1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper, fine to large margins, light barred cancels, very fine (S.G. £450), plus 2d reprinted die proof in blue with void value. (Image)

1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper, fine to good margins, neat barred oval cancel, very fine (S.G. £450) (Image)

1857-59, 4d dull rose, clear to fine margins all around, unobtrusive barred cancel, good colour, very fine, ex Ferrari (sale II, lot 68), cert. BPA (1989) (S.G. £4'500). (Image)

1857-59, 4d dull rose with outer frameline cut into at right otherwise fine to large margins, neat barred cancel, good colour, fine example of this scarce stamp, cert. BPA (1984) (S.G. £4'500). (Image)

1857-59, 1s9d green, close to large margins, mint o.g., small scissor cut at lower right, very fine (S.G. £800). (Image)

1857-59, 1s9d green, close to good margins, unused, very fine (S.G. £800). (Image)

1857-59, 2s blue, good margins all around, light barred cancel, very fine, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, cert. PF (1969) (S.G. £1'300). (Image)

1827-1857 Selection of 19 pre-stamp entires, envelopes and wrapper including rare marks and origin offices in Ceylon, noted rare 1828 Jaffna 'Post Paid' with 'Jaffna' straightline alongside, 1830 'Galle / Post paid' Crown cancel on an outer wrapper to London with India Letter / Deal, letters sent by Jaffna steamer, Colombo steamer letter udc, Kandy ship letter and steamer mark, 'Colombo / Post Paid' Crown with inverted 'S' of Po(s)t, red 'Trincomale' with 'Post Paid' mark (2 examples) one with a black hs 'Post Not paid' (repaired wrapper), a fine group and scarce. (Image)

1857-59, 4d Perkins Bacon die proof in black of the most iconic stamp of the set, very fine and fresh, extremely rare, according to Kimmel only five such proofs exist of which four remain in private hands; cert. Behr (2016). (Image)

1857-59 8d brown, a four margined used example, some overall thinning, scarce, cert. RPS (2022). (Image)

1867-70 wmk CC (type 6) 1d deep blue mint o.g. imperf. pair, very close to fine margins, very fine variety (see footnote after S.G. 72). (Image)

1872-80, 4c grey imperf. proof pair on gummed watermarked paper from the left of the sheet, a rarity as a pair with even single imperf. examples seldom seen. (Image)

1883 48c pale-brown, wmk crown CA, "Trial Perforation 12", mint, part original gum, nicely centred, vibrant colour, slight trimming across base, fine example of this extraordinarily rare trial; unlisted although recognised as a Ceylon rarity, having been in the collections of the eminent collectors of this region; the finer of the two known; cert. RPSL (2008); ex GP Bailey, Isleham and Fernlands. (Image)

1897-1945 Group of 16 covers including 1897 redirected and well travelled envelope sent from Colombo to Belfast and forwarded on several times with an array of transits and a crossed out 'Too Late Ship Letter' in violet, five other QV frankings, three KEVII covers, eight KGV covers (one with Up Indo Ceylon TPO mark) and five KGVI frankings, condition good to fine. (Image)

No Lot

1938, 2c black and carmine, perf.13.5x13, mint n.h. marginal block of 10 from the lower right corner showing 2B over 1B in the selvedge, fine. (Image)