British Empire and Commonwealth postage stamps

Ceylon 1857-59 1s slate-violet, imperforate, horizontal pair, SG10. A fine used pair with good to very large margins (reduced sheet margin at foot)...

Ceylon 1970 Wildlife 5c 'Water Buffalo', error magenta omitted (leaving the animals green instead of brown), SG561a. A fine left marginal, unmounte...

Ceylon 1885 10c on 64c red-brown, type 22 local surcharge, position 4 of the setting, SG164. A brilliant quality mint example with original gum. Tr...

Ceylon 1862 1s slate-purple, no watermark, perforations 13, SG43. A fine mint example with large part original gum. Typical centring normally seen ...

Ceylon 1885 10c on 24c brown-purple, type 26 De La Rue surcharge, block of 60 (10x6) from the upper left corner of the lower half of the sheet, sev...

Ceylon 1921-32 Script watermark 100r grey-black (SG359he). 1921-32 Script watermark 100r grey-black, variety 'Break in lines below left scroll' (R4...

Ceylon 1935 Silver Jubilee 6c ultramarine and grey, showing variety 'Dot by flagstaff' from vignette plate '4', R8/4, SG379h. Brilliant mint qualit...

Ceylon 1921-32 Script watermark 10c sage-green, vertical interpane pair with dies I (upper) and II se-tenant, SG346c. Brilliant mint quality with o...

Ceylon 1912-25 watermark MCA 3c blue-green (tablet type A), upper right corner block of 4 with plate number '1', with variety watermark INVERTED, S...

Ceylon 1886 25c yellow-brown, variety with value in YELLOW, SG198a. Fresh mint example with large part original gum. Minor wrinkles, barely worth a...

Ceylon 1885 5c on 32c slate, type 21 local surcharge (position 5 of the setting), perforations 14x12½, SG172. Fresh mint example with part original...

Ceylon 1872-80 2r 50 dull rose, perforations 12½ x 14, SG138. A fine mint example with fresh colour and large part original gum. Minor wrinkles and...

Ceylon 1872-80 96c drab, SG132. A brilliant mint example with large part original gum. Off-centre as often seen, but lovely fresh colour and much a...

Ceylon 1872-80 32c slate, perforations 14, variety WATERMARK INVERTED, SG128w. A fine quality mint example of this rarity with fresh colour and lar...

£550.00 Ceylon 1867-70 10d red-orange, watermark CC type 6, horizontal strip of 4 from left of sheet, SG70b. Brilliant quality mint strip of four...

£750.00 Ceylon 1857-59 9d purple-brown, imperforate with clear to large margins and lovely colour, tied to folded piece by crisp oval of bars wit...