Auction 321 - 332 Europe & Overseas Asia / Africa, Europe A –Z, Collections & Accumulations - Day 4

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