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Foreign postcard - CEYLON, Columbo/Columbia - Chatham St w/signs - RPPC - MB0094

Foreign postcard - CEYLON, Columbo/Columbia - Chatham St w/signs - RPPC - MB0094

$18.00

FOREIGN Real Photo postcard - RPPC

  • mailed 1953 with a 75 cent blue and orange stamp with a plane with RATMALANA and AIR CEYLON on it - unfortunately the stamp is missing a corner
  • titled:  Chatham Street, The Main Shopping Centre, Fort, Colombo, Ceylon
  • There are signs for:  CHINE VICTORY / SPORTSMEN LTD for ALL SPORTS GOODS / M P ATTANAYAKE  OPTICIAN / ABDULRA__ - MANUFACTURING JEWEL - 95? CHATHAM / CHAN__ SPORT / CEYLON BAKERY - TEA ROOMS / BAS__ BOOKS / LUCKY STORE / T L M DE SR?? ENGRAVING WORKS / DEAN JEWELERS / HOTE_ DE NO____ / EASTERN and probably some others if you knew what was suppose to be there.
  • On the left side is:  W LACHAND and Co - (r)ental Carpet Store / on the building is FREE LANKA 
  • No 56 - copyright by PLATE, Ltd
  • Please note that the majority of the cards are over 50 years old and as such, are sold AS IS. Tears will be noted but it would be too timely to note each fault on every card.  If condition is important to you - contact us with our number in the title & what it is that you would like to know or what it is that you would like pictured more closely.
  • Again, because of the age of the cards - they are noted as being USED - no matter if they are written on or not.

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