Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1887 1r.12 dull rose, selection poor to fine comprising watermark mint (3), watermark upright inverted used, watermark sideways mint (5, one Crown to left, two on blued paper) and used (2, one Crown to left, the other on blued paper), Official overprint with watermark sideways used, also two strips of three used with 28c. strip of three (totalling 7r.56 correct rate for 131/2oz. packet), poor. (21) S.G....
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Jun 03, 2015 Europe/London
Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
Wednesday Jun 03, 2015 08:30 Europe/London
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A specialised auction of nearly 1,500 lots, including the fine collection formed by the late Dennis Clarke, the balance of the collection formed by the late Michael Ensor, the Graham Winters FRPSL collection of Queen Victoria period Ceylon with scarce covers from the decimal period 1872–1904, the fascinating collection of the Second Anglo-Boer War 1899–1902 formed by Dr Guy Leroux, the W.E.J. ‘John’ Major collection of Hong Kong, and rarities from Saint Helena, Tristan da Cunha and other countries
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Lot #403 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Lot #404 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1887 1r.12 dull rose on blued paper, watermark sideways, lower right corner marginal block of nineteen (4 x 5, less upper right stamp) with engine-turned design in right margin, hinged on one and in margins only, a few very trivial imperfections but mainly fine. The largest recorded multiple. S.G. 121. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-450]
Lot #405 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1891 15c. Surcharges, selection comprising 15c. on 25c. mint (4), 15c. on 28c. used (7), mainly fair to fine, also 15c. on 25c. franking 1891 (July 16) ‘Dawson’ cover from Passara to Edinburgh (redirected to Kinross), 15c. on 25c. used with 15c. olive-green on (May 28) double rate envelope from Colombo to Scotland, and 15c.on 28c. on (July 9) cover from Colombo to Marseilles, scarce usages. (12 + 3...
Lot #406 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1892 3c. Surcharges, selection mint, unused or used, incl. 3c. on 4c. rose overprinted “SPECIMEN” in black and red, some surcharge varieties, 3c. on 4c. rosy mauve strip of four and single on 1893 cover to Glasgow, 3c. on 4c. rose paying printed matter on 1893 wrapper to Vienna, five pairs and two singles with 4c. yellow on 1904 registered cover (with “Vom Ausland” registration label) to Germany, 3c. on...
Lot #407 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1892 3c. Surcharges, 3c. on 4c. rose, complete right pane of sixty with margins at left and right, incl. [R. 7/4] showing line breaks constant flaw, unmounted mint, mainly fine. S.G. 242.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #408 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1893-99 New colours, 3c. terracotta and blue-green, mint (7, incl. a marginal block of six), used on piece and printed matter rate 1899 small envelope from Jaffna to U.S.A., another uprating 1897 2c. stationery card to Belgium, four examples (one uncancelled) on 1894 3c. on 5c. stationery card to Montenegro, and six on 1899 large part wrapper to Berlin. (7 items) S.G. 245.
[Proposed price: £140-160...
Lot #409 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1893-99 New colours, 4c. carmine-rose, strip of three franking 1899 (Mar. 7) 1oz. envelope to Liverpool (scarce usage), also mint example and another used with 2c., 3c. (2) 5c. and 8c. on multicolour franking of 1898 registered cover to Kent. (1 + 2 covers) S.G. 246. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #410 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1893-99 New colours, 30c. bright mauve and scarlet, 1896, 1897 (2) three long ‘Dawson’ covers from Colombo to Kinross, Scotland (redirected to Edinburgh), showing double (single franking), triple (with 15c. olive-green) and quadruple (pair) rates, Colombo duplexes and violet cachets, also both shades mint. (2 + 3 covers) S.G. 247, a.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #411 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1893-99 New colours, 2r.50 purple on red, examples mint and used, also one tied by Colombo c.d.s. to 1901 (Feb. 13) 5c. lettercard locally addressed. (3 items) S.G. 249.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #412 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1898-99 Surcharges, selection incl. 6c. on 15c. and 1r.50 on 2r.50 overprinted “Specimen”, 1r.50 on 2r.50 mint (2) and used, 2r.25 on 2r.50 mint and used, 6c. on 15c. franking 1894 envelope from Kandy to London, much travelled 1899 cover from Aranayaka, redirected from Bombay to Japan and returned, showing straight line “ADVERTISED”, also uprating 1903 5c. newspaper wrapper from Colombo to Maskeliya and...
Lot #413 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1899-1900 Last Queen Victoria issue, selection incl. set and additional values overprinted “SPECIMEN”, set mint with some multiples, 2r.25 used (2), also 3c. on 1903 p.p.c. to Cambodia, 6c. pair unusually cancelled London M.B. c.d.s’s on 1902 p.p.c. to London, 12c. uprating 5c. lettercard sent 1901 to Germany and another additionally tied by forwarding agent’s cachet to 1903 cover to London 1903 15c. and...
Lot #414 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1899-1900 Last Queen Victoria issue, 2c. to 12c., 75c., 2r.25 together with 1886 5c., 15c., 25c., 28c., 1887 1r.12 , 1893-99 30c., 2r.50 and 1898-99 1r.50 on 2r.50 tied by Colombo “MY 19/10” c.d.s’s to Q.V. 5c. blue stationery envelope locally addressed, also 1904 (Apr. 11) registered cover to Switzerland bearing 2r.25 marginal with plate no. 1 tied by Colombo Registered c.d.s. with Bulle Apr. 30 arrival...
