Lot 148
Ceylon 2r Postal Order De La Rue Proof

Treasures of Revenue Philately | S26018
Auction: 8 September 2026 10:30 BST
Description
c.1938 2r black and cerise Postal Order, proof with counterfoil serial U/1 00000, handstamped ‘SPECIMEN/ DE LA RUE/ &Co LTD./ CANCELLED’ in oval at lower right, affixed (by left edge only) to a gilt edge page from a De La Rue Tender book; very few have survived in any condition. Some toned spots, of minimal importance as this is likely to be a unique proof

