Stamps Great Britain & Empire / Ceylon | CEYLON | | 1 | Ceylon 1883 Postal Stationery Colombo Holland Brindisi Postal Stationery Card 8cents brown cancelled by Colombo Paid duplex addressed to Holland with octagonal French paquebot "Poss. Angl. Paq. Fr. N. No10" datestamp in blue (Salles 1933) routed via Brindisi with French entry cachet and Leiden arrival on front. Very fine item of paquebot mail with this unrecorded maritime cachet in blue. (pt) (ID:33355) | £390.00 |
| NEW ZEALAND | | 2 | New Zealand 1953 Airmail cover to London Crown Stamp with Map London - Christchurch. Engine damaged at Negomba Ceylon plane forced to withdraw from race. New engine fitted. (pt) (ID:33181) | £4.00 |
| LEBANON | | 3 | Lebanon 1953 BOAC Airmail Cover to Ceylon Colombo With slogan "First Flight between London and Colombo" and arrival on reverse. (pt) (ID:33105) | £8.00 |
| CEYLON | | 4 | Ceylon Germany POW Mail Hospital WW2 Stampless Envelope World War 2 Undated Stampless envelope from German Internee in Camp Diyatalawa with boxed Service of Prisoners of War handstamp & unframed P.A. Cornish Major / Commandant Internment Camp / Diyatalawa handstamp to another German Internee in Memorial Ward General Hospital Colombo & with circular Passed Censor / J / Colombo handstamp of civil authorities. Most unusual item. (pt) (ID:32571) | £250.00 |
| NEW CALEDONIA (FRENCH) | | 5 | French Colonies New Caledonia France1874 Convict Letter Cover to France written from the Isle des Pines cad; by Noumea Nelle Caledonie double-ring, with boxed PD as Paid in cash, routed via Australia, Ceylon and Suez on the Steamers SS Ellora, Baroda and Cathay with Bordeaux arrival on reverse, Very fine item of convicts mail. (pt) (ID:32230) | £830.00 |
| 6 | French Colonies New Caledonia 1903 Paquebot Env to Lyon envelope bearing Type Blanc Yvert 111, 5c green tied by octagonal French Paquebot, "Marseille a Noumea Ligne T No.4" datestamp (Salles 2146) applied to mail on the French Packet "Australian" on route from Noumea via Ceylon and Aden to Marseille This envelope paying the printed matter rate was posted in Aden. A very rare Paquebot cachet. (pt) (ID:32218) | £250.00 |
| CAMEROONS | | 7 | Malaya Singapore 1907 Postcard to French Paquebot Malaya Straits Settlements Picture Postcard bearing SG128, 3 cents purple tied by Singapore double ring addressed to the French Paquebot "Duplex" of Ceylon with Colombo arrival. (pt) (ID:31828) | £45.00 |
| GREAT BRITAIN | | 8 | GB Ceylon F Colombo 1953 Coronation FDC Qantas F/Flight Queen Elizabeth 2th 1/3 Green Postage Revenue tied on illustrated Qantas (Kangaroo) Australia's International Airline in Association with B.O.A.C. & "Crown" First Flight First Day Cover, with flight cachet to London & airmail label. Slogan "Long Live the Queen". (pt) (ID:31724) | £20.00 |
| CEYLON | | 9 | Ceylon 1949 U.P.U.Omnibus U/Mint (ID:30925) | £1.50 |
| 10 | Ceylon 1903 Picture Postcard to France 10c rose bearing France Yvert 124, 10c rose mixed with Ceylon SG259, 6c rose and black tied by octagonal French Paquebot "Ligne N Paq. Fr. No 3" datestamp with Vosges arrival. Nice combination. (pt) (ID:30334) | £140.00 |
