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CEYLON (Sri Lanka), Queen Victoria surcharges

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1882-1899

'Two' on 4 c red 'TWO' on 4 c lilac 'TWO CENTS' on 4 c red'TWO CENTS" on 4 c lilac '2 Cents' on 4 c red 

  'TWO' on 4 c red 
  'TWO' on 4 c lilac 
  'TWO CENTS' on 4 c red 
  'TWO CENTS' on 4 c lilac 
  'Two Cents' on 4 c red 
  'Two Cents' on 4 c lilac 
  '2 Cents' on 4 c red 
  '2 Cents' on 4 c lilac 
  '2 Cents' and bar on 4 c red 
  '2 Cents' and bar on 4 c lilac


What is this 'Two Cents' in two lines and bar overprint on 4 c? Forgery?

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
'TWO' on 4 c red *** *  
'TWO' on 4 c lilac ** *  
'TWO CENTS' on 4 c red * *  
'TWO CENTS' on 4 c lilac * *  
'Two Cents' on 4 c red *** **  
'Two Cents' on 4 c lilac RR RR  
'2 Cents' on 4 c red *** ***  
'2 Cents' on 4 c lilac RR RR  
'2 Cents' and bar on 4 c red *** ***  
'2 Cents' and bar on 4 c lilac RR RR   

  '3 Cents' and bar on 4 c red (1892)
  '3 Cents' and bar on 4 c lilac (1892)
  '3 Cents' on 28 c grey (1892)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
3 c on 4 c red *** ***  
3 c on 4 c lilac ** **  
3 c on 28 c *** ***  

'Postage & Revenue FIVE CENTS' on 4 c lilac 'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 8 c yellow 'REVENUE AND POSTAGE 5 CENTS' on 8 c lilac 'POSTAGE REVENUE Five Cents' on 15 c green 'FIVE CENTS' on 16 c lilac 5 c on 36 c blue 5 c on 24 c green Certified genuine stamp, 5 c on 48 c 

  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 4 c red (1885)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 4 c lilac (1885)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 8 c yellow (1885)
  'REVENUE AND POSTAGE 5 CENTS' on 8 c lilac (1885)
  'POSTAGE Five Cents REVENUE' on 15 c green  (1890)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 16 c lilac (1885)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 24 c green (1885)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 24 c brown (1885)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 32 c grey (1885)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 36 c blue (1885)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 48 c red (1885)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 64 c brown (1885)
  'Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue' on 96 c grey (1885)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 c on 4 c red *** ** Watermark 'CA Crown'
5 c on 4 c lilac RR RR Watermark 'CA Crown'
5 c on 8 c yellow R *** Watermark 'CA Crown'
5 c on 8 c lilac *** * Watermark 'CA Crown'
5 c on 15 c *** *** I've seen an inverted surcharge: RR
5 c on 16 c RR R Watermark 'CA Crown'
5 c on 24 c green RRR RR Watermark 'CC Crown'
5 c on 24 c brown RRR RR Watermark 'CA Crown'
5 c on 32 c RR ***  
5 c on 36 c RR ***  
5 c on 48 c RRR RR  
5 c on 64 c RR ***  
5 c on 96 c RR RR  

'TEN CENTS' on 24 c lilac 

  'Six Cents' on 15 c green (1899)
  'TEN CENTS' on 16 c lilac (1885)
  'TEN CENTS' on 24 c green (1885)
  'TEN CENTS' on 24 c lilac (1885)
  '10 CENTS' on 24 c lilac (1885)
  'TEN CENTS' on 36 c blue (1885)
  'TEN CENTS' on 64 c brown (1885)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
6 c on 15 c * *  
10 c on 16 c RRR RRR  
'TEN CENTS' on 24 c green RRR RR Watermark 'CC Crown'
'TEN CENTS' on 24 c lilac RR *** Watermark 'CA Crown'
'10 CENTS' on 24 c brown R *** Watermark 'CA Crown'
10 c on 36 c RRR RRR  
10 c on 64 c RR RR  

'FIFTEEN CENTS' on 16 c lilac '15 CENTS' on 16 c orange 

  'FIFTEEN CENTS' on 16 c lilac (1885)
  '15 CENTS' on 16 c orange (1885)
  'FIFTEEN CENTS' on 25 c brown (1891)
  'FIFTEEN CENTS' on 28 c grey (1891)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
15 c on 16 c lilac R R  
15 c on 16 c orange R ***  
15 c on 25 c R R  
15 c on 28 c R ***   

  'SIXTEEN 16 CENTS' on 24 c green (1882)
  'TWENTY CENTS' on 24 c green (1885)
  'Twenty Cents' on 32 c grey (1885)
  'TWENTY 20 CENTS' on 64 c brown (1882)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
16 c on 24 c RR RR  
20 c on 24 c RR RR  
20 c on 32 c RR RR  
20 c on 64 c R ***  

'Twenty five Cents' on 32 c grey 'Twenty eight Cents' on 48 c red

  'Twenty five Cents' on 32 c grey (1885)
  '28 CENTS' on 32 c grey (1885)
  'Twenty-Eight Cents' on 48 c red (1885)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
25 c on 32 c R R  
28 c on 32 c R ***  
28 c on 48 c RR R  

30 c on 36 c, with inverted overprint '30 CENTS' on 36 c olive '56 CENTS' on 96 c olive

  'THIRTY CENTS' on 36 c blue (1885, exists with inverted overprint)
  '30 CENTS' on 36 c olive (1885)
  'FIFTY-SIX CENTS' on 96 c grey (1885)
  '56 CENTS' on 96 c olive (1885)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
30 c on 36 c blue R R Inverted surcharge: RR
30 c on 36 c olive RR R  
'FIFTY-SIX CENTS' on 96 c RR R  
'56 CENTS' on 96 c RR R   
Large sizes

2 R 25 c on 2 R 50 c yellow

  'One Rupee Twelve Cents' on 2 R 50 red (1885)
  '1 r 12 c' on 2 R 50 red (1885)
  '1 R 50 C' on 2 R 50 c grey (1899)
  '2 R 25 C' on 2 R 50 c yellow (1899)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
'One Rupee Twelve Cents' on 2 R 50 c RR R  
1 R 12 c on 2 R 50 c RR RR  
1 R 50 c on 2 R 50 c RR RR  
2 R 25 c on 2 R 50 c RR RR  

Forgeries:

Sperati forgeries of the "Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue" on 24 c brown


(Sperati forgery, left image obtained from Richard Frajola's website on Sperati forgeries: http://www.seymourfamily.com/rfrajola/Sperati/speratiindex.htm)

Sperati made forgeries of the "Postage & FIVE CENTS Revenue" on 24 c brown. He used a 4 c rose with the same overprint, from which he removed the basic stamp image (leaving the overprint intact), and then printed the 24 c design on top of it, in such a way that the overprint and cancel appear to be on top. In this way, the paper, overprint and cancel are genuine! The printing method used by Sperati seems to be different from the genuine printing process.
Sperati also forged some 4 c lilac stamps (only known with additional surcharge). I have not seen these forgeries.

Other forged overprints:


(Forged 'TEN CENTS' on a 36 c blue stamp)


Two 4 c stamps with forged inverted "Postage & Revenue FIVE CENTS" overprint


Forged overprints made by the forger Fournier, reduced sizes, images obtained from a 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'

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