CEYLON 1885 5c on 32c slate, SG172

Ceylon 1885 5c on 32c slate, type 21 local surcharge (position 5 of the setting), perforations 14x12½, SG172.

Fresh mint example with part original gum. One shortish perforation and a trace of rubbing, still well above average for this very scarce stamp.

The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is £850.

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