CEYLON
1866-1971, the valuable mint and used collection in four albums and loose including 1866 perf. 12½ 3d. rose (4, two used), 1872-80 2c. to 96c. duplicated values with two complete unused sets, and a few values in mint blocks of four, 1879 2r.50c. mint and used (2), 1883-98 CA 16c. pale violet used (3), 1885 local surcharges - a fine range in a separate stockbook including some forgeries, 1885 De La Rue surcharges with duplicated values and multiples, 1888-90 Two Cents surcharges selection with inverted types in blocks of six (3) mint, 1899-1900 mint and used duplicated sets together with a further set overprinted "SPECIMEN", 1903-05 and 1904-05 K.E.VII series to 2r.25c., 1910-11 to 10r. (2) mint, 1912-25 mint to 20r. (3), 1921-33 mint to 20r., K.G.VI range including better 1938-49 perforation types, later values to 1971 including 1964-66 gum variations, varieties and errors; also Official 1895 and 1899-1900 sets in mint blocks of four. High catalogue value. (several thousand)

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1866-1971, the valuable mint and used collection in four albums and loose including 1866 perf. 12½ 3d. rose (4, two used), 1872-80 2c. to 96c. duplicated values with two complete unused sets, and a few values in mint blocks of four, 1879 2r.50c. mint and used (2), 1883-98 CA 16c. pale violet used (3), 1885 local surcharges - a fine range in a separate stockbook including some forgeries, 1885 De La Rue surcharges with duplicated values and multiples, 1888-90 Two Cents surcharges selection with inverted types in blocks of six (3) mint, 1899-1900 mint and used duplicated sets together with a further set overprinted "SPECIMEN", 1903-05 and 1904-05 K.E.VII series to 2r.25c., 1910-11 to 10r. (2) mint, 1912-25 mint to 20r. (3), 1921-33 mint to 20r., K.G.VI range including better 1938-49 perforation types, later values to 1971 including 1964-66 gum variations, varieties and errors; also Official 1895 and 1899-1900 sets in mint blocks of four. High catalogue value. (several thousand)

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