Lot 189

THEMATIC: Wonderful collection centred on...

Stamps and Postal History of the World | 5930

Auction: 29 March 2022 at 01:00 BST

Estimate: £400 - £500

Description

THEMATIC: Wonderful collection centred on Ceylon Tea, mounted on large display sheets (31cm x 46cm - 20 sheets), also an album of loose material housed in a binder. Interesting mix of postal history, postcards, ephemera etc. Of note: 1905 Tea Sample parcel label with pair of 4c and 3c KEVII affixed to back, addressed to California, USA. Label marked “Gift Tea From Forces” sent during WWII to the UK with censor mark. Advertising envelope for “Blackburn Estate Tea”, advertising postcard for the German market sent to Germany 1899, 1932 cover to Glasgow with 9c KGV perfin and “Drink Empire Tea- Britain's Best Beverage” slogan handstamp. Lot also includes maps and a box of tea related items, the most interesting of which is an original wooden tea box with the Parcel Post customs label still attached, from RAF serviceman to Canada. Eight Ceylon Survey Maps mounted on hard board and a decorative 1933 map of the island (please note the oversized nature of the maps). A unique and interesting lot

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