1857-59 Wmk Star white paper 6d plum attractive 2-3 margin example with neat barred cancel, touching in on left and SW corner, nice clean example, SG 6. GBP0 (ImageA)

1885 P.12½ x 14 One Rupee Twelve Cents on 2r50 dull rose surcharge mounted mint with horizontal bend otherwise fine, SG 176 Cat £110. GBP0 (ImageA)

1912-25 Duplicated accumulation of GV defins on album pages all used with many CDS cancellations with town and village cancellations. Includes 5c bright magenta in blocks of 4 with NALANDA and RAMBODA CDS's then 10c (80), 15c (57), 25c (54); 1921 5c in blocks of 4, 1923 15c (14), 20c Die 1 (43, cat £20 each), 6c in blocks of 4, 9c, 50c Die II (22), etc,.. Good specialist lot STC £1350 GBP0 (ImageA)

1913 (22 Dec) French Seaposts: PPC of Colombo addr to France bearing France 20c Sower tied MARSEILLE A YOKOHAMA No.7 octagonal cancels. Fine. GBP0 (ImageA)

1919 6c pale scarlet in a very fine looking unmounted mint bottom and side gutter block of 4 with WATERMARK INVERTED variety. Gum toning and some paper adherence on reverse . SG 305w Cat £128 GBP0 (ImageA)

1919 6c pale scarlet in a very fresh looking unmounted mint top right 1 plate marginal block of 30 plus bottom left plate 2 marginal block of 12 all with WATERMARK INVERTED variety with very slight gum tone. Both show plate numbers in margin. Scarce in such large multiples SG 305w Cat £1344 GBP0 (ImageA)

1919 6c pale scarlet in an unmounted mint right plate 1 marginal block of 48 showing WATERMARK INVERTED variety. Few marginal splits and slightly toned gum but very fresh looking and a scarce 'showpiece' multiple SG305w Cat £1536 GBP0 (ImageA)

1937-54 George VI Parallel mint and used collections chiefly identified for perf/shades. Includes scarcer types including 2c black and carmine perf 13.5 x 13 mint, 3c black and deep blue-green perf 13 x 13.5 mint toned gum (cat £275), 1951-54 11 vals to 5R mint and 10R Revenue stamp used. STC £1190. GBP0 (ImageA)

1938 P.13½ x 13 2c black and carmine mounted mint with hinge remains and slight disturbed gum otherwise fine, SG 386a Cat £120. GBP0 (ImageA)

1941 P.14 Line 3c black and deep blue-green mounted mint with hinge remain, fine, SG 387c Cat £150. GBP0 (ImageA)

1942 P.14 Line 50c black and mauve mounted mint with hinge remains and slight toning otherwise fine, SG 394c Cat £130. GBP0 (ImageA)

Collection QV-QEII postal history and stamps, mint and used neatly arranged on leaves in display sleeves includes QV to 10d & 1s perf, QV surcharges mint and used, 1881 8c brown P/S env to London with 47 numeral cancel PUNDUL OYA PAID, 1896 3c on 5c blue used P/S card, 1893 5c P/S env uprated 10c to London, PPC with Paquebot, 1895 5c lettercard GALLE coach with FREE h/s in black, 1909 cover to Jersey with 6c red, P/S Wrappers incl Slave Island (2), 1893 3c to Colombo COURTS PAID, 1894 Galle to Bombay, 1900 5c on 6c to Germany, EDVII P/S envs incl VEYANCODA, GV regd TRINCOMALEE, NUWARA ELIYA, KEGELLA, GV defins to 5r (mixed), GVI to 5r, then postmarks small collection from QV towns with duplex cancels and printed list of corresponding towns thru to QEII and modern (c270 postmarks), etc. Useful lot. GBP0 (ImageA)

Mint & used QV to 1935 on old time printed leaves unpicked as dissected from a huge well filled Imperial album approx 155 different incl QV imperfs 2d (2), 6d brown, perf 6d (2), QV surcharges, QV 2r25c, 1r50c used, GV to R5, GV pictorials to 1r used, 1935 SJ set mint. Ideal fill those gaps. GBP0 (ImageA)

Revenue: 1938-1984 useful group of high values used including 1938 GVI 10r & 20r, 50r mauve and purple, 1954 QEII 20r orange, 50r brown (pin hole), 100r blue, then few later to 100r brown or dark red. Nice group. (11). Barefoot 8/10, 16/18, 29 & 33. GBP0 (ImageA)

Revenue: 1954 QEII 20r orange, & 100r blue, used, couple of rubs or minor marks, Barefoot 16 & 18. GBP0 (ImageA)

Telegraph: 1881-82 25r bright rose mint part original gum with hinge remains and thin, overprinted SPECIMEN diagonally in black. Superb and fresh colour, hard to find! SG T20s. Cat £1100 mint as unoverprinted single. GBP0 (ImageA)