Ceylon SG 9 1864 cover from Kandy to London with 1857-59 imperf 10d dull vermilion digital-edition [Union Handbook O87

[Union Handbook O87

imperforate with very large to huge margins

1922 (16 Feb) die proof of frame only for 1921-29 1d

imperforate with good to large margins and small part barred cancel which leaves portrait clear

lower left corner horizontal pair

Ceylon SG 9 1864 cover from Kandy to London with 1857-59 imperf 10d dull vermilion digital-edition [Union Handbook O871864 (JA 7) lettersheet from Kandy to London, endorsed 'Via Marseilles' and correctly franked by 1857 59 10d dull vermilion, imperforate with three good to large margins, tied by grid with red 'LONDON E. C.' arrival cds (FE 2) alongside. The reverse with red 'KANDY PAID' despatch cds and faint Kandy Steamer cds. A fine and very scarce single franking. Ex Cornwall Brooks (Harmers 20 Mar 1979, lot 86) and one of only fifteen genuine usages recorded by