Lot #415 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1899-1900 Last Queen Victoria issue, 75c. black and red-brown on two covers registered to Germany, the first paying triple rate on 1904 (Oct. 31) K.E.VII 10c. pink registered envelope tfrom Colombo, the other with 6c. rose and black (3) on 1899 (May 3) cover from Trincomalee to Baden-Baden (redirected to Switzerland) with Post Office Trincomalee red wax seal and minor surface abrasion from adjacent cover...
Lot #416 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: Internal rates, 4c. local rate, 1873 Colombo to Kandy and 1883 Nowara Eliya to Jaffna covers paid by 4c. grey and 4c. rosy mauve (very fine “45” numeral) respectively, double rate envelope sent 1876 to Governor Sir William Gregory at Colombo bearing 4c. grey (2) cancelled by finest recorded “D” barred oval with red Jaffna Paid c.d.s. alongside, and triple rate 1872 cover from Colombo to Galle...
Lot #417 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: Internal rates, 4c. local rate, 1878 (Jan. 16) missionary’s entire from Dr. F. Latimer to Rev. E. P. Hastings, Secretary of the American Mission at Batticaloa applying for the registrarship of the district, sent at double rate by franked by 1872-80 perf. 14 2c. wing-margined horizontal strip of four tied by three fine strikes of “53” barred oval with “CHAVAGACHERI/JA 16/78/PAID” c.d.s. at right...
Lot #418 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on cover: Internal rates, 5c. local rate, 1886 (Apr. 9) mourning envelope addressed to the Bishop of Colombo with rare single usage of De La Rue surcharge 5c. on 8c. lilac tied by barred oval and ms. lines with Kandy Paid c.d.s. alongside, Slave Island Paid and next day Colombo Paid datestamps on reverse. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #419 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on cover: 25c. rate to Burma, via P.&O. contract steamer, two covers with enclosures to Rangoon, one 1885 (July 14) from Galle bearing 20c. on 64c. red-brown with 5c. on 8c. lilac, the only recorded combination of 1882 surcharges with De La Rue 1885 surcharges, the other (somewhat fragile) sent (Aug. 7) from Colombo franked on reverse by 5c. on 8c. lilac strip of three tied by “A” numerals. Ex Lord...
Lot #420 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: 16c. rate to France, 1883 (July 13) envelope to Paris with single franking of 16c. on 24c. green tied by Colombo Paid duplex with Nov. 13 arrival, cleaned and restored, most attractive and a great rarity. The only known single franking by the 16c. surcharge. Photo.
[Proposed price: £400-500]
Lot #421 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: 32c. rate to Hong Kong, 1873 (May 5) envelope to Hong Kong franked 16c. pale violet pair cancelled fine “C” barred oval with red Kandy Paid c.d.s. alongside, Galle Paid and Hong Kong Marine Sorter datestamps on reverse, scarce. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #422 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: 24c. rate to India, via P.&O. contract steamer, two covers to Calcutta, the first a 1872 (May 30) mourning envelope bearing 8c. orange-yellow and 16c. pale lilac cancelled “B” barred ovals with red Galle Paid c.d.s. alongside and fine Calcutta Steamer Letter “JU 16/72” in red on reverse, the other 1874 (May) wrapper (slight soiling) bearing 24c. green tied by light Colombo duplex and Fryer,...
Lot #423 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: 44c. rate to Italy, 1875 (Sept. 17) envelope to Genoa “Via Brindisi” with Point de Galle Italian Consulate cachet on reverse bearing 4c. grey (2) and scarce 36c. blue overstruck by I.I. Vanderspar & Co. forwarding agent’s cachet and “B” numerals with red Galle Paid and “P D” (Paid to destination) below, transit and arrival backstamps, trimmed diagonally at lower left, unusual destination....
Lot #424 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: 12c. rate to Netherlands, 1873 (Nov. 15) printed shipping list sent to Netherlands at 12c. rate bearing 4c. grey and 8c. orange-yellow with red Gale Paid despatch c.d.s. and Amsterdam Dec. 8 arrival backstamp, unusual destination. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #425 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: 16c. rates to Singapore and Trieste, 1880, two covers with single franking of 16c. pale violet, the first an envelope addressed to 2nd Lieutenant in the Buffs at Tanglin Barracks, Singapore, with Trincomalee, Colombo, Galle and Penang and Singapore Paid c.d.s’s, the second “via Brindisi” to Trieste with 16c. tied by Fryer, Schultze & Co. cachet and Mar. 9 Colombo duplex with Brindisi transit...
Lot #426 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: 68c. rate to South Africa, 1874 (Aug. 10) lady’s envelope to Cape Colony endorsed “Per 1st P. steamer” and sent via United Kingdom there being no direct Indian Ocean route at this time, franked by 48c. rose for passage to U.K. with 4c. rosy mauve and 16c. pale violet for onward transmission, with Colombo duplexes, Galle Paid, London Paid and Cape Town transit datestamps, Stellenbosch Oct. 23...
Lot #427 - british empire and foreign countries Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover - Regular Issues
Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues on Cover: 40c. rate to South Africa, 1881 (Feb. 26) envelope to Cape Town and sent via United Kingdom there being still no direct Indian Ocean route at this time, franked by 4c. rosy mauve pair and two 8c. orange-yellow pairs cancelled by good to fine “B” barred numerals with Galle Paid c.d.s. and backstamped May 9 arrival. The only recorded cover from Ceylon to South Africa during the period of this rate...
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