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Lot# 1513 - Auction 227-233

  • Lot# : 1513 Ceylon

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    1857/59: 9 d. purple-brown, used example with ample to large margins all round in a vibrant shade, tied to 1859 entire letter from Kandy to London endorsed 'via Marseilles' by barred oval obliterator in black. The stamp exceptional for a usage on letter with slight surface rub at lower right, reverse with KANDY / POST PAID cds in red (May 24) and London arrival cds (July 5) in red. The entire with some splattering from the Kandy red ink pad but an early usage of this rare stamp on letter. Cert. RPSL (2007).rnProvenance: Collection Lawrence Shenfield, March 1975.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF