Lot 5603 (#5347)
Est. £1,100 - £1,300
CEYLON - 1857-1899 ATTRACTIVE MINT COLLECTION on pages, includes 1857-64 ½d imperf & ½d perf, 1861-64 clean-cut & intermediate perfs 2d & 1s (x3) unused and rough perfs 6d & 9d unused, 1862 9d unused, 1863-66 ½d (x6) & 4d, 1867-70 2d, 4d, 5d (x2), 6d (x2), 9d (x2) & 2s (some unused), 1872-80 2c, 1882 surcharges set, 1885 surcharges wmk CC 20c on 32c, 25c on 32c & 30c on 36c, perf 14x12½ 10c on 64c, 1.12r on 2.50r (unused) and wmk CA 5c on 4c, 10c on 24c & 15c on 16c, 1885 surcharges set, 1886 set, 1886-95 1.12r, 1888-90 surcharges set, plus various inverted & double overprint varieties incl SG 202a, 203a, 204c, 205b, 206a, 207a, 208a, 209a, 209c, 210a, 211a & 211c, and SG 206 block of 4 (some with brownish gum as usual), 1891 surcharges set, 1892 surcharges set, 1893-99 set, 1898-99 surcharges to 2.25r on 2.50r, 1899-1900 set etc. Some earlier issues with small imperfections or without gum as usual, stc £8,100+ (approx 105 stamps)