Lot# 6162 - Auction 291-297
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Lot# : 6162 Ceylon
Recess by De La Rue on handmade paper 1867/70: 9 d. blackish brown, wmk. Crown CC type 6, perf. 12½, a used example on 1870 single rate cover to Weymouth endorsed "via Southampton", lightly cancelled by barred obliterator with "COLOMBO" despatch cds alongside (Aug 21). Reverse with "GALLE / PAID" cds in red and part Weymouth arrival (Sept 23). Flap missing but an attractive usage.rnProvenance: Collection Rev. G.E.K. Cornwall-Brooks, Harmers, London, 20 March 1979, lot 254.Starting bid : 150.00 CHFHammer price : 220.00 CHF