Lot 1642 (#4343)
Est. £450 - £500
CEYLON - 1857-1947 ALL DIFFERENT COLLECTION A mint or used collection on album pages with a good range of Queen Victoria issues, includes 1857-59 2d and 5d imperfs used, 1857-64 ½d mint, 1861-70 perf Chalon types with 1d, 2d ochre, and 5d olive-green mint, 5d chestnut, 6d brown, and 10d used, 1866-68 1d perf 14 mint, 1872-80 wmk CC used range to 48c plus 96c mint, 1882 20c on 64c mint, 1885 good range of surcharges to 1r12c on 2r50 used incl 5c on 36c blue, 25c on 32c slate, and 30c on 36c blue (these three all mint), 1887 1r12c dull rose mint, 1888-92 surcharge range (mostly mint), 1893-99 2r50 purple on red mint, 1895 Officials most values to 1r12c used, and 1899 Officials to 15c used, King Edward VII range with 75c, 2r, and 2r25 mint, King George V Heads to 5r mint, 1935 Jubilee set mint, 1935-36 Pictorial set mint, King George VI definitives with most values to 2r mint, 2r and 5r used, etc. Cat over £2,500. (approx 160 stamps)