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1867 Queen Victoria, smaller sizes, various frames, value in pence

  1 p blue
  3 p red

These stamps have watermark 'CC crown' and perforation 14 (the 3 p also exists with perforation 12 1/2).

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
1 p	***	***
3 p	RR	RR

1872 Queen Victoria, value in cents

  2 c brown
  2 c green
  4 c grey
  4 c lilac
  4 c red
  4 c yellow
  8 c yellow
  16 c violet
  24 c green (exists in lilac?)
  32 c grey
  36 c blue
  48 c red
  64 c brown
  96 c brown

Many of these stamps were surcharged, click here to see these surcharges.

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
Watermark 'CC crown' (1872), normally perforated 14
2 c brown	***	*	Perforated 14, 12 1/2 or 12 1/2 x 14 Two shades of brown were issued: brown and red-brown
4 c grey	R	*	Perforated 14, 12 1/2 or 12 1/2 x 14
4 c lilac	RR	*
8 c	R	***	Perforated 14 or 12 1/2 x 14
16 c	R	***
24 c	R	***
32 c	RR	R
36 c	RR	R
48 c	RR	***
64 c	RR	RR
96 c	RR	R
Watermark 'CA crown' (1883), normally perforated 14
2 c red brown	RR	**	Also exists in yellowish brown
2 c green	*	*	Also exist with perforation 12 1/2
4 c red	***	***
4 c lilac	**	*
4 c yellow	**	**	1899?
8 c	***	***
16 c	RRR	RR
24 c lilac	RRR	?	Non issued?

Often these stamps are heavily cancelled:

(Reduced size)

Forgeries, example:

Image obtained with permission from Forgeries idenfication site of Bill Claghorn.

I presume the above two forgeries are the ones described in Album Weeds. Both forgeries don't have any watermark (it should be 'CC crown'). The 48 c has the face of the queen very badly drawn. The 'F' of 'FORTY' is placed too far to the right. In the 96 c the front pearl on the crown of the queen points to the 'N' of Ceylon (it should point to the 'O'). I presume they are Spiro forgeries, the 96 c has the typical 'Spiro' cancel, which can be found on many of the Spiro Brothers forgeries.

1879 Queen Victoria, larger size value in Rupees

  1 R 12 c red
  1 R 50 c red
  2 R 25 c blue
  2 R 50 c red
  2 R 50 c lilac on red

Some of these stamps were surcharged, click here to see these surcharges.

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
Watermark 'CC crown'
1 R 12 c	R	***	1885, Perforated 14
1 R 50 c	RR	R	1899? Perforated 14
2 R 25 c	RR	RR	1899? Perforated 14
2 R 50 c red	RRR	RRR	1879, Perforated 12 1/2 or 12 1/2 x 14
Watermark 'CA crown'
2 R 50 c lilac on red	RR	RR	1899, Perforated 14

Forgery:

(Forgery)

1886 Queen Victoria

  5 c lilac

This stamp has watermark 'CA crown' and perforation 14.

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	*	c

1886 Queen Victoria, small head

  3 c green
  3 c brown and green
  6 c red and black
  12 c olive and red
  15 c blue
  15 c green
  25 c brown
  28 c grey
  30 c lilac and orange
  75 c black and brown

The 25 c exists with '25' in yellow:

Some of these stamps were surcharged, click here to see these surcharges. These stamps have watermark 'CA crown' and perforation 14.

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 green	**	*
3 c brown and green	*	*
6 c	*	*
12 c	***	***
15 c blue	***	*
15 c green	**	*
25 c	***	**	Value in yellow: RR
28 c	***	**
30 c	***	**
75 c	***	***

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