1882 (23 Mar) Ceylon 1d lilac receipt stamp used on GB cover from Brighton '132' tied postmark to Brighton addressed M P Castle famous Philatelist who edited the London Philatelist and some mega collections of Australia and Oceania. Most scarce and illegal use of Colonies revenues postally (philatelically?) used on cover. Scarce use! Barefoot 6.

1888 (1 May) 5c grey-blue postal stationery envelope neatly cancelled 29 numeral of KOTAGALA with 8 of date slug omitted from CDS, Colombo backstamp. Hinge marks on reverse otherwise pretty.

1912-25 Duplicated used GV collection of defins neatly laid out on album pages fine used CDS copies with many nice town and village postmarks noted 5c bright magenta blks of 4 with NALANDA, RAMBODA, 10c sage-green (80), 15c blue (57), 25c orange & blue (54), 1921 5c in blks of 4, 1923 15c green on yellow (14), 20c ultr Die I (43 cat £20 each SG 348), 6c violet in blks of 4, 9c, 50c Die II (22) etc, useful study lot STC in excess of £1350.

1935 Silver Jubilee 20c brown and deep blue hinged mint with toned gum showing 'broken flagstaff' variety, very clear with the naked eye. Scarce plate variety. SG 381 var.

1937-1954 Collection on leaves including useful noted 1938 extensive fine used range of perfs to 50c (9), R5 (3), Revenue stamp R10 used, 1951-54 set used. STC £390.

1937-1954 Mint collection on leaves including useful noted 1938 extensive range of perfs to 50c (7), R1 (2), R2, (both), 2c black and carmine scarce perf 13½ x 13 mint (cat £120), 3c black and deep blue-green scarce perf 13x 13½ mint toned gum (cat £275), 1951-54 11 vals to 5r mint, etc. STC £800+.

A useful collection QV to modern jumbled on leaves mint and used with better content including QV to 1861 perf issues to 1s, 1872 to 8c mint, 1886 to 30c mint, 1903 EDVII to 75c mint, 1912 to R2 mint, 1935 to 50c mint, R1 used, 1938 to R10 used, then a good run of defins and commems to 1992, useful lot for sorting out.

Binder containing mainstream early to modern defins for many different printings mainly used noted 1885 1r12 on 2r50 dull rose used (faults, cat £50), GV to 1r mint, GVI to 2r used, various commems to modern used.

Collection on Imperial printed leaves mixed mint & used including 1857 Imperfs 2d, 6d, 1s & 2s, 1863 11 values to 2s, 1872 to 96c, 1885 surcharge 1r.12c on 2r50c both perfs used (cat £160), 1899 2r50 purple on red used (cat £70), 1898 2r25 on 2r50 yellow fine used (Cat £85), 1910-11 R1 to R5 mint, 1935-36 set mint (Cat £60), etc, (160).

Used assembly on stockpages incl Queen Victoria defins Imperf 1d blue (2), 2d green (2), 5d, 6d (3), 1s, Perf to 2s (mixed), later perfs to 2s, 1872 to 96c, many surcharges to 1r12c, 1887 1r.12c used with A duplex, 1888 2c on 4c inverted ovpt, GV to R5, 1935 defin set, 1935 SJ, 1938 to 5r, etc, good range with useful cat value.