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Auction: 11025 - Dr. Robert Towers Collection of British Empire
Lot: 237

Ceylon 1867-1962 mainly used collection including 1866-68 CC perf. 12 1/2 3d. (2) and perf. 14 1d. (7 including a block of four) and 3d. (2), 1872-80 CC perf. 14 2c. to 96c. (watermark inverted), perf. 14x12 1/2 2c., 4c., 8c. and perf. 12 1/2 2c. and 4c. (soiled), 1885 CC perf. 14 5c. on 24c., 5c. on 48c., 5c. on 96c., 10c. on 64c., perf. 14x12 1/2 5c. on 64c., 10c. on 64c., perf. 12 1/2 1r.12 on 2r.50 and perf. 12 1/2x14 1r.12 on 2r.25, CA perf. 14 5c. on 4c. with surcharge inverted (2), 1887 1r.12 (3, one with watermark sideways), 1890 5c. on 15c. with surcharge inverted and with "revenue" omitted, 1893-99 3c. to 2r.50, 1898-99 1r.50 on 2r.50 and 2r.25 on 2r.50, 1899-1900 2c. to 2r.25, 1903-05 2c. to 2r.25, 1904-05 MCA 2c. to 2r.25, 1910-11 MCA 2c. to 5r., 1912-25 MCA 1c. to 50r. (soiled and washed) with additional dies and shades, 1921-32 1c. to 20r. with additional dies and shades (also 100r. dull purple and blue overprinted "specimen" -stains on reverse), 1926 (Nov.) 2c. on 3c. with surcharge double and with bar omitted in vertical pair with normal, 1927-29 1r. to 20r., 1938-49 2c. to 5r. with perf changes, Official Stamps 1869 narrow opt. 2d. to 1/- and wide opt 1d. and 3d. all mint and 1895 2c. to 1r.12, and Postal Fiscal 1952 10r. Generally fine. Cat. £6,800+ Estimate £ 1,000-1,200

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