385

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: 1872-80 used selection comprising Perf. 14 2c., 4c. (6), 8c. (4), 16c. (5, one with watermark inverted), 24c. (4), 32c. (4), 36c. (9, incl. a strip of four), 48c. (5), 64c. (2), 96c. (2), perf. 121/2 x 14 2r.50, mainly good to fine with some cancellation interest. (43) S.G. 121-132, 138, cat. £1,280. Photo.

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386

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: 1872-80 Perf. 14 2c. to 96c. with 2c. watermark inverted (2) and 4c. grey shade, perf. 1211/2 x 14 2r.50, part original gum or unused, some imperfections but mainly good colours. S.G. 121-132, 138, cat. £2,462. Photo.

Price Realised £650

387

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1872-80 Perf. 14 x 121/2 2c., 4c., 8c. (2), perf. 121/2 2c., 4c., also wing-margined examples of 4c. (2), 8c., 16c. (2), 24c. (2), 48c. and 1868 1d. (2), poor to fine used. (16) Cat. £900+.

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388

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1872-80 Perf. 14 x 121/2 4c. grey horizontal strip of five tied to large piece from cover addressed internally to Governor Sir William H. Gregory with ''45'' numeral cancellations and Nowara Eliya Mar. 17 1880 c.d.s., slight imperfections and soiling but this the largest recorded multiple. S.G. 134. Photo.

Price Realised £80

389

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1872-80 Perf. 121/2 4c. grey vertical strip of five tied to large piece from reverse of cover paying 20c. 1/2oz. rate, tied by ''42'' numeral barred ovals of Matale and London ''MR 18/80'' c.d.s. with Colombo Paid Feb. 23 alongside, tear affects lower pair but this the largest recorded multiple. S.G. 137. Photo.

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390

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1882 (Oct.) 16c. on 24c. green, selection comprising examples mint, unused (3) and used (6) incl. a small study of the varying placement of the ''16'', poor to fine, also example used with 4c. rosy mauve on 1883 (Mar. 5) cover from Nowara-Eliya to Norfolk. (10 + 1 cover) S.G. 142.

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391

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1882 (Oct.) 20c. on 26c. red-brown, selection comprising examples unmounted mint, and used (16) incl. a pair and small study of the varying placement of the ''20'', poor to fine, also example franking 1883 (June 27) cover from Colombo to Scotland. (24 + 1 cover) S.G. 143.

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392

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1883-98 Watermark Crown CA, selection comprising 2c. pale brown pair, 2c. dull green pair and block of four, 4c. rosy mauve pair and strip of four (faults), 4c. rose pair, 8c. orange-yellow marginal block of six with current no., 8c. yellow pair, mint, 16c. used, also 2c. tied by Ceylon Brewery cachet and Nowara Eliya c.d.s. to 1898 local printed matter envelope with framed ''TOO LATE'' alongside, 2c. and 8c. uprating 5c. stationery envelope sent 1897 from Colombo to Munich, and 4c. strip of five franking small 1883 envelope from Colombo to Dublin. (26 + 3 covers) S.G. 146-151.

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393

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1883-98 Watermark Crown CA, 2c. dull green mint block of fifty, columns 2-6 from the left pane with scarce plate no. 2 and 8c. yellow irregular mint block of 31, eight marginal, hinged on one 8c. and in margins only, the 2c. with light overall gum toning otherwise chiefly fine. S.G. 147, 150a.

Price Realised £140

394

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) Surcharges, selection mint, unused or used, incl. 1r.12 on 2r.50 perf. 121/2 x 14 mint, unused and used (5), surcharge varieties, poor to fine. (19)

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395

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) Surcharges, perf. 14 mint or unused selection comprising 10c. on 36c., 10c. on 64c., 20c. on 24c. (2), 20c. on 32c. (both), 25c. on 32c. slate (2), 25c. on 32c. grey (2), 28c. on 48c. (2, one deep shade), 30c. on 36c. (2, one surcharge inverted) and 56c. on 96c., some minor faults. (16) S.G. 163-170, cat. £1,880. Photo.

Price Realised £230

396

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1885 (Jan.-Mar.) Surcharges, 28c. on 48c. rose, three used examples, one franking 1885 (Jan. 22, scarce month) cover ''By Brindisi'' from Colombo to London, another on slightly soiled piece showing major shift of surcharge to left (from only known sheet). S.G. 168, var.

