1857 6d Plate proof in black in imperf. block of 12, ungummed, some minor creasing and two stamps cut into, fine appearance (Image)

1857 6d Purple-Brown on blued paper, with fine to large margins, used with light barred cancel, very fine, cert. RPS (1971) (Image)

1857 6d Purple-Brown on blued paper used with fine to large margins, neat barred oval cancel, very fine (SG £450) (Image)

1857 (Jul 25) Envelope from Colombo to Ireland with 1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper, just cut into at top left otherwise good margins, tied by barred cancel, endorsed "Overland Mail via Southampton" with "BRITISH-PACKET / PAID / POSTAGE" hs and London transit, reverse with "COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER" despatch, Dublin transit and Tuam arrival, minor soiling, fine and scarce, ex Baron de Worms and Agaberg (Image)

1858 (Oct 15) Envelope from Colombo to England with 1857 6d purple-brown on blued paper (just touched at foot) and 1857-59 1d blue (one clear margin) and 2d green (fine to good margins), cancelled by barred circles, endorsed "Via Marseilles" with London transit, reverse with "COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER" and Keighley arrival, fine, signed Calves (Image)

1857-59 2d Deep Turquoise Blue unused with close to fine margins, some faint toning, fine (SG £1'100) (Image)

1857-59 2d Blue used strip of four with close to large margins, barred oval cancels, very fine (Image)

1857-59 2d Green mint og right marginal block of four, patchy gum and some paper adherence at foot, minor gum creasing, showing plate flaw on the "T" of "TWO" on the lower right stamp, a very fine and scarce multiple, ex Burrus (was a block of six in that sale and described "this would make a brilliant block of four") (Image)

1857-59 4d Dull Rose used with two good margins and outer frame-line cut into in two places, crisp barred cancel, deep fresh colour, very fine and scarce (SG £4'500) (Image)

1857-59 5d Chestnut used strip of three, close to large margins with barred circle cancels, very fine and very rare, the largest known multiple of this stamp of which there are only two strips of three known, ex Caspary and Agabeg (pictured on the front cover), cert. RPS (1975) (Image)

1857-59 9d Die proof in black on India paper affixed to card (32x38mm), very fine and scarce (Image)

1857-59 9d Purple-Brown used with very close to fine margins, barred cancel, faint tone spot at right otherwise fine, cert. RPS (1955) (SG £900) (Image)

1857-59 1s9d Imperforate plate proof in black on wove paper in block of 4 with fine to large margins, very fine (Image)

1857-59 1s9d Green mint small part og, close to fine margins, very fine, cert. BPA (1987) (SG £800) (Image)

1857-59 1s9d Green used left marginal with good margins elsewhere, tiny thin at the top in the margin (which shows the wmk line), very fine (SG £800) (Image)

1857-59 2s Dull Blue unused with good to large margins, thin at lower left, superb appearance, a rare stamp (SG £6'500) (Image)

1857-59 2s Dull Blue used with good margins, barred cancel, horiz. crease at top, fine appearance (SG £1'300) (Image)

1857-64, Collection of imperf. issues, mostly used, incl. 1857 6d on blued paper (pair and two singles), 1857-59 1d deep turquoise blue (strip of 3, pair and 5 singles, several showing re-entries), 1d blue (5, two showing a re-entry), 2d green (4), 2d yellow-green (mint pair with minor faults and used pair & 3 singles), 4d (re-margined), 5d (3), 6d (7 incl. shades + purple-brown on part cover), 8d (3), 9d (3), 10d (1 unused and 3 used), 1s (3), 1s9d (1 unused, 1 unused re-margined, 1 used and yellow-green re-margined used), 2s blue (4), 1857-64 1d lilac on blued paper (3-margin mint, 4 used) and 1d lilac (pair, 2 used and 1 unused), mixed condition throughout with the usual re-margined stamps or cut into margins, still a useful lot with some rare stamps (SG £38'000+) (Image)

1858 (May 22) Entire from Badulla to India with 1857-59 5d chestnut, just cut into at top right), tied by barred circle, reverse with "BADULLA / POST PAID" despatch cds and Bombay arrival, filing fold affecting top of stamp otherwise fine (Image)

1859 (Mar 14) Wrapper from Colombo to Scotland with 1857-59 2d green pair (fine to good margins) and 5d chestnut (just cut into at foot), tied by barred circles, reverse with red "COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER" despatch and Glasgow arrival, very fine, ex Dale-Lichtenstein, cert. BPA (1975) (Image)

1860 (May) Envelope sent to England, initially bearing strip of four GB 1858-79 2d blue pl.7, then covered by Ceylon 1857-59 1d blue, 2d green and 6d purple-brown (leaving one GB 2d showing), tied by oval bar obliterators, endorsed "Via Marseilles," reverse with "GALLE / STEAMER LETTER," Alcester and Bromsgrove cds, an extraordinary and unique franking, cert. Neumann (2009) (Image)

1862 (Feb 21) Entire from Galle to Singapore with 1857-59 1d blue strip of five (first stamp showing re-entry #5), cut into at foot, tied by barred circles, with "GALLE / POST PAID" despatch cds below, endorsed "per Behar" internally, very fine and scarce destination Note: Illustrated in "The London Philatelist", July 1967, in "The Postal Rates and Regulations of Ceylon" by Lawrence Shenfield (Image)

1857-64 1/2d Dull Mauve on white paper mint og left marginal block of 8, some minor gum wrinkles, fine and fresh multiple (Image)

1861-64 Wmk Star intermediate perf.14-15 1/2 4d dull rose with crisp barred cancel leaving portrait pretty much clear, a superb example (SG £325) (Image)

1861-64 Wmk Star intermediate perf. 8d brown mint og, trimmed from the sheet so showing the complete design of the stamp but the perfs are trimmed at to top right side, fine and scarce (SG £2'500) (Image)