CEYLON 1866 SG61/2, 63b, 69b Cancel digital-edition franked by British Currency 1914-31

franked by British Currency 1914-31 4d and 1925-36 6d

- P223015720

with part Salisbury cds

final unscreened printing

still a highly presentable example of this difficult stamp

CEYLON 1866 SG61/2, 63b, 69b Cancel digital-edition franked by British Currency 1914-311866 68 3d with very fine "56" numeral cancel of Kaits (double strike, one inverted), 1867 70 1d deep blue with "57" of Mansar (clear part strike), 1866 68 1d and 1867 70 9d, both with fine "60" of Pallai, and 1866 68 1d (defective) and 3d each with nearly full "62" of Vallovettytorre. A remarkable and undoubtedly rare group, with none of these four numerals recorded on Pence issues by Kimmel & Pearson (p. 308), although an example of "62" (on SG