CEYLON 1883 SG146/50 Mint QV 2c to 8c watermark Crown CA digital-edition upper marginal horizontal strip of

upper marginal horizontal strip of five with (GOVERNMEN)T OF INDIA inscription

Colombia to Panama

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whilst at anchor in New York harbour by the French transatlantic steamer 'La Bourgoyne'

Ryde and London datestamps on reverse for JY

CEYLON 1883 SG146/50 Mint QV 2c to 8c watermark Crown CA digital-edition upper marginal horizontal strip of1883 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