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Ceylon

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 282		Ceylon, 1857, 2d Green, Imperf, Pair, SG #3, o.g., ample margins on right and bottom, close on top and left, Fine, 1990 Holcombe cert. Scott #4 $420+. SG £400+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 283		o Ceylon, 1859, 4d Dull Rose, Imperf, SG #4, clear margins at top and left just into on other sides with barred cancel, horizontal crease, otherwise Fine, 2005 Sismondo cert. and 1954 BPA cert. Scott #5 $5,250. SG £4,500. Rare and seldom offered . Estimate $1,000-1,250. View details and photo	Realized $748
Lot 284		Ceylon, 1857, 5d Chestnut, Imperf, SG #5, o.g., three margins, just cutting at top, bottom nick in margin, small thin, Fine, 1947 R.P.S.L. cert. Scott #6 $1,750. SG £1,600. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $173
Lot 285		P Ceylon, 1859, 6d Purple Brown, Imperf Plate Proof, SG #6, ungummed, block of four on unwatermarked paper, good to large margins, light horizontal crease in lower pair, otherwise Fine, 1988 B.P.A. cert. Scott #6A. Estimate $250-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 286		o Ceylon, 1859, 9d Purple Brown, Imperf, SG #8, used, three full to close at right, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #9 $1,050. SG £900. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $288
Lot 287		o Ceylon, 1859, 9d Purple Brown, Imperf, SG #8, black cancel, three full to just touching margins at top, Fine to Very Fine, 2013 Sismondo cert. Scott #9 $1,050. SG £900. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 288		Ceylon, 1859, 1/9 Green, Imperf, SG #11, small part o.g., four full margins, nice color and impression, Very Fine, signed A. Diena. Scott #12 $950. SG £800. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 289		o Ceylon, 1859, 1/9 Yellow Green, Imperf, SG #11a, four amplatee margins, Very Fine. Scott #12a $3,500. SG £3,000. Estimate $600-800. View details and photo	Realized $1,150
Lot 290		Ceylon, 1861, QV, 8d Brown, Clean-Cut Perf 14 to 15½, SG #24; 2, with normal perfs just tied to piece along with 1857 1d imperf, Fine, 1956 B.P.A. cert. Scott #21; 2 $622. SG £545. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 291		Ceylon, 1861, QV, 1/9 Light Green, Rough Perf 14 to 15½, Prepared For Use But Not Issued, SG #36, o.g., some owner marks on back, Fine to Very Fine, 1985 B.P.A. cert. Scott #35 $825. SG £750. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $299
Lot 292		Ceylon, 1866, QV, 3d Rose, Imperf, Pair, SG #60 var., o.g., margin pair, Fine to Very Fine. Scott #59a $1,000. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 293		Ceylon, 1872, QV 2c on 1902 2c Postal Card Registered to Holland, SG #121, with additional 3c, 5c, and 6c (2) Victoria tied by "Ragama/Ja 10, 02" cds, faint violet oval censor handstamp, Colombo transit and Tholen receiver, Fine and scarce. Scott #63. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $219
Lot 294		Ceylon, 1879, QV, 2r50¢ Dull Rose, Perf 12½x14, SG #138, part o.g., slight pencil mark on back, otherwise very fine example of this scarce stamp. Scott #82 $825. SG £800. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 295		o Ceylon, 1885, Crown CC Watermark, 5¢ on 24¢ Group, SG #154, used, pl. reconstruction of the 12 types (missing 2 and 9), Fine. Scott #95 $1,115+. SG £1,100+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $104
Lot 296		o Ceylon, 1885, Crown CC Watermark, 5¢ on 32¢ Group, SG #172, used, pl. reconstruction of the 12 types, Fine. Scott #112 $690+. SG £660+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 297		o Ceylon, 1885, Crown CC Watermark, 5¢ on 64¢ Group, SG #173, used, pl. reconstruction of the 12 types, Fine. Scott #113 $690+. SG £660+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 298		Ceylon, 1885, Crown CC Watermark, 10¢ on 64¢ Red Brown, Plate Group, SG #174, mint o.g. to part o.g. and one used, pl. reconstruction of the 12 types with various pl. defects, generally Fine. Scott #114 $1,275+. SG £1,215+. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 299		/o Ceylon, 1885, Crown CA Watermark, 5¢ on 16¢ Group, SG #180, pl. reconstruction mint or used of the 12 types with pl. flaw on type 11, Fine. Scott #119. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $115
