Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 2d. yellowing green horizontal pair with clear to good margins showing small portion of the adjoining stamp to the right, large part original gum, bright colour, fine. S.G. 3a £1,000 (Image1)

Est. £400-500

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 9d. purple-brown with large margins all round heavily cancelled by black barred obliterator, fine colour. R.P.S. Certificate (1974) S.G. 8 £1,800 (Image1)

Est. £300-400

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 10d. dull vermilion with four clear margins and showing a small portion of adjoining stamp to the left, large part original gum, fresh colour and fine. S.G. 9 £950 (Image1)

Est. £300-400

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 1/-9d. green with good margins all round, lightly cancelled by oval barred cancellation, a good used example. S.G. 11 £800 (Image1)

Est. £250-350

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 1/9d. yellow-green with four clear margins, unused without gum, small tone spot at bottom otherwise fresh colour and fine. BPA Certificate (2021) and R.P.S. Certificate (1940) S.G. 11a £6,000 (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,500

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 2/- dull blue with good to large margins, unused without gum, tiny scissor cut at top left and small thin spot at upper right otherwise with fresh colour, a good example of this difficult stamp. R.P.S. Certificate (1961) S.G. 12 £6,500 (Image1)

Est. £2,000-2,500

Ceylon. 1857-59 Imperforate. Watermark Star. 2/- dull blue with good to large margins used by barred cancellation, slight vertical crease not affecting the appearance. S.G. 12 £1,300 (Image1)

Est. £400-500

Ceylon. 1863-66 perf 12½ 2d. grey-green (2), both unused with large part original gum, one example showing watermark inverted both with some short perfs nevertheless a useful and scarce duo. S.G. 50, 50ba £500 (Image1)

Est. £150-250

Ceylon. 1866-68 perf. 14 3d. carmine rose block of six with large part original gum, fresh and scarce multiple, fine. S.G. 62, £540 (Image1)

Est. £150-250

Ceylon. 1867-70 2/- deep blue horizontal strip of three, the first stamp showing re-entry lines in "O" of Postage, large part original gum, fine and attractive multiple. S.G. 72b £510 (Image1)

Est. £250-300

Ceylon. 1885 10c. on 64c. red-brown vertical pair showing variety imperforate between and at base, unused without gum and unmounted, good colour and fine appearance. S.G. 174a £7,500 (Image1)

Est. £2,500-3,500

Ceylon. 1890 5c. on 15c. showing variety overprint inverted and 'F1ve' for 'Five', a couple shorter perforations and small ink dot on a bottom perforation otherwise fine and with large part original gum, a scarce stamp. S.G. 233d., unpriced mint (Image1)

Est. £500-700

Ceylon. 1912-25 100r. grey-black, showing bottom margin, large part original gum, a fine and fresh example. BPA Certificate (2021), S.G. 321 £3,500 (Image1)

Est. £1,500-2,000

Ceylon. 1912-25 500r. dull green overprinted specimen, large part original gum, fine and fresh. S.G. 322s £800 (Image1)

Est. £300-400

Ceylon. 1912-25 500r. dull green, well centred and fresh with large part original gum, expert signature on reverse, fine and rare. BPA certificate (2021) and Diena certificate (1973) S.G. 322 £8,500 (Image1)

Est. £2,500-3,500

Ceylon. 1921-32 100r. brownish grey, showing variety broken crown and scroll, large part original gum, fine example of this scarce high value variety. S.G. 359b. £6,000 (Image1)

Est. £2,500-3,000

Ceylon. Official. 1869 Watermark CC (small), 4d. rose-carmine with essay overprint Service and variety inverted watermark, horizontal gum crease, large part original gum, fine and very rare with only a few known examples to exist (Image1)

Est. £350-400