1860 India ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH 1r reddish purple used in Ceylon with the distinctive oval PRIVATE cancellation. Straight edge at right and a little creasing, still in fine condition; a very rare stamp, with no example known used in India. The three recorded are all used in Ceylon, with the Tapling example proving the complete cancellation to be CEYLON TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT/PRIVATE. India SG T2, £5000 when used in India (Image)

India used in. 1869-78 8a brown top half, imperforate, neatly used with date cancellation reading '5-11-7'. A rarity, with BPA Certificate (1985). SG ZT3a, £1100 A single imperforate sheet was issued at Colombo in about October 1878 (Image)

1869-78 India 1a grey Die II with part (Anuradha)PURA cancel, very rare. SG ZT5 Just three examples are in private hands. (Image)

1869-78 India 1a grey Die II pair and single on separate pieces each showing (Bad)ULLA cancels, the pair additionally with part date. Extremely scarce. SG ZT5 (Image)

1869-78 India 8a brown (3), 1r grey Die II (15 including a pair and a strip of three) and 2r8a Die I with part BATTICALOA cancels, including a strip of three 1r and 8a on piece showing the full cancel with 7-3-77 date. SG ZT3, 5-6 (Image)

1869-78 collection of Type 1 Colombo cancels on 2a (2), 4a (pair - seemingly very scarce with the Type 1 cancel), 8a (4 including pair), 1r Die I strip of three (rather tired) and a fine single on piece, 1r Die II (7 including pair), 2r8a Die I strips of 7 and 4, pair and single), 5r strip of four, pair and two singles, 10r Die I strip of four, 2 pairs and 2 singles, 25r pair and two singles, 28r8a (4) and 50r pair and two singles. Mixed condition but an impressive accumulation. SG ZT1/15 (Image)

1860-78 India 10r green (deep shade) Die I strip of four, 1r Die II and 8a on piece, showing two full Type 1 COLOMBO 5 6 73 cancels and additional manuscript (not intrusive). SG ZT3, 5, 9 (Image)

1860-78 India 10r green (bluish shade) Die I strip of three and 8a on piece, showing full Type 1 COLOMBO 18 9 1869 cancel on the 10r strip and part of another strike on the 8a. An exceedingly early usage. SG ZT3, 9 (Image)

1869-78 India 14r4a lilac horizontal pair with Type 1 COLOMBO cancel, the left stamp with the Column 1 variety 'narrow stamp'. A few short perfs but extremely scarce used in Ceylon. SG ZT11 var The stamps in the first column in the sheet frequently have one less horizontal perforation than the others, which helps explain why this value is so often very poorly centered (Image)

1869-78 India 8a and 1r Die II used on part form with full Type II COLOMBO 27-11-78 cancel. Class 'P' (Private), to Negapatam. Central fold, clear of adhesives, full 'Abstract of Rules' on reverse. Rare. SG ZT3, 5 (Image)

1869-78 India 1r Die II strip of three used on part form with full Type II COLOMBO 24-2-79 cancel. Class 'Private', to Negapatam. Central fold, affecting the middle stamp, full 'Abstract of Rules' on reverse. Rare. SG ZT5 (Image)

1869-78 India 1r Die II pair used on part form (new type) with full Type II COLOMBO 5-6-79 cancel. Class 'P' (Private), to Moulmein. Several folds, affecting the right stamp, and some tape around the periphery which has stained, full 'Abstract of Rules' on reverse. Rare. SG ZT5 (Image)

1874 piece bearing India 2r8a Die I, 14r4a x 3 and 25r Die I pair with full straight-line COLOMBO 22-4-74 cancel (Type II) and part of another. Spectacular. SG ZT6, 11-12 (Image)

1869-78 India 25r violet Die II a fine strip of four with almost-full Type II COLOMBO 8-9-79 cancel, a splendid multiple. SG ZT13 (Image)

1869-79 four pieces with multiple frankings of Indian values from 2a upwards, each with part or almost full Colombo Type II cancel. Adhesives include 25r (2) and 50r; some faults. SG ZT1/15 (Image)

1869-78 India used at Colombo with Type II cancels, a substantial accumulation on Hagners with 2a (3 plus pair), 4a (6 plus two pairs), 8a (17 plus pair and strips of three and four), 1r Die II (35 plus five pairs and three strips of three), 2r8a Die I (14 plus pair, two strips of three and a strip of four), 5r (7), 10r Die I (12 plus three pairs), Die II (3 plus two pairs), 25r Die I (11 plus strip of three), Die II (11 plus two pairs and 50r (3). Mixed condition but many are fine. SG ZT1/15 (Image)

1876-7 India values from 2a to 50r used with Type III Colombo cancels (in use only during 1876-7). 2a (2 and two strips of three), 4a (4), 8a (3 and a pair), 1r Die II (11 plus seven pairs and three strips of four), 2r8a Die 1 (4), 5r (3), 10r Die I (3 plus 2 pairs and a strip of four), 25r Die 1 and 50r (5). Mixed condition. SG ZT1/15 (Image)

1869-78 India set to 50r with both Dies of the 1r, 2r8a, 10r and 25r, all with part COLOMBO cancels. Mainly fine but the 14r4a has one inky perf at top and a small fault at right. SG ZT1-15, £407 Note that several of the values in this set are very scarce used in Ceylon, with very few of the 2r8a Die II available, even used at Colombo (Image)

1869-78 India values between 4a and 50r with Type I Galle cancels, 14 singles, two pairs and two strips of three. Includes 14r4a, 28r8a x 3 and 50r (the latter faulty); a scarce cancel on some better adhesives. SG ZT2/15 (Image)

1869-78 India 14r8a and 50r used on piece (with small part of a 10r) cancelled by complete Type I GALLE 4 5 70 cancel. Very scarce, the 14r4a displaying the 'narrow stamp' variety from the fist column of the sheet. SG ZT11, 15 (Image)

1869-78 India set to 50r with both Dies of the 1r, 2r8a and 10r (no 25r Die II), all used with recognisable part GALLE straight-line cancels. A very difficult group to assemble, with the 2r8a Die II being particularly scarce. SG ZT1-12, 14-15 (Image)

1869-78 India 1r Die II used at Galle with Type II cancel, showing vertical perforations misplaced 4mm to left, scissor-cut around the design. Small portion missing at top left, one of just two known (offered with a photocopy of the other example); unusual. SG ZT5 var (Image)

1869-78 India values between 8a and 50r used with Type II Galle cancels with 8a (two pairs), 1r Die II (4 and two pairs), 2r8a (3 plus two strips of three which were originally adjoining), 10r Die I (three pairs), 25r Die I and 50r. Mixed condition but mostly good. SG ZT3/15 (Image)

1869-78 India 8a to 50 r values, used with Galle Type III cancels. 8a strip of three, 1r Die II single and pair, 2r8a Die I (2), 10r Die I, 14r4a, 25r Die I (2) and 50r. Between SG ZT3/15 (Image)

1869-78 India values used at Gampola; 8a (missing corner), 1r Die II (soiled), 2r8a and 28r8a (several short perfs). A very scarce cancel. SG ZT3, 5, 6, 14 (Image)