Worldwide Stamps and Covers 1857-59 White Paper » Postal History
Sale No: 19FG
Lot No: 50815
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1858 (May 22) Entire from Badulla to India with 1857-59 5d chestnut, just cut into at top right), tied by barred circle, reverse with "BADULLA / POST PAID" despatch cds and Bombay arrival, filing fold affecting top of stamp otherwise fine (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Dec-12-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 19FG
Lot No: 50817
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1859 (Mar 14) Wrapper from Colombo to Scotland with 1857-59 2d green pair (fine to good margins) and 5d chestnut (just cut into at foot), tied by barred circles, reverse with red "COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER" despatch and Glasgow arrival, very fine, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, cert. BPA (1975) (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Dec-12-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 19FG
Lot No: 50818
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1860 (May) Envelope sent to England, initially bearing strip of four GB 1858-79 2d blue pl.7, then covered by Ceylon 1857-59 1d blue, 2d green and 6d purple-brown (leaving one GB 2d showing), tied by oval bar obliterators, endorsed "Via Marseilles," reverse with "GALLE / STEAMER LETTER," Alcester and Bromsgrove cds, an extraordinary and unique franking, cert. Neumann (2009) (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,000.00
Closed..Dec-12-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 19FG
Lot No: 50819
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1862 (Feb 21) Entire from Galle to Singapore with 1857-59 1d blue strip of five (first stamp showing re-entry #5), cut into at foot, tied by barred circles, with "GALLE / POST PAID" despatch cds below, endorsed "per Behar" internally, very fine and scarce destination
Note: Illustrated in "The London Philatelist", July 1967, in "The Postal Rates and Regulations of Ceylon" by Lawrence Shenfield (Image)