Lot 300		P Ceylon, 1886, QV, 5¢ Proof, SG #195 P, on back and glazed card, with date "18 NOV 90" blue handstamp and "BEFORE HARDENING", Fine to Very Fine. Scott #131 P. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $276
Lot 301		S Ceylon, 1886, QV Specimen Complete, SG #195s/199s, 15¢ in two shades, short perf on 5¢ at top and part o.g. on one 15¢, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #131, 136, 138, 139. SG £350+. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $150
Lot 302		Ceylon, 1886, QV, 5¢ on Cover With "Cave" Overprint, SG #195, tied by "Colombo/5 Jy 01" cds with Diyatalawa Camp purple censor and forwarded to Ragama Camp, with Colombo and Ragama backstamps, most of bottom flap missing, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #131. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $374
Lot 303		/o Ceylon, 1890, QV, 5¢ on 15¢ Group of Varieties, SG #233 var., eight items mint or used incl. inverted overprints, "REVENUE" omitted, "l" for i, and inverted "S", generally Fine to Very Fine. Scott #152 var. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $242
Lot 304		Ceylon, 1912, GV, 50r Dull Purple, SG #320, l.h., spot on face, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #215 $550. SG £600. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $311
Lot 305		S Ceylon, 1912, GV, 500r Dull Green, Overprinted "Specimen", SG #322s, toned o.g., otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #217 var. SG £700. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $322
Lot 306		Ceylon, 1924, GV, 50r Dull Purple, SG #358, o.g., Fine to Very Fine. Scott #245 $625. SG £750. Estimate $250-350. View details and photo	Realized $460
Lot 307		S Ceylon, 1927, GV, 100r Dull Purple & Blue, Overprinted "Specimen", SG #360s, o.g. (h.r.), pencil marks on back, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #247 var. SG £475. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $334
Lot 308		Ceylon, 1929 Die Proof Reprints of 1857-59 Issues, SG #380, 19 different on auction cards of Robson Lowe types DA, DB, DE and DF, generally Fine to Very Fine. Paid £571 in 2015 Gibbons Auction. Scott #261. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 309		S Ceylon, 1938-49, GVI Pictorials Set, Perforated "Specimen", SG #386s/97s, o.g., couple have toned gum, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. Scott #278-289, 292, 295 vars. SG £650. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $230
Lot 310		B Ceylon, Booklets; 1919 GV 145r With Advertising on Back Cover, Complete Unexploded Booklet, SG #SB4b, not complateete (stamps missing), mounting corner attached with tiny spots, very rare, otherwise Fine. €2500 realized in Gartner 2014 auction. The only currently known example, currently listed in S.G. not priced . Estimate $1,500-2,000. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 311		B Ceylon, Booklets; 1937 Coronation R180 (6x30), Complete Unexploded Booklet, SG #SB15, 3 n.h. panes of 10 of #275 and pane of 4 Airmail labels, unexplateoded, Fine to Very Fine. SG £1,200. Imprint states only 2000 we made . Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $604
Lot 312		B Ceylon, Booklets; 1937 Coronation R270, Complete Unexploded Booklet, SG #SB16, 3 n.h. pane of 10 #276 one pane missing 2 stamps and pane with four Airmail labels, staplatee partly missing, otherwise Fine to Very Fine. SG £1,300. Only 1000 sold . Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $127

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