| 11 | Ceylon 1915 Picture Postcard Diyatalawa POW Camp 1915 (May) Picture Postcard end Free/ Kriegsgef Sendung with circular Post Free / PC / POW h/s & boxed Censor / Colombo / 23 May 1915 h/s to Flensburg Germany. (pt) (ID:30328) | £305.00 |
| 12 | Ceylon 1898 French Postal Stationery Card 10c black writen from Colombo on board the steamer "Armand" with dispatch datestamp on front addressed to Switzerland sent on French Paquebot with octagonal "Ligne T Paq Fr No 1" datestamp (Salles 2142) with Zurich arrival. Fine item. (pt) (ID:30207) | £195.00 |
| 13 | Ceylon Sri Lanka 1952-1999 U/M Collection Cat £480 Mainly UM Collection in "Simplex" Album, Good coverageof the period inc a few duplicates, includes 1963 2c on 4c surcharge double and 1964-72 Defin Set. Cat £480+ (383 + 42MS) (A0070) (pt) (ID:30031) | £160.00 |
| LITERATURE / BOOKS / CATALOGUE | | 14 | Ceylon Airmails 1873-1950 Illustrated Handbook by John C. W. Field. 11 pages. Brand New unviewed. (ID:28263) | £5.00 |
| CEYLON | | 15 | Ceylon 1856 Stampless envelope Packet TAXED Env to France written from Point de Galle cancelled on reverse by Galle Steamer - Letter with British Packet Postage / Paid, charged 1/- in manuscript with French entry cachet and TAXED 10 on arrival in Marseille. (pt) (ID:27586) | £125.00 |
| 16 | Ceylon 1924 Netherlands Paquebot to Singapore Postal Stationery Envelope 6c orange red cancelled by Netherlands Paquebot "Postagent Amsterdam - Batavia" double-ring addressed to Singapore. Very fine. (pt) (ID:27471) | £85.00 |
| 17 | Ceylon 1932 Registered Insured mail to France Cover bearing SG360e, 15c green yellow and SG363, 1r purple & lilac tied by Registered Colombo double-ring with registration label and Insured (valeur declaree) label with manuscript "valeur declaree 400 francs". Rare item of insured mail from Ceylon. (pt) (ID:27409) | £250.00 |
| DJIBOUTI (FRENCH) | | 18 | French Colonies Djibouti 1902 Postcard Java Destination Mail. Picture Postcard to Java, Netherlands East Indies bearing Yvert 31, 10 on 25c black and blue tied by Cote Francaise des Somalis Djibouti datestamp in blue, routed via Aden, Ceylon and Singapore with N.I. Agent Singapore transit and arrivals in Wetevreden, Maos and Klaten. Very fine and interesting item. (pt) (ID:26699) | £390.00 |
| CEYLON | | 19 | Ceylon 1930 Parcel tag to France 20c blue Insured parcel tag to France bearing SG345, 20c bright blue (pair), SG348, 50c black and scarlet and SG364, 2r green and carmine tied by Kalutara datestamp with Insured (valeur declared) label and endorsed Insured for 70 / 57 rupees. Scarce item. (pt) (ID:25569) | £195.00 |
| 20 | 1937 Coronation Omnibus 1937 Ceylon U/Mint SG383-385. (ID:25029) | £3.00 |
| 21 | Ceylon 1935 S.J. + 1935 KG5 Set to 1 R Mint SG368-378 mounted on Album page (2c, 3c, 50c stuck down) others fine + a fresh set of 379-82. Cat £42 (ID:24720) | £15.00 |
| LITERATURE / BOOKS / CATALOGUE | | 22 | Spink Catalogue - Ceylon India & North Borneo (Labuan). Important Auction Catalogue by SPINK. Full colour illustrations of 100's of Rarities. (ID:24471) | £9.50 |
