1857 Trio of imperfs including 6d purple-brown and 6d brown shades and 1s slate-violet, all used with one to two margins for each example, nice lookers, SG 6/6a & 10 Cat £890. (3).

1859 4d rose neatly cut square with two clear margins and a very light barred cancel, horizontal crease which detracts but scarce stamp, SG 4 Cat £4500.

1873 (18 Apr) Entire Colombo sent via Brindisi to Edinburgh bearing 48c rose tied dumb barred cancel in black and blue oval FORWARDED BY cachet, with COLOMBO B CDS alongside. Horiz, filing fold otherwise sound.

1888 Two Cents surcharge on 4c rose with diagonal Specimen overprint in red, mounted mint large part original gum, SG 209s.

1899 2r50 purple on red mint showing SPECIMEN overprint variety, fine and attractive, SG 249s.

1912-14 R2 black and red on yellow in bottom left corner marginal plate 1 blk of 4 U/M, 1914 R5 black on green with white back mint / U/M top right plate 2 corner marginal blk of 4, both fine, SG 316 & 317a Cat £118 as mint.

1919 6c pale scarlet in a superb bottom and side gutter block of 4 stamps showing watermark inverted variety, brownish gum & paper adherence on reverse otherwise fine unmounted mint, nice multiple. SG 305w Cat £128

1919 6c pale scarlet in a superb bottom right corner marginal block of 4 stamps showing watermark inverted variety, fine unmounted mint, nice multiple. SG 305w Cat £128.

1919 6c pale scarlet in a superb side gutter, bottom left plate 2 marginal block of 12 stamps showing watermark sideways variety, slightly brownish gum otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce multiple. SG 305a Cat £540

1919 6c pale scarlet in a superb side gutter, bottom marginal block of 6 stamps showing watermark sideways variety, brownish gum otherwise fine unmounted mint, nice multiple. SG 305a Cat £270

1919 6c pale scarlet in a superb top right plate 1 marginal block of 36 stamps showing watermark inverted variety, few marks or perf splits & brownish gum otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce in such a large multiple. SG 305w Cat £1152.

1919 6c pale scarlet in a superb top right plate 1 marginal block of 34 stamps showing watermark inverted variety, few marks or margin thin & slightly brownish gum otherwise fine unmounted mint, scarce in such a large multiple. SG 305w Cat £1088.

1919 6c pale scarlet in a superb top right plate 1 marginal block of 48 stamps showing watermark inverted variety, few marks or margin faults, perf splits & slightly brownish gum otherwise unmounted mint, scarce in such a large multiple. SG 305w Cat £1536.

1924 Wmk MSCA 50r dull purple postal used KURUNEGALA CDS cancel, the central head is faded and the colour slightly gone, vertical crease otherwise decent spacefiller, SG 358 Cat £1400.

1935 (3 Aug) Printed airmail cover (faults) to Glasgow bearing 1935 Silver Jubilee 20c (2), 50c (3) & 3c & 5c defins all tied COLOMBO CDS cancels, nice combination on a James Finlay printed env. SG 381/2.

1936 Special Christmas First Flight Ceylon to England with King George v 30c green and 20c blue.

1938 5r green and purple in a fine used perfinned block of 6 cancelled COLOMBO REGISTERED 21 V 41 CDS cancels, green has started to go otherwise sound, SG 397.

1938 Revenue R10 green and orange fine used neat double ring CDS, very nice example, Barefoot 8.

1938 Revenue R10 green and orange fine used neat violet handstamp in top corner, very nice example, Barefoot 8.

1941 (19 Jun) Opened By Censor 22 sealing labels on cover Colombo to Lahore bearing 6c defin tied Telephone slogan cancel with Lahore arrival b/s, fine.