Lot 29
CEYLON 1882 SG T127, T128a, T129, T130a Specimen QV Telegraph stamps local issue set of 4 with sans-serif overprint in red

Revenue & Telegraph Stamps of the World | S25005
Auction: 29 July 2025 at 14:00 BST
£1,320
Description
Telegraphs. 1892-1903 local issue 20c green (left marginal), 40c blue, 60c brown, and 80c olive, the original 'set' of 4 with '1/4/92' date and large (20c, 60c) or small (40c, 80c) control figures, each with two strikes of local 'SPECIMEN' opt (type CE4) in red, unmounted o.g. Typical perfs and a couple of faults (40c diagonal crease, 60c defective corner), but a very rare and desirable set, especially unmounted.

