Ceylon 1857 1d QV blue, imperf 3 margins, no wmk, white paper. SG 2. Cat £48. FU. (Image)

Ceylon 1857 1d QV deep turquoise-blue, imperf 4 margins (just-good), star wmk. SG 2. Cat £45. FU.

Ceylon 1861 2d GV green x 2 diff shades. SG 20. Cat £56. GU/FU. (Image)

Ceylon 1861 9d QV, star wmk, p14½, 1 pulled perf RHS & a few clipped perfs LHS. SG 25. Cat £250. FU. (Image)

Ceylon 1867 2d, 6d, 9d & 1/- QV, crown CC wmks. Cat £56. GU/FU. (Image)

Ceylon 1867 2/- QV deep blue, crown CC wmk. SG 72b. Cat £20. FU. (Image)

Ceylon 1904 1R50 EVII greyish slate, crown CA wmk, faintly toned perf. SG 275. Cat £70. GU nearly FU. (Image)

Ceylon 1910 2c-10R EVII (no 5R) multiple crown wmk. SG 292 etc. Cat £160+. Mint.

Ceylon 1935 1r GV & Trincomalee violet blue & chocolate, 15 FE 37 cds. SG 378. Cat £32. FU. (Image)

Ceylon 1935 1r GV & Trincomalee. SG 378. Cat £40. Mint.

Ceylon 1938-49 2c-$2 GVI Pictorials, specialised range of 38 diff on 6 gilt-edged pgs, incl most listed perf varieties & many shades. Noted 2c SG 386, 3c 387, 387b, 30c 393, 393b, 50c 394b,d,e. 1R 395, 395a, 2R 396, 396b. Also 3c SG 387e blks of 8 & 4 incl plate blk. Fine SG £275. LH mint.

Ceylon 1938 50c GVI & Elephants black & violet, p13 x 13½, rare perfs. SG 394a. Cat £450. LHM. (Image)

Ceylon c1940 WWII "10 Cents War Purposes Contribution" fund cinderella, pale blue & pale yellow. With Colombo postal cds 12 FE 41. Sound. GU. (Image)

Ceylon c1943 10R GVI dull grey-green & yellow-orange, p14, wmk mult script CA, inscribed "REVENUE" on either side of portrait. Available for postage Dec 1952-March 1954. SG F1. Cat £100. VLH mint. (Image)

Ceylon 1951 definitives set. SG 419 etc. Cat £90. Mint.

Ceylon 1952 10R GVI dull green & yellow orange, inscribed "REVENUE REVENUE". Valid for postal use 1 Dec 1952-14 Mar 1954. SG F1. Cat £100. VLH mint. (Image)

Ceylon-Jai Tamil Government 1961 10c blue, featuring ship, cog wheels & anchor on printed pinholed FDC with 14 April cds. The Jai Tamil (Federal Party) postal service operated for 3 days before it was closed down. Also incl article describing this issue of which 5,000 stamps were produced. SCARCE. (Image)