Lot 32108 – Ceylon: 1862-1982, Specialised collection in 15 albums in a large box

Ceylon: 1862-1982, Specialised collection in 15 albums in a large box, 1861 4d deep rose-red unused, then from 1862 issues onwards with unused and used Perkins Bacon issues, mixed condition but some items bought from SG incl. 1863-66 8d unused with re-entry, 1863-65 1d imperf. proof pair, wmk varieties with reverse wmk throughout incl. on 9d unused, 1866-68 3d imperf., Service ovpts incl imperf. 2s, 1872-80 issue incl. proofs and wmk inverted varieties incl. on unused 32c and 96c, 1882 20c on 16c with double « CENTS » used, 1883-98 with Specimens incl. 2c, 4c and 8c from the Natal UPU archive (cert. BPA), 1885 issue incl. constant varieties (« CDNTS ») etc., 1888-90 issues with inv. surcharges and double surcharges archive page from the Madagascar UPU collection with KEVII 5c & 6c (3 of each) tied by « COLLECTION DE BERNE » hs, 1912-25 incl. very fine 1000R Specimen, 1921-32 50R mint, scarce interpanneau vertical pairs, « SPECIMEN » ovpt on high values incl. 100R grey in strip of three on piece from the Madagascar UPU archive, modern incl. page from the Courvoisier archive with progressive proofs of the 1964 Jungle Fowl 60c, a dozen or so Toppan Printing Co. presentation booklets incl. unadopted essays and proofs, plate varieties and surcharge varieties, etc., etc., has been stored in a tropical climate so some stamps affected, a fantastic collection left intact for the benefit of the lucky buyer.