CEYLON 1891 SG233e Cover registered from Slave Island to Germany with 5c on 15c pair error REVENUE omitted

Stock Code: P223002614

1891 (JA 27) "FIFTEEN CENTS" on 12c pink registered P/S envelope, size "F", used to Germany with superb "POST OFFICE / SLAVE ISLAND" red wax seal, uprated with 1890 5c on 15c olive-green, horizontal pair, error REVENUE OMITTED, cancelled by two strikes of "95" numeral of Slave Island with despatch cds below. The face additionally with red "SLAVE ISLAND / REGISTERED" oval and "R" registration markings, the former partly overlapped by Napoli registration h/s. Backstamped at Colombo (JA 28), Padova (14 Feb) and Aue (16 Feb). The pair lifted and incorrectly replaced (not mentioned by clear 2021 RPS cert) with a further 5c (to make up the 15c postage rate) no longer present, nevertheless an exceptional cover of great visual appeal. Ex Lord Spens. [N.B. This is believed to be the only recorded pair of the error on cover.]

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CEYLON 1891 SG233e Cover registered from Slave Island to Germany with 5c on 15c pair error REVENUE omitted - $1,063.18*


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