CEYLON
1857-1972, a very fine collection with an extensive range of pre-1866 issues including 1857 (April) blued paper 6d. (18), 1857 blue glazed paper ½d. (11, two unused) and white paper unused or used (19), 1857-59 series with unused examples of the 1d., 2d., 5d. (3), 6d., 10d. (2), 1/9d. (2, with the yellow-green), 2/-, as well as numerous used (with a good variety of shades), 1861-64 perforated values with clean-cut or intermediate 4d. and 8d. unused, rough perf. with values to 2/- (3) unused, 1862 no watermark 5d. unused, 1863-66 Crown CC values with better shades; later with 1872-80 2r.50c. mint, 1885 surcharges, K.E.VII and K.G.V mint values to 10r. Many of the better Q.V. are accompanied by R.P.S. or B.P.A. Certificates. Very high catalogue value. (hundreds)

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1857-1972, a very fine collection with an extensive range of pre-1866 issues including 1857 (April) blued paper 6d. (18), 1857 blue glazed paper ½d. (11, two unused) and white paper unused or used (19), 1857-59 series with unused examples of the 1d., 2d., 5d. (3), 6d., 10d. (2), 1/9d. (2, with the yellow-green), 2/-, as well as numerous used (with a good variety of shades), 1861-64 perforated values with clean-cut or intermediate 4d. and 8d. unused, rough perf. with values to 2/- (3) unused, 1862 no watermark 5d. unused, 1863-66 Crown CC values with better shades; later with 1872-80 2r.50c. mint, 1885 surcharges, K.E.VII and K.G.V mint values to 10r. Many of the better Q.V. are accompanied by R.P.S. or B.P.A. Certificates. Very high catalogue value. (hundreds)

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