| CEYLON | | 23 | Ceylon 1885 QV Perf 14 x 12.5 Surcharges used SG172, 173, 174 m. Cat £45, £35 & £50. Total £130. SG174 is unused. "Blind Perfs" / missing perf. Pin on SG173. (ID:24248) | £35.00 |
| 24 | Ceylon 1885 QV "CROWN CC" Surcharges SG155 "5c on 32c" VF mint original gum, SG158 mint original gum, SG159 unused, (BREAK in "N"), SG164 original gum, Cat £55, £80, £350 + £350. Total £835 (ID:24247) | £175.00 |
| 25 | Ceylon 1885 QV Crown CC Surcharges Used Range SG158, 162, 166-170. Total Cat £190 (ID:24244) | £48.00 |
| 26 | Ceylon QV 1885 Used Range of Surcharges (7) SG179, & SG187-192. All used. Cat £48 (ID:24242) | £24.99 |
| 27 | Ceylon QV Range d - 64c 1866/7 1d Blue, used, 1872 2c, 8c, mint, & 4c (Grey & Mauve), 20c, 32c, 36c, 48c & 64c used. Cat £150+ (ID:24240) | £35.00 |
| 28 | Ceylon 1888-93 QV Surcharges (14) Mint & Used Between SG x 2c, 1 x 5c. 2 x 15c & 3 x 3c surcharges on various QV values. Cat £60++ (ID:24223) | £30.00 |
| 29 | Ceylon 1949 UPU Set of 3 Unmounted Mint Universal Postal Union. (ID:21993) | £1.50 |
| 30 | Ceylon 1893 PSE 2 on 5c grey ovpt. "SPECIMEN" Queen Victoria Postal Stationery Envelope in fine unused quality. (pt) (ID:20852) | £45.00 |
| 31 | Ceylon BOAR WAR 1902 POW Reg Env to Transvaal Registered envelope bearing SG256, 2c orange brown, SG257, 3c green (3) and SG259, 6c carmine & black tied by Divatalawa datestamp with oblong boxed registered from the camp with oval "Passed Censor P.O.W. Divatalawa / F.R.N.F." in Violet routed via Colombo with boxed handstruck registered applied with Pretoria arrival on reverse and Passed Press Censor / Pretoria in Violet on front. Very fine and attractive item. (pt) (ID:20715) | £250.00 |
| DJIBOUTI (FRENCH) | | 32 | French Colonies DJIBOUTI 1902 PPC to JAVA DEI Destination Mail, Early Picture Postcard (#45 Vue interieure de la Sangha-ber porte de Harar), to Java, Netherlands East Indies, bearing Yvert 31, "10 on 25c" black & blue tied by Cote Francaise des Somalis Djibouti datestamp in Blue, routed via Aden, Ceylon and Singapore with N.I. Agent Singapore transit and arrivals in Wetevreden, Maos and Klaten, Very fine and interesting item. (pt) (ID:20272) | £390.00 |
| CEYLON | | 33 | Ceylon 1858 SG17 QV IMPERF 1/2d No Wmk Used Queen Victoria 1/2d Dull Mauve on Glazed Paper. Light Corner cancel well clear of the Queen's profile, 4 good to clear margins. Scarce. Cat £180 (ID:20197) | £95.00 |
| 34 | Ceylon 1957 Embossed PSE 9 pence Purple MINT Queen Victoria Postal Stationery Envelope in fine mint condition. Scarce. (pt) (ID:19750) | £100.00 |
| 35 | Ceylon 1857 Embossed PSE 8 pence Brown MINT Queen Victoria Postal Stationery Envelope in fine mint condition, scarce. (pt) (ID:19749) | £90.00 |
| 36 | Ceylon 1887 PSE 5c Blue overprinted SPECIMEN QV Postal Stationery Envelope in fine quality. (pt) (ID:19413) | £50.00 |
| 37 | Ceylon 1960's 5 Covers to England Reg Express Including Maradana Registered Cover, Airmail envelope with Post Office Express Delivery label attached, Boxed Express Fee Paid, Colombo G.P.O. N. Registered Airmail. (UNESCO, Animals, Leopard, spotted deer, wild buffalo, Birds.) (ID:13198) | £6.00 |
