Auction: 11025 - Dr. Robert Towers Collection of British Empire
Lot: 236
Ceylon 1863-65 CC perf. 11 1/2,12 1d., perf 13 6d. and perf. 12 1/2 1/2d. (4, one unused), 1d. (11, one with watermark reversed), 2d. green (9), 2d. ochre (4), 4d. (5), 5d. (6, one with watermark reversed), 6d. (8, one with watermark reversed), 8d. (3), 9d. (3, one with watermark reversed), 10d. (2) and 2/- (3), 1867-70 CC 1d. (8 including a strip of three), 2d. (7), 4d. (8 including a pair on large piece, one mint), 5d. red-brown, 5d. olive (6), 6d. (7), 8d. (5), 9d. (3), 10d. (10, two with watermark reversed), 1/- (8) and 2/- (5); various shades, all used, condition a little mixed though many are fine. Cat. £6,000+ Estimate £ 800-1,000
Sold for
£1,300