30th Oct, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Stamps, Postcards & Postal History
75
Ceylon
Postal history group, the album of QV and KEVII stationery mainly unused in excellent quality (24 different), along with the earlier covers found in the collector's working holding including presumably doubtful 1859 4d imperf (SG.4) on large-part cover to Scotland (missing some of the back) in any case the stamp looking genuine with four margins; 1852 stampless cover to Scotland with arched 'Pusilawe Post' filled with manuscript date and 'Paid'; 1851 cover with several backstamps incl. 'Kandy Steamer' cds sent to London and redirected to Scotland with imperf 1d red applied; also a cover of 1874 from Ceylon to Glasgow bearing two 1872 48cts rose with watermarks inverted (SG.130w. cat. £665 for on cover plus single). 30 items total. Please inspect.
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £250
Auction: Stamps, Postcards & Postal History, 30th Oct, 2024
Highlights of the October 30th Stamp Sale include a very extensive collection of Switzerland assembled over a lifetime by a former President of the Helvetia Society of Great Britain with focus on postal history beautifully written-up on album pages; a specialised collection of Ceylon with many of the key stamps including an excellent range of classics plus King George V key-plate high values, plus from the same estate a group of the Indian State of Jammu & Kashmir including a complete presentation album sent out in 1899 on behalf of the Maharajah. Also an extremely interesting large folio presentation volume of 19th Turkish revenue proof sets with ornate binding suggesting a possibly unique production for the Ottoman royal family.
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Tuesday 29th October 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am.
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