Ceylon SG8 9d purple-brown Imperf 4 margins Ex Baron de Worms BPA Cert Cat 950

Ceylon 1857-59 9d purple-brown Imperf clear to large margins and lovely colour tied to folded piece by crisp oval of bars with red COLOMBO/POST-PAID despatch circular date stamp of JAN 7 1860 alongside SG8. A most attractive dated example very scarce in this choice quality. Ex Baron de Worms (Harmer 20 June 1938 lot 244) BPA Cert Cat 950+++