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Auction: 5023 - Important Great Britain, British Post Offices Abroad, Crowned Circles & B.E.
Lot: 579

x Ceylon 1857-1935 mint collection including 1857-59 imperf 2d. green with small part original gum, 1858 glazed paper 1/2d. dull mauve with large part original gum, 1861-64 wmk. Star 1d. dull blue, 4d. (regummed), 5d. (regummed) and 9d. brown (regummed), 1862 no wmk. 6d. and 1/-, both without gum, 1863-70 perf 121/2 values to 2/-, 1872-80 CC perf 14 2c. to 96c., perf 14x121/2 2c. and 8c. and perf 121/2x14 2r.50, 1885 CC perf 14 5c. on 32c., 5c. on 36c., 5c. on 64c., 5c. on 96c., 10c. on 36c., 10c. on 64c., 20c. on 24c., 28c. on 48c., 30c. on 36c. with surcharge inverted and 56c. on 96c., perf 121/2 1r.12 on 2r.50, perf 121/2x14 1r.12 on 2r.50 (marginal) and CA perf 14 5c. on 8c., 1885 5c. on 8c. to 1r.12 on 2r.50, 1889 1r.50 on 2r.50 and 2r.25 on 2r.50, 1899-1900 2c. to 2r.25, 1903-05 CA 2c. to 2r.25, 1905-05 MCA 2c. to 2r.25, 1910-11 MCA 2c. to 10r., 1912-25 MCA 1c. to 20r., 1921-32 Script 1c. to 20r., 1927-29 1r. to 20r., 1935-36 2c. to 1r. and Official 1903-04 2c. to 30c, also Maldive Islands 1906 2c. to 25c.; condition generally fine. Cat. £19,000+ Estimate £ 3,000-4,000

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