U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
January 7-8, 2009
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #766 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1857-59 4p dull rose, full margins all around to just barely touching at bottom, deep rich color and crisp impression, unused without gum as virtually always (one or two examples recorded with gum), a fine sound example of this world class rarity, signed Calves and Nison, with 2002 Calves and BPP certificates (SG 4) (*) Catalog #5 Catalog Value £ 65,000 | Price Realized $24,000.00 |
 | Lot #767 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1857-59 4p dull rose, used, margins touching at bottom, clear at sides and top, creased with slight abrasion, fine appearing example of this rarity, with 1967 BPA cert. (SG 4) O Catalog #5 Catalog Value £ 4,500 | Price Realized $550.00 |
 | Lot #768 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1857-59 8p brown and 1sh6p green, 8p used, margins in at left, with part of adjoining stamp at bottom, small faults, 1sh6p with part original gum, repaired, fine appearance (SG 7,11) *O Catalog #8,11 Catalog Value £ 2,300 | Price Realized $230.00 |
 | Lot #769 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1857-59 1sh6p yellow green, full to clear margins all around, beautiful color, unused without gum, v.f. example of this rare shade, with 2008 Brandon cert. (SG 11a) (*) Catalog #12a Catalog Value £ 4,500 | Unsold |
 | Lot #770 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1857-59 1/2p reddish lilac, bluish paper, full margins all around, h.r., fresh and v.f. example of this rare stamp, signed Diena, with 2008 Brandon cert. (SG 16) * Catalog #14 Catalog Value £ 3,750 | Unsold |
 | Lot #771 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1903-4 Edward, two sets to 2.25r (complete according to SG), h.r., fine-v.f. (SG 265-288) * Catalog #166/194 Catalog Value £ 230 | Unsold |
 | Lot #772 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1912-25 George V, 1c-20r, complete set, with additional dies of 5r and 10r (Die II), 10r and 20r "plate number" singles, mostly l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 310-319) * Catalog #200-214 Catalog Value £ 380 | Price Realized $400.00 |
 | Lot #773 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1912-25 George V, 1c-20r, complete set, overprinted Specimen in black, n.h. (few minor gum skips affecting low values), fine-v.f. (SG 301-319s) S Catalog #200-214S Catalog Value £ 400 | Unsold |
 | Lot #774 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1912-25 George V, 1000r violet, overprinted Specimen in black, with broken "S", unused without gum, few surface abrasions, otherwise fine and rare (SG 323s; the "regular" stamp has a catalogue value of £23,000) S Catalog #218S Catalog Value £ 950 | Price Realized $700.00 |
 | Lot #775 BRITISH COMMONWEALTH CEYLON 1921-32 George V, 1c-20r, complete set of 20, many l.h., fine-v.f. (SG 338-357) * Catalog #225-244 Catalog Value £ 270 | Price Realized $200.00 |
