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Return To Catalogue - Ceylon 1857-1867 - Ceylon 1868-1902 - Ceylon 1903-1920
Note: on my website many of the pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the cd's;
contact me if you want to purchase them: 
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2 a red 4 a blue 8 a brown 1 R grey 2 R 8 a orange 5 R brown 25 R lilac 50 R red
As for the telegraph stamps of India, used stamps are always cut into two.
12 c green 25 c green 50 c blue 1 R brown 2 R 50 brown (?) 5 R orange 10 R lilac 25 R red 50 R violet Surcharged
(Reduced sizes)
12 c on 25 c green 12 c on 50 c blue '20 cents' on 25 c green '20' on 50 c blue (2 types?) 20 on 1 R brown 25 on 50 c blue 25 on 1 R brown 25 on 50 R violet 40 on 50 c blue 40 on 1 R brown 40 on 2 R 50 brown (?) 60 on 1 R brown 60 on 2 R 50 brown (?) 60 on 50 R violet 80 on 1 R brown (2 types) 80 on 2 R 50 brown (?) 80 on 10 R lilac 80 on 25 R red (2 types?) 80 on 50 R violet 5 R on 25 R red 5 R on 50 R violet
As for the telegraph stamps of India, used stamps are always cut into two.
25 c lilac
5 c violet 10 c yellow 20 c green 40 c blue 60 c brown 80 c green
5 c lilac and blue 10 c grey and yellow 12 c yellow and green 20 c brown and violet 25 c green 40 c lilac and brown 50 c blue and red 60 c green and brown 75 c blue and dark blue 1 R brown 2 R 50 c grey and yellow 5 R orange and red 10 R lilac and green 25 R lilac and red 50 R lilac and blue
In 1871 stamps with Queen Victoria, overprinted 'SERVICE' were prepared. However, they were never put into use.
The values 2p yellow, 6 p brown (red overprint), 8 p brown, 1 Sh violet, 2 Sh blue and 1 p blue and 3 p red of the 1868 were prepared.
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 |
| 2 p, 3 p, 6 p, 8 p, 1 Sh and 2 Sh | RR | - | |
| 1 p | *** | - | |
The picture below is probably a forgery of this overprint (it is inverted!).
2 c green 2 c orange 3 c orange and green 3 c green 5 c lilac 15 c olive 15 c blue 25 c brown 30 c violet and orange 75 c black and orange (overprint red) 1 R 12 c red
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 |
| 2 p green | *** | * | |
| 2 p orange | *** | * | |
| 3 c orange and green | *** | *** | |
| 3 c green | *** | *** | |
| 5 c | ** | * | |
| 15 c olive | *** | ** | |
| 15 c blue | *** | *** | |
| 25 c | *** | *** | |
| 30 c | *** | ** | |
| 75 c | R | *** | |
| 1 R 12 c | RR | RR | |
(Reduced size)
2 c orange 3 c green 5 c lilac 15 c blue 25 c brown 30 c violet and green
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 |
| 2 c | *** | *** | |
| 3 c | *** | *** | |
| 5 c | *** | ** | |
| 15 c | R | *** | |
| 25 c | RR | RR | |
| 30 c | R | *** | |
The 2 c, 3 c, 5 c and 15 c were forged by Fournier. I presume he applied a forged overprint 'On Service' to genuine stamps. He offers them for 2 Swiss Francs in his Fournier Pricelist of 1914.
From 1 October 1903 onwards official stamps were no longer used in Ceylon.
These stamps exist of three parts with inscriptions: 'FIRST OF EXCHANGE', 'SECOND OF EXCHANGE' and 'THIRD OF EXCHANGE'.
The following values exist: 5 c green and lilac, 10 c grey, 15 c blue and lilac, 20 c violet and blue, 30 c brown, 40 c green and red, 45 c violet, 60 c brown and lilac, 75 c blue, 80 c yellow and black, 1 R red and blue, 1 R 20 c violet and green, 1 R 50 c green, 2 R grey and red, 2 R 25 c violet and 3 R orange. Various overprints exist (about 30), examples:
The following values exist: 5 c green and violet, 10 c grey, 20 c violet and blue, 40 c green and red, 60 c brown and violet, 75 c blue, 80 c yellow and black, 1 R red and blue, 1 R red and brown, 1 R 20 c violet and blue, 1 R 20 c violet and green, 2 R grey and red, 3 R brown, 3 R orange and 5 R brown and red.
(Reduced sizes)
(1882 issue and ???, reduced size)
Several stamp duty stamps of Ceylon exist with overprint 'JUDICIAL'.
Postage stamp, overprinted 'Postal Commisson' and surcharged with value:
ENVELOPES
1 p blue 2 p green 4 p red 5 p borwn 6 p violet 8 p brown 9 p violet 10 p red (1867) 1 Sh yellow 1 Sh 9 p green 2 Sh blue
(Reduced size)
4 c blue (circle) 4 c blue (square) 5 c blue (1887) 10 c red (1893) 12 c red 15 c red (1889) Surcharged '2' and bars on 5 c blue 'FIVE CENTS' (6 types) on 4 c blue '5 CENTS' (4 types) on 4 c blue 'TEN CENTS' on 12 c red 'TEN CENTS' on 15 c red '10 CENTS' on 12 c red '10 CENTS' on 15 c red 'FIFTEEN CENTS' (2 types) on 4 c blue '15 CENTS' (4 types) on 4 c blue
5 c blue
WRAPPERS
(Reduced sizes)
2 c brown 2 c lilac 5 c yellow
Later issues, example:
(Cut from wrapper, reduced size)
POSTCARDS
2 c lilac 2 c blue (1893) Surcharged '2 1/2 CENTS' on 2 c lilac (1884) '10 cents' on 2 c lilac (1884) Overprinted 'Naples, Marseilles or Southampton' '8 cents' on 2 c lilac '12 cents' on 2 c lilac
6 c blue 8 c brown Surcharged '2 1/2 cents' on 2 c lilac '2 1/2 cents' on 6 c blue '2 1/2 cents' on 8 c brown '3 CENTS' on 6 c blue '5 cents' on 6 c blue '5 CENTS' on 6 c blue '5 cents' on 8 c brown '10 cents' on 6 c blue '10 cents' on 8 c brown
3 c lilac 5 c blue 5 c violet (1893) 5 c black (1894) 10 c brown Surcharged 'TWO CENTS' on 3 c lilac (1893) '3 CENTS' on 5 c blue '3' on 5 c blue 'THREE CENTS' (black or red) on 5 c blue 'THREE CENTS' on 10 c brown 'THREE' on 10 c brown '5 CENTS' on 10 c brown
(Reduced size)
2 c blue
Later issues:
What are these (inscription 'CEYLON STAMP')?:
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