CEYLON 1905 SGT175w Telegraph digital-edition upper marginal example with plate

upper marginal example with plate number '1'

1913-24 1s orange

Very fine envelope sent locally within London bearing a 1924 British Empire exhibition set of two (SG430/1) neatly tied by a single strike of the Empire Exhibition slogan machine cancel for the first day of issue AP

franked by GB 2¬Ωd purple/blue

1877 this was deemed unsatisfactory so the stamp was additionally cancelled by black manuscript and blue crayon

CEYLON 1905 SGT175w Telegraph digital-edition upper marginal example with plateTelegraph. 1905 Wmk MCA 2r50c slate and ochre, variety wmk crown to RIGHT of CA (from back), upper half, fine used with neat part Colombo cancel. The first example we have been able to offer. P201006865