Ceylon postal history collection

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£1,300

Ceylon postal history collection

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1800s to 1940s postal history collection arranged in an album and loose on pages, including pre-stamp entire letters, ranges of QV issues on cover, with 1861 entire addressed to Shanghai franked by 1d blue in horizontal strip of 5, tied by oval of bars cancel, backstamped by Hong Kong transit for DE 18, 1898 cover to Paris franked by number of issues to 1r12 dull rose, tied by Colombo registered cds for NO 22, postal stationery with range of 1857 first type of embossed envelopes to 2/- (complete envelope and cut outs), postcards and other envelopes some surcharged and optd ?SPECIMEN? and assorted registered envelopes, mixed condition with fine.