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Auction: 19029 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 329

Ceylon
1951-2005 range of modern errors, many being minor perforation shifts, among the better items are 1964-72 60c. with shift of red to right, 1983 National Heroes 50c. orange-brown with wrong portrait, 1997 (Feb.) 2r.50 (Type 582) on 2r. (2) with surcharge double and a complete vertical row of five with surcharge omitted on top stamp, 1997 (May) 11r. (Type 588) on 10r.50 complete horizontal row of five with surcharge omitted on last stamp, 2001-03 Drummers 2r. marginal strip of four, 4r. vertical pair and single, 10r. and 13r.50 top right corner pair with major perforation shifts and 16r.50 horizontal pair with perforations double in the margin at right, 2002 (Apr.) 3r.50 top left corner vertical pair, the top row of perforations shifted downwards, 2002 (Aug.) Games 16r.50 top marginal vertical pair with major shift downwards of top perforations, 2002 (Aug.) Tourism 10r. pair with margin at right showing major shift to left of perforations at right, 2003 (Feb.) 50c. on 17r. with surcharge double and 2003 (Apr.) 50r. moonstone with margin at foot and showing major upward shift of horizontal perforations, fine unmounted mint. An interesting lot worth viewing

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