Postal Auction November 2025 - 363

Bids to be received by Thursday 13th of November 2025 1:00 PM

Lots (1099)

Lot 277
CEYLON

1857-59 2d green two examples fine used with neat four margins, one with additional trade cachet oval. SG 3.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 278
CEYLON

1857-59 6d purple-brown fine used and 6d brown sound fine used both neatly cut with margins all round, SG 6/6a.

Estimate £ 80.00
Lot 279
CEYLON

1867-70 5d yellow-olive with wmk reversed neatly cancelled FORWARDED BY / FOWLIE RICHMOND AND CO / COLOMBO (coffee company) in blue and neat bared postmarks. SG 66ax.

Estimate £ 22.00
Lot 280
CEYLON

1891 (1 July) 3c magenta postal stationery card PAYAGALLA to MOROTUWA with barred oval and transit, departure and arrival cancel.

Estimate £ 22.00
Lot 281
CEYLON

1913 (22 Dec) French Seaposts: PPC of Colombo addr to France bearing France 20c Sower tied MARSEILLE A YOKOHAMA No.7 octagonal cancels. Fine.

Estimate £ 20.00
Lot 282
CEYLON

1917-29 Two 2c olive-yellow postal stationery cards sent inside Ceylon to Colombo or Devepatam, cancelled NAWALAPTIYA or TRINCOMAL cds postmarks. (2).

Estimate £ 30.00
Lot 283
CEYLON

1919 6c pale scarlet in a left marginal block of 24 (gutter on right side) unmounted mint showing watermark sideways variety. Fine, SG 305a. Scarce multiple.

Estimate £ 260.00
Lot 284
CEYLON

1919 6c pale scarlet in a right marginal PAIR unmounted mint showing watermark sideways variety. Fine, SG 305a.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 285
CEYLON

1938-49 Perforation varieties for three key 50c black and mauve for perf variations SG 394 (Cat £160), SG 394a (Cat £450), SG 394c (Cat £130) each mounted mint, SG 394 with brownish gum. High catalogue. (3).

Estimate £ 145.00
Lot 286
CEYLON

Postmarks: Extensive collection on Hagners, packets, cards and loose for QV-GVI issues including 1863 vals to 1s violet incl A or B, C, F duplexes 9d brown, 10d vermilion, F duplex on 6d brown, dozens of QV cds towns, duplex, numerals, GVI in strips and blocks with wavy line town cancels, GV cds cancels with many different, Forwarded, PAID, CC, duplication and mostly good numeral strikes on many different QV stamps. (Approx. 550+).

Estimate £ 450.00
Lot 287
CEYLON

Two postal stationery cards uprated incl 1895 5c blue to Berlin cancelled Colombo A duplex with Ligne Paquebot, 1898 2c olive-yellow uprated to Lorient France tied Colombo B CDS and duplex with addl 3c, small corner bend, nice duo.

Estimate £ 40.00
Lot 288
Chile

1864 Entire Letter in French to Paris unstamped sent Via Panama with 19 chargemark and transit through London to France. Indistinct VALPARAISO dated arc in black on reverse and GB / "f87 5c/10 accountancy mark. Tear and filing folds otherwise sound.

Estimate £ 60.00

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