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Auction: 13036 - The "Lionheart" Collection of Great Britain and British Empire - Part I.
Lot: 2142

Ceylon
A general, unused or used, collection in stockbook, including 1857 6d. used, a selection of 1857-59 imperforates in mixed condition, later Pence issues, 1866-68 1d. and 3d. and later Q.V. with high values, 1903-05 to 2r.25, 1904-05 to 2r.25, 1910-11 to 10r., 1912-25 to 20r. plus 500r overprinted "specimen", 1921-32 50r. fine mint and K.G.VI issues; also a stockbook with a fairly comprehensive collection of telegraph stamps which includes mint examples of 1882-94 40c. on 50c. (2 different), 60c. on 50c., 1905 set to 75c., whole stamps used with values to 5r., 1910 unused to 40c. on 1r. and a few others. Condition is mixed but with high catalogue value

Sold for
£2,800