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lot # 2229 - British Commonwealth Stamps and Covers Ceylon

Monday Jun 21, 2021 10:00 America/New_York

CEYLON, Postal Stationery Collection of approx 500 postal cards (including official), letter cards, envelopes, registry envelopes, wrappers and airletters to 1970s issues in two overstuffed binders, used issues nice array of cancels, generally in H&G order and highlighted by (mint unless otherwise noted) Postal Cards H&G 7 mint, 7 used (small faults), 8 (2), 11-12 (2 each), 13 used to Germany, 28 with both message and reply halves uprated and addressed to same person in Germany, 33 to Germany (reply card mint), 34 "Specimen" overprint, 35 to Switzerland (reply card mint but with backstamp), 36 used to Cape Town 1902 with multiple censor handstamps, 42, 43 mint and used (3), 46, 49 mint and used, 50 mint and used (3 incl one uprated to USA), 52, 55 used (2 incl one uprated to Germany), 60a mint (2) and used, 61, 62 used to USA, 64, 66 (2), Letter Cards A1 "Specimen" overprint, A3 "Specimen" overprint, A7-8, A9 used, Envelopes B1 used, B1b used, B9a (sealed flap), B20a used (2), B20b used, B20c used, B20d used, B21b, B21c, B25b used, B33 used, B39 used, B44, B72, Registry Envelopes C15a used to England, Official Postal Cards D1 "Specimen" overprint, D2 used (3), D3 used, Wrapper E14 "Specimen" overprint, E18 with added 1c stamp and a "Specimen" overprint over the stamp and indicia, E21 "Specimen" overprint, Airletters FG7 mint (4) and used (uprated to USA), etc., usual mixed condition with some expected light toning on earlier issues and some light postal wear for the used items, generally F-VFSale 3044: The Dr. Larry C. Parks Collection of Postal Stationery Part I: British Commonwealth - Monday, June 21 - 10 a.m. Eastern

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