Lot 178
8 d. brown, outer frame line slightly touched at upper right, otherwise clear to full margins, together with 1 shilling slate-violet with clear to full margins and 1 d. blue, slightly touched at top, otherwise good to wide margins, all tied by clear oval of bars to letter sheet, backstamped "COLOMBOÂ POST-PAID MY 26 1860" to Glasgow with arrival mark of June 27; the stamps lifted for inspection and replaced (1 d. and 8 d. with hinges), the 8 d. tiny surface defect underneath 1 d.; an unique and very attractive three-colour-franking, certificate RPS (1999). Provenance: Joseph Hackmey (2009)