Price Realised £90

397

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1885 De La Rue Surcharges, selection incl. 5c. on 8c. pair, 10c. on 24c. (3, incl. a pair), 15c. on 16c. (5, incl. a pair and one with raised ''5''), 28c. on 32c. and 30c. on 36c. pairs, 50c. on 96c. block of four, 1r.12 on 2r.50 (3, one with square top to ''1''), mint or unused, and to 1r.12 on 2r.50 used incl. varieties, mainly fair to fine. (36) S.G. 187-193. Photo.

Price Realised £190

398

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1885 De La Rue Surcharges, 1r.12 on 2r.50 horizontal pair cancelled by ''A'' numeral barred oval on 1894 (Sept. 27) registered cover to London with ''R'' in oval and red Colombo Registered despatch c.d.s., Oct. 15 arrival backstamp, flap missing and slightly trimmed at top but rare. This the only recorded pair on cover. Photo.

Price Realised £600

399

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1885 De La Rue Surcharges, 1r.12 on 2r.50 tied to Reichler & Co. registered cover to Sumatra with Colombo Registered c.d.s. and ''R'' in oval at right, company wax and paper seals, transit and arrival datestamps on reverse, one cover corner repaired and slight soiling but a very rare stamp on cover. S.G. 193 Photo.

Price Realised £230

400

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1886 New Definitives, selection incl. 15c. and 28c. overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', set in mint pairs, 15c. plate no. 1 block of eight, 25c. scarcer plate no. 2 pair, value in yellow unused and used, also 5c. (2) uprating 1894 3c. on 5c. stationery card registered locally to Point de Galle and 28c. franking 1886 cover from Navalapitiya to London

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401

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1886 New Definitives, 5c. tied by ''H'' numeral (Badulla) and ms. line by large piece from ''The Times of Ceylon'' Mar. 7 1892 with piece from homemade newspaper wrapper to London (redirected to Edinburgh), 15c. cancelled scarce ''I'' numeral of Ratnapura on 1894 (May 23) envelope to London, 15c. and 25c. (value in yellow) cancelled ''A'' on 1888 large part registered cover to Constantinople. (4 items)

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402

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1886 New Definitives, 26c. yellow-brown variety 'value in yellow' used with 15c. olive-green, 1884 2c. dull green, 1885 1r.12 on 2r.50 perf. 121/2 x 14, 5c. on 4c. rose, 1888-90 2c. on 4c. strip of three, pair and single cancelled by ''B'' numerals on 1892 (Apr. 2) registered cover to Switzerland with Ligne N transit and Galle P.O. red wax seal on reverse. Photo.

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403

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1887 1r.12 dull rose, selection poor to fine comprising watermark mint (3), watermark upright inverted used, watermark sideways mint (5, one Crown to left, two on blued paper) and used (2, one Crown to left, the other on blued paper), Official overprint with watermark sideways used, also two strips of three used with 28c. strip of three (totalling 7r.56 correct rate for 131/2oz. packet), poor. (21) S.G. 201, aw, b, bw, 199.

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404

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1887 1r.12 dull rose on blued paper, watermark sideways, lower right corner marginal block of nineteen (4 x 5, less upper right stamp) with engine-turned design in right margin, hinged on one and in margins only, a few very trivial imperfections but mainly fine. The largest recorded multiple. S.G. 121. Photo.

Price Realised £750

405

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1891 15c. Surcharges, selection comprising 15c. on 25c. mint (4), 15c. on 28c. used (7), mainly fair to fine, also 15c. on 25c. franking 1891 (July 16) 'Dawson' cover from Passara to Edinburgh (redirected to Kinross), 15c. on 25c. used with 15c. olive-green on (May 28) double rate envelope from Colombo to Scotland, and 15c.on 28c. on (July 9) cover from Colombo to Marseilles, scarce usages. (12 + 3 covers) S.G. 239, 240.

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406

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1892 3c. Surcharges, selection mint, unused or used, incl. 3c. on 4c. rose overprinted ''SPECIMEN'' in black and red, some surcharge varieties, 3c. on 4c. rosy mauve strip of four and single on 1893 cover to Glasgow, 3c. on 4c. rose paying printed matter on 1893 wrapper to Vienna, five pairs and two singles with 4c. yellow on 1904 registered cover (with ''Vom Ausland'' registration label) to Germany, 3c. on 28c. pair on 1894 cover from Nuwara Eliya to Colombo, 3c. on 28c. (17) on front from 1896 registered cover to London (some stains), etc. mainly fair to fine. (67 + 4 covers) S.G. 241-243. Photo.

