Lot# 6151 - Auction 291-297
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Lot# : 6151 Ceylon
Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 2 d. ochre and 6 d. deep brown in two horizontal pairs, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf. 12½, used on 1869 cover from Galle to Glasgow endorsed "via Marseilles", all tied by blue oval Agent's cachets and by "B" in bars obliterators in black paying the double rate of 2/2d. "GALLE / PAID" cds in red of despatch (Oct 19) and reverse with Glasgow arrival cds (Nov 15). Rounded corner on one 6 d. pair but a most attractive and scarce cover.Starting bid : 750.00 CHFHammer price : 1,050.00 CHF