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CEYLON 1869 SGZT4 Telegraph 1r Die I pair Colombo type I cancel on India

Stock Code: P223007695

Telegraphs. 1869 (-78) India 1r grey Die I, horizontal pair with very fine Type I "COLOMBO 4 8" cancel. The year sadly not present, but likely to have been 1869, making this an exceptionally early usage in Ceylon. A rare multiple of this stamp, which had a very short period of use before replacement by the 1r Die II.

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