Specialized Russia; U.S. and Worldwide Stamps
January 8-10, 2008
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #1878 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1859 4d dull rose, unused with full original gum, margins all around, close but clear at right, excellent color, with 1952 Royal Philatelic Society Certificate ("unused, with original gum"), also 1953 Fiecchi and Alberto Diena certificates. A magnificent example of this world-class rarity, one of the finest in existence, certainly the best available today (SG 4) * Catalog #5 Catalog Value £ 60,000 | Price Realized $62,500.00 |
 | Lot #1879 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1850 8p brown, unused without gum, excellent color, margins all around, close but clear at left, with clear 1949 Royal Philatelic Cert., also with a rather harsh 1975 BPA cert. stating "minor corner crease and thin". A fabulous example of this rarity (SG 7) (*) Catalog #8 Catalog Value £ 25,000 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1880 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1857-59 1sh9p green, unused without gum, full margins all around with parts of adjoining stamps at left and bottom, fresh and v.f. (SG 11) (*) Catalog #12 Catalog Value £ 800 | Unsold |
 | Lot #1881 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1863-67 smaller watermark, 4p, 5p, 8p, 9p and 2sh, five different, 8p without gum, others large part original gum, fresh, fine * | Unsold |
 | Lot #1882 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1954 10c King Coconuts, 24 imperf. proofs on two Courvoisier Archival album pages (No.192,193), all showing the work on the unadopted design, with Ceylon in three languages at bottom (instead of top), with "10 cents" at upper right (instead of lower left) and inscribed "Postage and Revenue", various colors and stages, v.f. and colorful insight into the printing process (SG 435P) P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1883 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1954 10c King Coconuts, 24 imperf. proofs on two Courvoisier Archival album pages (Np.194,195), all showing the work on the adopted design, various colors and stages, v.f. and colorful insight into the printing process (SG 435P) P | Unsold |
 | Lot #1884 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1954-58 Pictorials, selection of 148 different imperf. proofs, all affixed to 12 Courvoisier Archival album pages, showing various stages of design, including unissued values, unadopted designs (including "20c Rubber" issued as 40c), denominations and trial printings, center and backgrounds only, plus developments in size of letters, designs, colors, etc., v.f. A colorful lot representing the complete run of archival material for these issues, unique (SG 419-30,448-65P) P | Unsold |
| Lot #1885 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1961 10c Prime Minister Bandaranaike, selection of 75 different imperf. proofs, all affixed to 7 Courvoisier Archival album pages, showing various stages of design, including unissued colors, center and backgrounds only, plus developments in size of letters, designs, colors, etc., v.f., a colorful lot representing the complete run of archival material for these issues, unique (SG 493-99P) P | Unsold | |
 | Lot #1886 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1964 10 redrawn Prime Minister Bandaranaike and 20c Ruins at Madirigiriya, 13 different imperf. proofs affixed to Courvoisier Archival album page (numbered 711), showing various color trials, frame and centers only, experimental formats, etc., v.f. and complete run of archival material for this issue, unique (SG 481,489P) P | Unsold |
