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]