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  • Losnr. : 366 Ceylon

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    1860 (April): Envelope from an unknown Ceylon post office to London, endorsed "via Marseilles", bearing 1857/59 8 d. brown, a superb example with exceptional margins and 1 d. blue, a fine example just touched at base, both tied by barred obliterator, the One Penny in addition by "LONDON PAID" arrival (May 15, 1860) cds in red. Reverse with indistinct "... STEAMER-LETTER" port cds in red. Cover with some corner wear and toning, nevertheless an outstanding 'via Marseilles' cover of great rarity, Kurt Kimmel & Patrick C. Pearson mention in their 2020 monograph only 18 covers with the Eight Pence. Cert. BPA (1976), Scheller (2014).rnProvenance: 59. Corinphila sale (Oct. 1976), lot 3901.
    Ausruf : 4.000 CHF
    Zuschlag : nicht verkauft