Auction No. 37 Saturday, 24 October 2026 / 11:00 am start
Ceylon (314, Cat. £2,200) & Maldive Islands (27, ...
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Lot Details
Ceylon (314, Cat. £2,200) & Maldive Islands (27, Cat. £100) 1857-1960 good to fine used, the former with 1857/59 1d, 2d, 6d & 1/- imperfs, 1861/64 clean cut perfs 14 to 15½ 5d & 1/-, rough perf. 1d plus blued paper, 6d & perf. 12½ 10d, 1863/65 1d & 2d perf. 12½, 1866/68 1d perf. 14 & 1867/70 1d (2), 2d (2), 4d, 5d, 6d, 8d, 10d & 1/- plus 1872/86 to 48¢ before 1883/98 with 4 vals to 8d, 1885 surcharges in various perfs (6) & 1885 surcharges (4) to 28¢ on 32¢ (4). Also 1886 to 28¢, 1888/90 2¢ surcharges (7), 1890 5¢ on 15¢, 1891 15¢ on 28¢, 1892 3¢ on 4¢ (2), 1893/99 to 30¢, 1899 set of 9, 1903 to 1r50 (excl 75¢) & 1904/05 MCA wmk to 1r50 plus 1910/11 to 50¢ & 1912/25 to 1r incl shades. Incls 1918/19 War Stamps with 2¢ wmk inverted (10), 1921/32 script wmk to 5r & 1926 surcharges. Finally 1927/29 to 5r, 1935/36 set, 1935 SJ, 1938/49 to 5r incl perf changes, 1951/54 to 10r & 1958/62 to 10r (excl 75¢ & 85¢). Officials with 1895 to 30¢, 1899/1900 set of 4 & 1903/04 set of 6. Maldive Is 1909/60 incls 1950 to 1r (Cat. £70) & others in part sets. (JC)