |
|
 1942 (Mar 30) stampless On Active Service cover from an Australian soldier in Ceylon, to Egypt with double-boxed 'PASSED
BY/Australian Military/Liaison Officer India' cachet (not previously seen by us) but Indian-pattern 'FPO/No 74/30MAR____' (year omitted) cds used at Colombo on the reverse, 'BASE POST OFFICE 21/SOR/11MAY42' arrival cds used at Cairo (Ted Proud lists
BPO 21 only from 1943, & in India only), peripheral repairs & opened-out for display. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$200
SOLD for AU$150.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3164 |
|
 1950 (Jan 27) airmail PPC to "Erlen/Switzerland" with UPU 25c Globe tied by a very fine strike of the scarce 'ILO
CONFERENCE/*CEYLON*' cds, full social message. Such correct postal usages of commemorative datestamps are extremely elusive. Erlen is in the far NE of the country, 60km NE of Zurich. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$100
SOLD for AU$75.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3165 |
|
 1954 (Nov 3) social airmail cover to "Turku/Finland" with remarkable franking of 5c Dagoba x20 (= 1r) across both sides tied by
fine to superb strikes of the delightful 'GALENBINDUNUWEWA' cds (unrecorded by Ted Proud; David Horry states "Rare": ERD 13AU/52 & LRD 28NO/55).
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
| 3166 |
|
 OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS: ADEN 1939 commercial cover to "Aden Settlement Electricity Supply Co" with KGVI 20c Tea tied by
'TRINCOMALEE/25NO/39' cds, three different 'ADEN' or 'ADEN CAMP' backstamps and diamond 'PASSED CENSOR/BY/No 13/ADEN' cachet, small piece of the flap missing. Early WWII cover, unusually not censored in Ceylon. (Image1) (Image2)
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Estimate AU$150
SOLD for AU$115.00
Closing..Sep-24, 07:30 PM |
