CEYLON 1883 SG146/50 Mint QV 2c to 8c watermark Crown CA digital-edition Very fine used large four

Very fine used large four margin example lettered RB cancelled by an indistinct 1844 type numeral

Ryde and London datestamps on reverse for JY

Canada 'via Londonderry' prepaid by a 6d deep lilac neatly tied by a London E

Clear large part strikes

CEYLON 1883 SG146/50 Mint QV 2c to 8c watermark Crown CA digital-edition Very fine used large four1883 98 2c pale brown, 2c dull green, 4c rosy mauve (x2, contrasting pale and deep shades), 4c rose, 8c yellow orange, wmk CA, six values, each in a block of 4 with full o. g. (lower pairs unmounted). Mostly with typical slightly yellowish gum (and one 2c brown with a gum crease), still an attractive and appealing group, the 2c brown very scarce in a block. (cat 455+) P234006042