| 38 | Ceylon (Boar War) 1902 PSC 2c Olive Green (P.O.W.) Postal Stationery Card upgraded with SG258, 4c Yellow tied by Ragama Camp datestamp with oval Ragama Camp cachet in Violet, routed via Colombo to Germany. Nice photo on reverse of P.O.W. Paul Ulrich sender of the card. (pt) (ID:10949) | £85.00 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | | 39 | South Africa / Boar War 1901 Censored to Ceylon envelope bearing Cape of Good Hope SG58, 1/2d Green and SG59, 1d Red (2), tied by Paarl CDS addressed to Djyatalana Camp Ceylon withd under marshal law label and Passed Censor P.O.W. Dijatalana Camp cachet in Violet with handstruck instructional Maldirige. Unusual. (pt) (ID:10077) | £80.00 |
| CEYLON | | 40 | Ceylon 1891 Postal Stationery Card 3c Violet "Too Late" PSC cancelled by Trincomalee Paid datestamp with Boxed handstruck instructional "TOO LATE" in Red, addressed to Batticaloa with arrival. Attractive item. (pt) (ID:9703) | £90.00 |
| 41 | Ceylon 1849 Stampless envelope to France written from Colombo charged 1/- with Colombo Steamer-Letter datestamp on reverse, routed via the British Post Offices Alexandria with Malta disenfection cachet and charged 12 in manuscript on arrival in Bordeaux. (pt) (ID:7187) | £160.00 |
| 42 | Ceylon 1940 Censored envelope to Switzerland bearing 10c Blue & Black SG389, 50c Purple & black SG394, and 1r Brown SG395, tied by Colombo Foreign datestamp withd by Censor / 25 label, routed via Egypt with Boxed Postal Censor and "Egyptian Censorship" label. Nice item. (pt) (ID:6909) | £45.00 |
| 43 | Ceylon (Boar War) 1900 Censored envelope to the French Consulate Colombo bearing 6c Rose & Black SG259, tied by Diyatalawa Camp datestamp with oval Passed Censor Diyatalawa Camp cachet in Violet with Colombo receiver on reverse. (pt) (ID:6541) | £70.00 |
| 44 | Ceylon 1896 Postal Stationery Card 2c Blue upgraded with 5c Purple SG195, tied by Colombo duplex addressed to Singapore with arrival datestamp on front. Nice item. (pt) (ID:6539) | £85.00 |
| 45 | Ceylon 1892 Postal Stationery Envelope 5c Blue (TOO LATE) cancelled by Nanuova Paid duplex addressed to Fort Colombo with handstruck instructional TOO LATE in Red. (pt) (ID:6538) | £50.00 |
| 46 | Ceylon (Boar War) 1900 Censored envelope to the French Consulate Colombo bearing 5c Dull Purple SG195, tied by Diyatalawa Camp datestamp with Oval Passed Censor Diyatalawa Camp cachet in Violet with Colombo receiver on reverse. (pt) (ID:6536) | £70.00 |
| 47 | Ceylon 1943 Military Mail Envelope from the "Royal Netherlands Naval Force" Colombo, Ceylon, with R.A.F. Base P.O. Ceylon cancel in Violet with Boxed "Passed by Censor Royal Netherlands Navy 10 Dec 1943" handstamp ed O.A.S. with Advance Base Post Office No.9 double-ring on reverse addressed to India with Bombay arrival. Rare item. (pt) (ID:6535) | £195.00 |
| HONG KONG - MARITIME | | 48 | Ceylon to Hong Kong. 1873 MARINE SORTER. May 5th 1873 Envv. To Hong Kong bearing a PAIR of 16c. Lilacs, cancelled by a"C" obliterator, with "KANDY/ PAID" alongside in red, b/stamped "CALLE/PAID" in red & HONG KONG / MARINE SORTER / (Singapore to Hong Kong). In black. (Some staining on the backflap), but well clear of this very scarce Maritime cancellation.(pt) (ID:5995) | £295.00 |
