Postage Stamps

£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...

£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...

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

Ceylon 1872-80 36c blue, variety WATERMARK REVERSED, SG129x. A fine and fresh mint example with large part original gum. Odd shortish perforations ...

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

Ceylon 1885 5c on 64c red-brown, type 21 local surcharge, position 12 of the setting, perforations 14 x 12½, SG173. A brilliant quality mint exampl...

Ceylon 1885 1r 12 on 2r 50 dull rose, type 27 De La Rue surcharge, perforations 14, block of 4, SG193. A brilliant quality mint block of four with ...

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 1912-25 3c blue-green (single plate), Watermark MCA, variety watermark inverted and reversed, upper right corner block of 4 with plate numbe...

Ceylon 1912-25 5c purple, Watermark MCA, variety watermark sideways, SG303a. A brilliant quality mint example with original gum. One slightly short...

Ceylon 1912-25 6c pale scarlet (single plate), Watermark MCA, variety watermark sideways (to left from back), upper right corner block of 4 with pl...

Ceylon 1912-25 6c (pale) scarlet (a deep shade, but certainly not carmine), Watermark MCA, single plate, variety watermark inverted, lower marginal...

Ceylon 1912-25 1r purple/orange-buff, watermark MCA, variety watermark inverted, SG315cw. A fine mint example with original gum. A scarce watermark...

£600.00 Ceylon 1918 1c on 5c purple (without 'WAR STAMP'), variety watermark inverted and reversed, upper marginal block of 4 with part centre gu...

Ceylon 1918-19 'WAR STAMP' 1c on 5c purple, variety watermark inverted and reversed, block of 4 from upper right corner of lower right pane with pa...

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 1921-32 1r purple/pale yellow, Script watermark, vertical interpane pair showing die I (upper stamp, from plate '7') and die II (lower stamp...

Ceylon 1921-32 15c green/pale yellow, Script watermark, vertical interpane block of 4 from right of sheet, showing die I (upper pair, from plate '7...

£700.00 Ceylon 1921-32 50r dull purple, Script watermark, SG358. A fine mint example with large part original gum. Now a scarce stamp and challeng...

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