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;) | RARE LATE RE-INTRODUCTION MARSEILLES ROUTE, Ceylon postal history 1871 cover marked "per French Steamer Via Marseilles" to London with DLR 1d blue, 1/- reddish violet pmk'd A/COLOMBO/DE 19 71 duplex with clear red London Paid 15 JA 72 arrival, reverse red Galle Paid DE 20 71 transit cds. The Franco-Prussian War saw the closure of the overland Marseilles 1/1d route to the UK with mail being switched to the Brindisi route (initially 1/4d, reduced 1/- early 1870). The surface route via Southampton stayed at 9d. After the German victory in 1871 two covers are recorded with 1/1d rate by French steamer (other OC 23 71 with 5d, 8d to Aberdeen). These short-lived late uses come just before the introduction of new currency JA 1 1872. The last Pence issue sailing via Brindisi was DE 26 71 £1000 |
;) | ST. JAMES, Barbados postmark (D/R) OC 16 61 on QE2 8c (SG.295). £5 |
;) | MANDERSTON, Natal postmark (M.1) A/DE 30 10 on KE7 1d (SG.148) piece. £12 |
;) | V.R. KATHIKAS, Cyprus postmark (T.21, rated D) on 1912 KGV ½pi MCA wmk (SG.75). £150 |
;) | V.R. KATHIKAS, Cyprus postmark (Type 21, rated D) on 1925 KGV 3/4 pa Script wmk (SG.119), clipped top left corner perf. £50 |
;) | ST. JAMES, Barbados postmark (D/R) SP 1 50 on KG6 2c (SG.272) piece. £7 |
;) | KILANI, Cyprus postmark (T.2) -/JA 14 - (no code or year) on KE7 ½pi (SG.50). £20 |
;) | K1 "14", Bermuda postmark on 1873 3d yellow-buff CC wmk (SG.5), thinned at top, surface creasing and with perf. defects but exceptionally rare. £125 |
;) | 4 code used ST. GEORGE, Barbados postmark (M2-R) dated 4/MY 13 84 on QV 1d (SG.91). £16 |
;) | RIO-BUENO, Jamaica postmark (CDS) AU 29 99 on QV 1d Keyplate (SG.27). £12 |
;) | 9 code used ST. ANDREW, Barbados postmark (M2-O) dated 9/AP 20 86 on QV 1d (SG.91), defective with badly thinned corner. £15 |
;) | Concentric Circles postmark on Barbados stamp on 1d Seal (SG.137). £14 |
;) | K3a "12", Bermuda postmark on QV 1d rose-red CA wmk (SG.23). £25 |
;) | 17 used LADYBRAND, Orange Free State postmark (16 bar) in purple on 2d (SG.49), blunt corner perf. £14 |
;) | 1 used BLOEMFONTEIN, Orange Free State postmark (11 bar) in greenish-blue on 2d (SG.49). £8 |
;) | K4a "14", Bermuda numeral on 1880 QV ½d stone CC wmk (SG.19). No examples recorded in the David Pitts (May 1998) and MH rarity charts (BWISC 9/2015 and 12/2015 journals) £40 |
;) | 7 code used ST. JAMES, Barbados postmark (M2-R) dated 7/SP 17 86 on QV ½d (SG.90). £16 |
;) | 7 code used ST. JAMES, Barbados postmark (M2-R) dated 7/MY 13 86 on QV 1d (SG.91). £7 |
;) | KELOKEDHARA, Cyprus postmark (T.17, rated D) 17 JUN 16 on KGV ½pi (SG.75). £60 |
;) | MANGROVE-BAY, Bermuda postmark cds portion of the K3 "4" duplex dated A/NO 13 79 on QV 1d CC wmk (SG.2). £15 |