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Lot 193

1 shilling reddish-lilac and 6 d. blackish-brown, 2 pairs and single stamp, in combination with 1866/68, 1 d. blue, all tied by "A" in bars to triple-rate registered letter sheet with adjacent red "COLOMBO PAID JU 11 70" via London to Glasgow with transit and arrival marks; recipient's notation on front slightly affecting the franking; certificate RPS (2002) stating "Creases removed by ironing"; an attractive and rare entire. Provenance: 'Serendid' Collection (2002) Joseph Hackmey (2009)