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| 6258 |
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 George V Key Plate issues 1921/32: 10 c. sage-green, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf. 14, an
unused vertical pair divided by interpanneau margin, upper stamp Die I, lower stamp Die II, bend in margin, fresh and fine, large part og. Elusive and scarce Gi = £ 375. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6259 |
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 George V Key Plate issues 1921/32: 15 c. green on pale yellow, wmk. Multiple Script CA,
perf. 14, an unused vertical pair divided by interpanneau margin, upper stamp Die I, lower stamp Die II, bend in margin, fresh and fine, unmounted og. Elusive and scarce Gi = £ 325. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6260 |
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 George V Key Plate issues 1921/32: 20 c. bright blue, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf. 14, an
unused vertical pair divided by interpanneau margin, upper stamp Die I, lower stamp Die II, bend across margin, fresh and fine, large part or unmounted og. Scarce Gi = £ 375.rnProvenance: Collection Alexander Reid, Spink, London, 11 March 2010,
lot 197. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6261 |
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 George V Key Plate issues 1921/32: 30 c. yellow-green & violet, wmk. Multiple Script CA,
perf. 14, an unused sheet marginal block of four divided by interpanneau margin, upper stamps Die I, lower stamps Die II, bend across central margin, fresh and fine appearance but some light staining on large part og. Rare Gi = £ 1'500+. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6262 |
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 George V Key Plate issues 1921/32: 50 r. dull purple, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf. 14, an
unused example of fresh colour, merest trace of rub, showing variety "Broken Crown & Scroll" (Row 2, stamp 12), fresh and very fine, large part og. A very scarce stamp Gi = £ 1'500.rnProvenance: Collection D.J. Norris, Spink,. London, 11-13 July
2006, lot 238. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6263 |
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 George V Key Plate issues 1921/32: 100 r. brownish grey, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf. 14,
an unused example of fine appearance, overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D16) in red, variety "Break in Scroll" (Row 1, stamp 12), large part og. Circa 12 examples can possibly exist. Rare, unpriced by SG Gi = £ 500 for normal. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)
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| 6264 |
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 George V Key Plate issues 1921/32: 100 r. brownish grey, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf. 14,
an unused example of rich colour, well centred, variety "Broken Crown & Scroll" (Row 2, stamp 12), superb large part og. A very fresh example of this rare stamp Gi = £ 5'500.rnProvenance: Collection Howard & Torrie Gibralter, Shreves, New York,
15-16 Sept 2000, lot 1392. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6265 |
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 George V Key Plate issues 1921/32: 100 r. dull purple & blue, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf.
14, a top marginal used example, of fresh colour, neatly tied to 1936 cover by "Anuradhapura" cds in black (Jan 14). Philatelic but of great rarity Gi = £ 2'750 for unused, unpriced used. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6266 |
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 George V Key Plate issues 1921/32: 100 r. dull purple & blue, wmk. Multiple Script CA, perf.
14, an unused example of fine colour, overprinted SPECIMEN (Samuel type D16) in black, variety "Break in Scroll" (Row 1, stamp 12), fresh and fine, dried part og., however circa 12 examples possible Gi = £ 550 for normal. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6267 |
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 Surcharged in Colombo 1926 (Nov 27): Album page with 2 c. on 3 c. slate and 5 c. on 6 c.
bright violet set of two overprinted SPECIMEN over Country name in black, 2 c. on 3 c. unused vertical pairs (2) from base of sheet with one showing "Bar Omitted" variety, the other with "Sucharge Double and Bar Omitted", an unused block of six with
"Surcharge Double" variety, and a used piece with 2 c. on 3 c. "Bar Omitted" variety (8 items) Gi = £ 800+. (Image 1)
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| 6268 |
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 1927/29: De La Rue Appendix sheet for the redrawn high values with 1 r. Colour Trials (5),
trial perforated 12 (issued perf. 14), 1 r. dull & bright purple, (2 r.) green & carmine, (5 r.) green & dull purple, (10 r.) green & brown-orange and (20 r.) dull purple & blue with the accepted denominations annotated at left, fresh and very fine.
Illustrated in the De La Rue Collection edited by Frank Walton on page 2548 - the 100 r. value from the base of this page is also housed in this collection. Unique and most appealing.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 16-17 Oct 2005, lot 271; Grosvenor,
London, 23-25 May 2011, lot 1271. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6269 |
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 1927/29: High values, 1 r. to 20 r. dull purple & blue, the unused set of five complete, all
overprinted SPECIMEN in black, fresh colour, fine large part og. Gi = £ 275. (Image 1)
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| 6270 |
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 1927/29: 20 r. dull purple & blue, a used example, corner marginal from lower left of sheet,
used on 1937 cover tied by "Anuradhapura" cds in black (Dec 21). Philatelic but of great scarcity Gi = £ 475 off cover. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6271 |
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 1935: Composite stamp size Essays for the Pictorial Issue (7), submitted by De La Rue for
proposed 2 c. - 2 r.. values, using the adopted picture of George V, with head-plate printed in various colours and photographic bromides for the pictorial vignettes (the 20 c. value showing coconut palms being printed in black), CEYLON, frames and
value tablets all entirely hand-painted in difffering colours each applied to cards; largely as adopted. Absolutely stunning and of great rarity.rnProvenance: Harmers, London, 15 May 1996, lot 23. (Image 1)
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| 6272 |
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 1934/35: Pictorial Issue, the complete set of eleven values unused, all locally overprinted
SPECIMEN (Samuel type CE8) in black, fresh colours, rounded corner on 9 c., fine large part og. An extremely rare set.rnProvenance: Collection D.J. Norris, Spink, London, 12 July 2006; Spink, London, 5 May 2011, lot 242. (Image 1)
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| 6273 |
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 1935/36: De La Rue Proof for the 50 c. value, vignette only (Elephants), engraved in black
on watermarked Multiple Crown CA paper (63 x 46 mm.), fresh, fine and rare. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6274 |
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 1938/49: Pictorial definitive issue, the album pages, all unused, with the complete set of
fourteen and 'a' numbers including 1938 2 c. black & carmine perf. 13½ x 13 (Gi 386a), 1938 3 c. black & deep blue-green perf. 13½ x 13 (Gi 387a= £ 275), 1941 3 c. black & deep blue-green line perf. 14 (Gi 387c), 5 c. sage-green & orange with
'Apostrophe' flaw, 50 c. black & dull mauve perf. 13 x 11½ (Gi 394 = £ 160) and 50 c. line perf. 14, 5 r. green & purple (both), generally fine, large part or unmounted og. Gi = £ 1'200+.rn (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6275 |
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 1938/49: Pictorial definitive issue, the complete set of fourteen values all perforated
hooded SPECIMEN by DLR or Bradbury Wilkinson, fresh and very fine, large part og. A rare set Gi = £ 650. (Image 1)
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| 6276 |
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 1938/49: Pictorial definitive issue, the 1938 50 c. black & dull violet, perf. 13 x 13½, an
unused example of fine appearance, fresh and fine, some pencil annotating on large part og. Gi = £ 450. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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| 6277 |
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 1937 (Oct 14): De La Rue Die Proof for proposed 2 c. Postal Stationery card, with printed
design and head-plate on glazed white card, the curved CEYLON, both 2 c.value tablets and TWO CENTS all hand-painted in Chinese white on black background; marked "A" at top and initialled and dates "14/10/37" at lower left with file number "V296" at
right. Splendid and unique. (Image 1) (Image 2)
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