| CEYLON | | 49 | Ceylon / Boar War 1902 Censored PPC to France (Railway PO) Picture Postcard of Women collecting tea leaves, bearing 3c Green SG257, tied by Ragama Camp datestamp with oval cachet Passed Censor Ragama Camp in Violet, Railway Post Office datestamp and Boxed Tax handstamp erased as card sent at printed matter rate. (pt) (ID:5232) | £80.00 |
| 50 | Ceylon (Boar War) 1902 Censored PPC to France (Railway PO) Picture Postcard of Colombo Harbour, bearing 2c Brown SG256, and 4c Yellow SG258, tied by Ragama Camp datestamp with oval cachet Passed Censor Ragama Camp with Railway Post Office transit. Nice item. (pt) (ID:5229) | £80.00 |
| INDO-CHINA | | 51 | China (French) 1900 Incoming Mail from Danish Settlement in India at Tranquebar, with departure cachet sent, un-stamped with Boxed Postage Due handstamp and TAX in circle routed via Colombo (Ceylon) and Singapore to Saigon and forwarded to Thudaumot Cochinchine with French General Colonies Postage Dues 10c Black Yvert 6 (Imperf Pair), and 30c Black Yvert 9, tied on arrival by Thudaumot double-ring. Scarce combination. (pt) (ID:5042) | £495.00 |
| CEYLON | | 52 | Ceylon 1901 Boar War Mail, Censored P.O.W. from the French Consulate Colombo, bearing 5c Purple SG195, tied by Colombo double-ring, with Od Under Marshal Law Censor Label, addressed to Prisoners of War Ragama with Ragama Camp Passed Censor cachet in Violet and the Camp arrival datestamp on reverse. Interesting internal mail. (pt) (ID:4698) | £95.00 |
| 53 | Ceylon 1901 PPC from commander of Colombo Troops, to France Picture Postcard of Colombo, endorsed Corps Expeditionnaire de Chine written from the commander of the Colombo Troops and cancelled Agence Consulaire Republique Francaise Colombo double-ring in Violet. Scarce and unusual item. (pt) (ID:4697) | £165.00 |
| 54 | Ceylon 1902 French Consulate Colombo envelope to France bearing 5c Purple SG195 (Strip of 3) tied by octagonal French PAQUEBOT Ligne N Paq. Fr. No. 8 datestamp (Salles 1924) with French arrival on reverse. Scarce. (pt) (ID:4695) | £140.00 |
| 55 | Ceylon 1903 PPC of Singapore + 5c Purple SGL95 to France tied by octagonal French Paquebot Ligne N. Paq. Fr. No.3 (Salles 1924) datestamp. Very fine quality Picture Postcard of Singapore used in Ceylon. (pt) (ID:4694) | £50.00 |
| 56 | Ceylon 1905 PPC to French Ship Louanien at Hanoi, Taxed Picture Postcard of Queen Street, Colombo, bearing Ceylon 3c Green SG266 tied by Colombo datestamp, underpaid with handstruck Boxed TAX 5c and General French Colonies Postage Due 10c Brown Yvert 19, applied and tied on arrival by Hanoi Tonkin double-ring. Scarce combination. (pt) (ID:4693) | £80.00 |
| 57 | Ceylon (Boar War) 1901 Too Late PSC 2c Ochre Postal Stationery Card upgraded with 3c Green SG257, tied by Veyangoda CDS with Boxed instructional TOO LATE, routed via Colombo to France. Very fine. (pt) (ID:4692) | £90.00 |
