CEYLON continued...
1863-1865 ISSUE STAMPS continued...
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 221 |
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4d. rose, unused with part original gum, fine. Sc. 50; S.G. 52b, £475. (Image) |
Est. $200-300
SOLD for $170.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 222 |
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5d. red-brown
block of four, fine unused with part or large part original gum. Sc. 51; S.G. 53, £900+. provenance: Sir Ernest de Silva, January 1959 (Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $3,500.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 223 |
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5d. grey-olive with watermark reversed, good color, unused with part gum (redistributed); one pulled perf at foot otherwise fine. B.P.A. Certificate (1975). Sc. 52; S.G. 54ax, £1500. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 224 |
P |
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5d. grey-olive with watermark reversed, imperforate and with large part gum; light crease. R.P.S. Certificate (1981) states "proof status". provenance: Christie's
Robson Lowe auction, March 1994 (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 225 |
PS |
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5d. grey-olive with watermark reversed, imperforate and handstamped "specimen" (Samuel D5), regummed. Rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1975).
provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe auction, March 1994 (Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
CLOSED
Will close during Public Auction |
| 226 |
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5d. yellow-olive, unused with part original
gum, good color, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). Sc. 52; S.G. 54b, £750. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 227 |
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8d.
reddish brown block of four, lower left stamp with short perf at foot, otherwise fresh and fine unused with large part original gum. Sc. 54; S.G. 56, £480+. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 228 |
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8d. reddish brown block of
four, fine unused with large part original gum. Sc. 54; S.G. 56, £480. provenance: G.H. Boucher, June 1953 (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $800.00
Will close during Public Auction |
1863-1865 ISSUE POSTAL HISTORY
| Lot |
Symbol |
CatNo. |
Lot Description |
CV or Estimate |
| 229 |
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1864 (18 Apr.) entire letter from Galle to Mauritius, marked "via Aden", bearing perf. 11½, 12 1d. deep blue, neatly tied by oval of bars, showing clear "galle/unpaid" c.d.s., blue crayon "4", "10/to pay" h.s. in blue with Mauritius arrival c.d.s. (24.5) on reverse across join. A neat and attractive franking. Sc. 46c; S.G.
45. (Image) |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 230 |
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1867 (21 Sept.) entire from Watawala to Colombo, bearing 1d. deep blue placed sideways and tied by clear "C4" obliterator, showing "watawala/paid" and arrival datestamps, both in red. The only recorded example of this obliterator on cover. Sc. 46a; S.G. 49. (Image) |
Est. $750-1,000
SOLD for $1,200.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 231 |
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1869 (16 Feb.) envelope from Jaffna to Colombo, bearing ½d. dull mauve pair, indistinctly cancelled, showing light "jaffna/paid" c.d.s.
in red with arrival d.s. on reverse; the face panel with some light staining. Sc. 45; S.G. 48. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 232 |
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1868 (Mar.) envelope from Jaffna to Cottayam, bearing two ½d. dull mauve strips of three, each with manuscript date and cancelled by oval of bars, showing transit
d.s. in red below and, on reverse, despatch, Madura and Palmcottah datestamps. A rare rate. B.P.A. Certificate (1992). Sc. 45; S.G. 48. (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 233 |
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1867 (14 Jan.) complete "the examiner and ceylon journal of commerce and agriculture" newspaper from Colombo to London,
bearing 1d. deep blue and 2d. grey-green, cancelled and tied by oval of bars and showing red despatch c.d.s. alongside; some wear and faults, particularly along folds. Very rare. Sc. 46a, 47; S.G. 49, 50. (Image) |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,300.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 234 |
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1866 (Oct.) entire from Galle to Hong Kong, bearing 1d. deep blue and 2d. grey-green pair, all lightly cancelled by oval of bars, showing "galle/paid" c.d.s. in red with clear arrival datestamp (23.10) on reverse. A clean and neat franking. Sc. 46a, 47; S.G. 49, 50. provenance: M. Burrus, April 1963 (Image) |
Est. $1,000-1,200
SOLD for $2,600.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 235 |
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1865 (11 Apr.) envelope from Kandy to Bombay, marked "Via Galle", bearing 5d. yellow-olive, centrally cancelled by oval of bars, showing "kandy/paid" c.d.s. in red alongside with light arrival datestamp on reverse. Sc. 52; S.G. 54b. (Image) |
Est. $400-500
SOLD for $575.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 236 |
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1865 envelope (opened-out) to Bengal, marked "Per P.&O. Steamer", bearing uncancelled 1d. deep blue and 2d. grey-green pair, upon arrival the envelope redirected
to Calcutta and then back to Bengal, India 1a. brown affixed over one 2d. for redirection and tied by clear Calcutta duplex in blue and showing, on reverse, various Indian transit and arrival datestamps. Most attractive. Sc. 46a, 47; S.G. 49,
50. provenance: Rev. Cornwall-Brooks, March 1979 (Image) |
Est. $4,000-5,000
SOLD for $3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 237 |
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1863 (3 Nov.) envelope ex the "Mooyaart" correspondence from Galle to London, marked "Via Southampton", bearing 6d. sepia tied by oval of bars, showing legible "galle/paid" c.d.s. in red with clear arrival datestamp (2.12) on reverse; the envelope with some slight creasing at edges. Sc. 53a; S.G. 55. (Image) |
Est. $150-200
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 238 |
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1864 (July) envelope from Nuweraellia to Dublin, marked "Via Southampton", bearing 6d. sepia cancelled by oval of bars in red, showing "nuweraellia/paid" and Colombo datestamps in red, arrival c.d.s. (2.9) and, on reverse, "h&k pact" transit datestamp; the envelope with some minor age spotting. Sc. 53a; S.G. 55. (Image) |
Est. $500-750
SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 239 |
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1866 (16 July) entire from Galle to Hong Kong, marked "Per French Mail", bearing 1d. deep blue and 2d. grey-green strip of three, each with manuscript year date at
centre and cancelled by oval of bars, showing light "galle/paid" c.d.s. in red and, on reverse, sender's cachet and arrival datestamp (30.7); the entire with some ink-etching in places. R.P.S.
Certificate (2007). Sc. 46a, 47; S.G. 49, 50. provenance: Baron de Worms, June 1938 (Image) |
Est. $2,000-3,000
SOLD for $6,250.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 240 |
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1866 (Dec.) entire letter from Galle to Bordeaux, marked "per Str Bengal", bearing 2d. grey-green strip of four, cancelled and tied by manuscript pen-crosses (reduced) and
oval of bars, showing "galle/paid", unframed "p.d." and Marseilles entry datestamp, all in red, with light arrival c.d.s. on reverse; the right-hand stamp
with some foxed perfs at foot. R.P.S. Certificate (1975). Sc. 47; S.G. 50. Note: Fully paid letters to France are scarce. Prepayment was not compulsory, but Colonial rate of 1d. per ½oz. had to be prepaid. provenance: Lawrence Shenfield, March 1975 (Image) |
Est. $1,500-2,000
SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
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