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407

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1892 3c. Surcharges, 3c. on 4c. rose, complete right pane of sixty with margins at left and right, incl. [R. 7/4] showing line breaks constant flaw, unmounted mint, mainly fine. S.G. 242.

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408

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1893-99 New colours, 3c. terracotta and blue-green, mint (7, incl. a marginal block of six), used on piece and printed matter rate 1899 small envelope from Jaffna to U.S.A., another uprating 1897 2c. stationery card to Belgium, four examples (one uncancelled) on 1894 3c. on 5c. stationery card to Montenegro, and six on 1899 large part wrapper to Berlin. (7 items) S.G. 245.

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409

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1893-99 New colours, 4c. carmine-rose, strip of three franking 1899 (Mar. 7) 1oz. envelope to Liverpool (scarce usage), also mint example and another used with 2c., 3c. (2) 5c. and 8c. on multicolour franking of 1898 registered cover to Kent. (1 + 2 covers) S.G. 246. Photo.

Price Realised £90

410

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1893-99 New colours, 30c. bright mauve and scarlet, 1896, 1897 (2) three long 'Dawson' covers from Colombo to Kinross, Scotland (redirected to Edinburgh), showing double (single franking), triple (with 15c. olive-green) and quadruple (pair) rates, Colombo duplexes and violet cachets, also both shades mint. (2 + 3 covers) S.G. 247, a.

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411

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1893-99 New colours, 2r.50 purple on red, examples mint and used, also one tied by Colombo c.d.s. to 1901 (Feb. 13) 5c. lettercard locally addressed. (3 items) S.G. 249.

Price Realised £65

412

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1898-99 Surcharges, selection incl. 6c. on 15c. and 1r.50 on 2r.50 overprinted ''Specimen'', 1r.50 on 2r.50 mint (2) and used, 2r.25 on 2r.50 mint and used, 6c. on 15c. franking 1894 envelope from Kandy to London, much travelled 1899 cover from Aranayaka, redirected from Bombay to Japan and returned, showing straight line ''ADVERTISED'', also uprating 1903 5c. newspaper wrapper from Colombo to Maskeliya and pair used with 4c. rose and 4c. rosy mauve to uprate 1899 reply lettercard registered to Switzerland with Galle Post Office red wax seal and octagonal Yokohama à Marseille transit, the reply card still attached, (20 + 4 covers) Photo.

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413

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1899-1900 Last Queen Victoria issue, selection incl. set and additional values overprinted ''SPECIMEN'', set mint with some multiples, 2r.25 used (2), also 3c. on 1903 p.p.c. to Cambodia, 6c. pair unusually cancelled London M.B. c.d.s's on 1902 p.p.c. to London, 12c. uprating 5c. lettercard sent 1901 to Germany and another additionally tied by forwarding agent's cachet to 1903 cover to London 1903 15c. and 3c. with 6c. pair on two 1902 covers to Budapest. (44+ 6 covers etc.) S.G. 256-264. Photo.

Price Realised £190

414

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1899-1900 Last Queen Victoria issue, 2c. to 12c., 75c., 2r.25 together with 1886 5c., 15c., 25c., 28c., 1887 1r.12 , 1893-99 30c., 2r.50 and 1898-99 1r.50 on 2r.50 tied by Colombo ''MY 19/10'' c.d.s's to Q.V. 5c. blue stationery envelope locally addressed, also 1904 (Apr. 11) registered cover to Switzerland bearing 2r.25 marginal with plate no. 1 tied by Colombo Registered c.d.s. with Bulle Apr. 30 arrival backstamp. Photo.

Price Realised £140

415

Sale number: 97

Ceylon: Queen Victoria Decimal Issues: 1899-1900 Last Queen Victoria issue, 75c. black and red-brown on two covers registered to Germany, the first paying triple rate on 1904 (Oct. 31) K.E.VII 10c. pink registered envelope tfrom Colombo, the other with 6c. rose and black (3) on 1899 (May 3) cover from Trincomalee to Baden-Baden (redirected to Switzerland) with Post Office Trincomalee red wax seal and minor surface abrasion from adjacent cover's wax seal. (2 covers) Photo.

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