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Auction: 6016 - Stamps & Covers of the World/The D J Norris Collection of Ceylon
Lot: 108

Ceylon 1886 Watermark Crown CA Issue Essay 15c. handpainted essay of an unadopted design in rose and white on tracing paper (80x60mm.) showing the value in the centre in an octagonal frame surrounded by a foliate design, dated "May 12th 85", fine, attractive and probably unique. Photo Estimate £ 800-1,000provenance: De La Rue archives, 1976

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£1,400