Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Stamp Auctions

Lot 515 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 515 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1880 6c. blue used 1882 (July 22) from Dickoya to London, cancelled “72” numeral, 8c. red-brown, two used examples, one 1881 (Sept. 13) from Kurnegalle with numeral overstruck by red London arrival c.d.s., the other 1884 (Dec. 3) to Germany cancelled Salve Island “95”, strikes and condition good to fine. H & G 4, 5.
[Proposed price: £100-120]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Lot 510 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 510 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 2c. violet postcard sent 1883 (Dec. 31) to Colombo, cancelled by barred oval with “COLOMBO/PAID” overlapping “WATTEGAMA” c.d.s., 1885 (July 20) 21/2c. on 8c. reddish brown postcard to Colombo, cancelled by “71” numeral, with Wattegama Paid and Colombo Paid transit, both with slight faults but scarce. H & G 1, 8. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery

Lot 521 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon; Postal Stationery: A mainly Q.V. selection, incl. postcards, reply cards, letter cards, envelopes with 1857-59 1d. (6), 4d., 5d., 6d. (2), 8d. (8), 1s. unused, Specimen overprints, also eight cut-outs, etc. (326 items) The property of another vendor.
[Proposed price: £250-300]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Lot 516 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 516 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1880 8c. red-brown used 1886 (Dec. 18) from Urugalla to Hull, uprated by 2c. pale brown with light firm’s cachet in violet and very fine “83” numeral, 1885 5c. on 6c. blue (slight tears) used 1888 (Jan. 7) from Manepay to Singapore with “77” numeral, transit marks incl. Penang-Singapore. H & G 5, 9.
[Proposed price: £100-120]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Lot 511 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 511 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879-80 8c. on 2c. violet, small “c” in “cents”, two examples, one used 1880 (July 13) from Colombo to Breconshire, slightly stained but rare, the other unused (normal stop after “Ceylan’). H & G 2. Photo.
[Proposed price: £350-400]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Lot 517 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 517 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1885 10c. on 2c. violet, two examples used 1894 (Apr. 11) from Colombo to Germany with added 5c. dull purple added for registration, showing “B” numeral cancellations, “R” in oval and Leipzig Apr. 30 arrival backstamp, one with trivial corner creases otherwise mainly fine, and examples unused (4). H & G 11. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Lot 512 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 512 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879-80 8c. on 2c. violet, small “c” in “cents”, examples used 1881 (Mar. 7) from Deltota to Durham, message part obscured, rare, and unused (raised stop after “Ceylan’). H & G 2. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-450]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Lot 507 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 507 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879(ca.) “EIGHT/8/CENTS” on 2c. and “TWELVE/12/CENTS” on 2c., two unique cards, some light staining. Believed to show trial surcharges prepared at the Government Printing Office in Colombo prior to the announcement of new U.P.U. postcard rates on Apr. 1 1879 but unadopted as they did not incorporate the Universal Postal Union name in two languages as required. Photo.
[Proposed price: £300-400]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Lot 518 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 518 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1894 (Dec. 18) 3c. on 5c. blue postcard unusually registered to Montenegro with additional 1892 3c. vertical and horizontal pairs, cancelled by “R” in ovals, also 1897 (Aug. 27) 5c. blue envelope to Colombo, fine. (2 items) H & G 21, 30. The property of another vendor.
[Proposed price: £70-80]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery
Lot 513 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery -  Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Lot 513 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

Ceylon: Postal Stationery: Postcards: 1879-80 8c. on 2c. violet, large “C” in “Cents”, used 1881 (Oct. 18) to London carried by French steamer endorsed “By M.M. SS “Pei Ho”, Colombo duplex cancellation and showing cachet of the Ceylon Observer in violet and red Nov. 11 arrival on reverse. Internal slit nevertheless the finest of the four recorded examples. Ex Mansfield. H & G 2a. Photo.
[Proposed price: £450-500]

Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History

british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Postal Stationery - Postal Stationery