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Auction: 20026 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale - conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 1089

Ceylon
Covers
1859 (11 Mar.) envelope from Kandy to Paris, redirected to Exeter and again to St. Helens, bearing 1857-59 white paper 1d. blue (cut-into at foot) and 6d. purple-brown (touched at upper left), both clearly tied by oval of bars, rated "8" (deleted), "10" (deleted) and "11", showing unframed "british/foreign" h.s. in red with manuscript rates alongside and, on reverse, mutilated "kotmale/post" namestamp with manuscript date and "paid" inserted, "colombo/steamer letter" c.d.s. in red (14.3) and various French and English transit or arrival datestamps. The envelope opened-out for display. R.P.S. Certificate (2018). Photo

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£800