CEYLON - RARE CROWNED BOX "TRINCO/POST PAID" D.S. ON "DARTMO...

Hammer

£360

CEYLON - RARE CROWNED BOX "TRINCO/POST PAID" D.S. ON "DARTMOUTH/INDIA LETTER" VIA MADRAS; 29 Sept. 1832 EL (good contents ref. tartan orders; some edge wear) from "Trincomalee, Ceylon" to Stirling "Post Paid" (as far as Madras) with a mainly fine rare octagonal boxed "[Crown]/TRINCO/POST PAID" d.s. on the front with "3/-½" charge, having a fine boxed "INDIA LETTER/DARTMOUTH" (crease) and a superb double-oval "OUT STATION/MADRAS/SHIP LETTER" transit cds (9 Oct.) on the flap. A rare early Trincomalee mark and an unusual India Letter. [See WB p.153/4.]Cross Reference: CEYLON/SRI LANKA, INDIA, DEVON, SHIP LETTERS