CEYLON 1898 Revenue Foreign Bill: 1898 Complete Bill of Exchange bearing 1r20

Stock Code: P223008057

Foreign Bill: 1898 (9 March) Complete Bill of Exchange (First) for £375/14/10 bearing on reverse Ceylon 1r20 violet and green, tied by 'Carson & Co' oval hs and ornate stamp vendor's hs in lilac dated '-9 MAR 98', taxed on arrival in London by British Foreign Bill 4s Green, both stamps tied by ornate 'CANCELLED/ NB of I LD' (National Bank of India, London) perfin. Filing crease through Ceylon, still an attractive and fresh high value franking 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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