Lot
1944 
Ceylon, 1861, Queen Victoria, 5d chestnut, clean-cut perf 14 to 15½, horizontal pair, Large Star watermark, rich color, tied by neat barred handstamps on "via Marseilles" routing cover to Kent, England, red "Hambantotte, paid, De 7, 66" origin cds and London transit, receiving backstamp, Very Fine, a nice example of this rare short valid rate. Scott No. 20. SG No. 22 Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $1,050