Auction: 25016 - Stamps and Covers of Asia
Lot: 1069
(x) Ceylon
Postal Stationery
Cards
1879-80 8c. with small "c" on 2c. violet used from Galle to Bengal, and 8c. with large "C" used from Colombo to London and showing "Naples,/Marseilles/or/Southampton." crossed through in manuscript; both a little soiled and the former with central vertical crease. Very rare with few examples of both known. H&G 2, 2a. Photo
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Estimate
£250 to £300
Starting price
£150