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Auction: 8031 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 199

x Ceylon 1857-1947 valuable collection housed in a brown binder, including 1857 6d. unused plate proof strip of four from the four of the sheet and blued paper 6d., 1857-59 white paper 2d. (5), 4d. rose (touched at right) used on piece (R.P.S. Certificate, 1961) and another (cut-to-shape) used on piece with 5d., 5d. (4), 8d. (2), 9d. (2), 10d., 1/- (2), 1/9d. (unused and used), 2/-, 1857-64 blued paper 1/2d., a fine range of the perforated issues with 1861-64 9d. part original gum block of four, 1867-70 4d., 5d. and 6d. part original gum or unused blocks of four, 1872-80 set, perf. 12 1/2 x 14 2r.50, 1885 surcharges, 1888-90 surcharges with some varieties, 1895 10c. registered postal stationery envelope additionally franked with 25c., 28c., 30c. and 1r.12, 1903-05 set, 1910-11 5r. and 10r. both with part original gum and used, 1912-25 1c. to 20r. (12 values) overprinted specimen, 10r. (4, one watermark inverted), 20r. and 50r. (2) with part original gum, 50r. (2) and 100r. overprinted "specimen", 1918-19 War Tax set overprinted "specimen", 2c. overprint inverted control block of four, 1921-32 50r., 100r. brownish grey, 100r. dull purple and blue, 1927-29 1r. to 20r., 1938-49 set with many better perfs., Officials, Revenues with George VI 50r., 100r., etc.; condition generally good to fine. (hundreds) Estimate £ 8,000-10,000

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