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Auction: 20026 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1085

Ceylon
Covers
1857 (3 Nov.) soldier's entire letter from Nuwera Ellia to his brother, a Sergeant in the 2nd Scots Greys, in Dublin, headed "From 1950 Serj I.W. Atkinson 50th Regiment Ceylon", countersigned by Commanding Officer, bearing 1d. deep turquoise-blue (cut-into) tied by oval of bars, showing handstruck "2" alongside and, on reverse, circular "nuwera-ellia/post paid" h.s. with manuscript date inserted, London Paid transit (19.12) and arrival (20.12) datestamps. The entire letter soiled and a little damaged. The only recorded example of the Pence issue on soldier's cover. R.P.S. Certificate (2018). Photo

Note: The writer had just arrived in Ceylon and after a march of 15 days into the hills comments on the excellence of the climate and the abundance of game.

provenance:
P.C. Pearson, April 1983

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Sold for
£2,500

Starting price
£1200