Lot# 6122 - Auction 291-297
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Lot# : 6122 Ceylon
Recess by De La Rue 1863/66: 2 d. grey green and 6 d. blackish-brown in a horizontal strip of three, wmk. Crown CC type 5, perf. 12½, used on 1867 double rate cover to Leamington endorsed "via Marseilles", cancelled by barred obliterators in black. "KANDY / PAID" despatch cds in red at left (April 15) and reverse with "Galle / Paid" transit in red alongside Leamington arrival cds (May 13). Small fault to one 6 d. adhesive but a scarce franking.rnProvenance: Rev. G.E.K. Cornwall-Brooks, Harmers, London, 20 March 1979, lot 188.Starting bid : 200.00 CHFHammer price : 700.00 CHF