Lot no. 1447
350 / September 2012
Condition
6Catalogue no.3+28a
Opening2.000 €
Sold for1.800 €
1857/59, 2 d. green, horizontal pair and single with 4 single copies 1861/64, 1 d. dull-blue, rough perf. 14:15½, all neatly cancelled by oval of bars to letter sheet with adjacent "KANDY STEAMER LETTER OC 17 1863" and red "KANDY PAID" to Madras; a fine and attractive double-rate cover
Provenance: Admiral Harris (1951), Maurice Burrus (1963)