CEYLON 1898 Revenue Foreign Bill: 1898 Complete Bill of Exchange

Stock Code: P223008056

Foreign Bill: 1898 (19 July) Complete Bill of Exchange (First) for £121/-/2 bearing on reverse Ceylon 40c sage-green and carmine, tied by 'Carson & Co' oval hs and 'M & CO' stamp vendor's hs dated '19 JUL 98', taxed on arrival in London by British Foreign Bill 2s Green, tied by ms initials and 'chartered bank' hs in lilac. Filing creases clear of Ceylon adhesive, still an attractive and fresh document of great rarity, with few Foreign Bill stamps from Ceylon surviving on document in any condition. [N.B. The successor of Carson & Co, remains one of the largest conglomerates in Sri Lanka, and is now known as Carson Cumberbatch PLC]

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