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Auction: 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 1068

(x) Ceylon
Postal Stationery
c.1885 artist's original hand drawn sketches in pencil, numbered 1 to 8, on brown tracing paper, No. 1 for 2c.card showing heading and stamp design endorsed "The new 2c. Postage Stamp to be used in place of this"; No. 2 for the 5c. Letter Card showing heading endorsed "Border & lettering supplied from Ceylon" and stamp design endorsed "The new 2c. Postage Stamp to be used with value altered to 5 Cents"; Nos. 3, 4 and 5 various instructions regarding opening and transmission; Nos. 6, 7 and 8 being stamp designs for the 2c., 5c., 6c. Postcards, Letter Cards, Envelopes and Wrappers, each similarly endorsed to Nos. 1 and 2. Photo

provenance:
De La Rue archives

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£420