| 58 | Ceylon France 1936 PPC Netherlands Ships Boat Paquebot Picture Postcard of a Ship, bearing 6c Blue SG370 tied by Netherlands Paquebot "Postagent-Batavia-Rotterdam" double-ring with French arrival. Scarce postmark on Ceylon stamps. (pt) (ID:4691) | £60.00 |
| NAURU | | 59 | Nauru 1938 Registered envelope to Ceylon via Melbourne bearing 1 1/2d Red SG28 (Strip of 3) Postage & Revenue, tied by Nauru Central Pacific datestamp with matching registered label, & Colombo Registered arrival. (pt) (ID:4630) | £110.00 |
| CEYLON | | 60 | Ceylon 1905 Registered Letter Stationery Env upgraded with SG283 and 285 (Pair) tied by COLOMBO registered CDS, addressed to Paris. (pt) (ID:4540) | £45.00 |
| 61 | Ceylon 1881 envelope to England + 4c Rosy-Mauve SG123, 16c Pale Violet SG126 tied by A obliterator with adjacent Colombo datestamp. (pt) (ID:4522) | £50.00 |
| 62 | Ceylon 1907 PPC (Tea Picking) to France, PAQUEBOT Picture Postcard of Tea Plucking and Wighing Green Leaf Tea, bearing 3c Green SG278 tied by Ligne N Paq Fr No 4 (Salles 1921) datestamp. Scarce postmark on stamps. (pt) (ID:4521) | £80.00 |
| 63 | Ceylon 1903 PPC to France, French Paquebot Yokohama Picture Postcard bearing 6c Red-Black SG259 tied by octagonal French PAQUEBOT Yokohama a Marseille L.N. No.1 (Salles 1926) datestamp. (pt) (ID:4520) | £50.00 |
| 64 | Ceylon 1871 Local envelope to Galle + 1d Blue SG63 tied by Colombo duplex with Galle Paid arrival in Red on reverse. Nice internal franking. (pt) (ID:4519) | £165.00 |
| INDIA | | 65 | India 1899 PSE 1/4 anna Brown, addressed to Ceylon Postal Stationery Card cancelled by Experimental P.O. datestamp routed via Tuticorin, with Colombo and Kandy arrival. Superb item. (pt) (ID:4368) | £85.00 |
| HONG KONG - MARITIME | | 66 | Hong Kong 1904 PPC from Ceylon bearing India Green, Picture Postcard addressed to Thai Nguyey, French China with Singapore to Hong Kong Marine Sorter CDS (Webb Type 4) and Hanoi Tonkin double-ring arrival. Scarce. (pt) (ID:3954) | £85.00 |
| JAPAN | | 67 | Japan 1903 Destination Mail to Egypt via Hong Kong & Ceylon Picture Postcard of Yokohama, bearing 1 sen Brown (4) SG134, tied by Violet KOBE CDS routed via Hong Kong and Ceylon with Hawamdia & Suez arrival. Very attractive. (pt) (ID:3682) | £85.00 |
| CEYLON | | 68 | CEYLON - Collection on leaves from 1950 Cat £200 + 1950 & 1951 sets, 1958-62 set plus 75c shade, 1964-72 set plus miniature sheet and then to 1968 with some later used, the issues to 1968 being mounted mint. (ID:3366) | £50.00 |
| THAILAND - COVERS & POSTAL HISTORY OF SIAM | | 69 | Thailand 1902 Cover to Ceylon via Singapore routed via Singapore, bearing 4 att Carmine SG72 (PAIR), tied by BANGKOK 2 CDS, underpaid, handstruck "T" in diamond applied with manuscript 10c and manuscript 12 cts in Ceylon, routed via Singapore to Colombo with KANDY arrival. A very fine early Siam destination cover with extremely rare example of the Siam TAX handstamp . (pt) (ID:3198) | £470.00 |
| CEYLON | | 70 | Ceylon 1938-49 SG387b Sheet of 60 U/Mint Perf. 13 1/2, 3c black and deep blue-green, (6 x 10) folded horizontally and vertically, unmounted mint original gum, fine. Cat.£180+ (pt) (ID:2299) | £120.00 |
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