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Catalogue 327: Worldwide Postal History - The Enzo Carnio Collection (part I)
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  • Lot# : 5072 Ceylon

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    1857: 2 d. green imperforate, a horizontal pair with good margins on three sides and shaved at right, used with 1861 1 d. blue on blued paper, perf. 14 to 15½, on Asia rate 1863 cover endorsed "per Erymanthe" to Calcutta tied by barred obliterator and by oval sender's cachet in blue. Reverse with "Colombo / Paid" cds in red (Oct 13) and Calcutta arrival (Oct 27) in red. Thin paper wrinkles and edge wear at left butz an appealing usage.
    Starting bid : 160 CHF
    Hammer price : 480 CHF

    Lot# : 5073 Ceylon

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    1857/59: 1 s. light slate-violet, two examples, used on 1860 cover from Colombo to London, dated 5 September, both with good to large margins all round, tied by a single strike of black barred oval, endorsed 'via Marseilles', tied by oval barred obliterators in black, with 'London / Paid' arrival datestamp in red alongside (Oct 16). Reverse with faint "COLOMBO / POST PAID" datestamp in red, two vertical filing creases not affecting adhesives, soiling, very scarce quadruple rate and rare with the adhesives being so fine. Cert. Alberto Diena (1955).rn 
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 5074 Ceylon

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    1857/64: ½ d. reddish lilac on blued paper, imperforate, a horizontal pair with large margins at top and at base, close at left and roughly separated at right showing portions of adjoining stamp but also with break into the design; used on 6 Oct 1858 entire letter from Kandy to Colombo tied by barred obliterator in black with "KANDY / POST PAID" on reverse and "COLOMBO / POST PAID" on obverse (Oct 7) in black. Rare stamp (Gi = £ 1'400) on cover.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF
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