Ceylon

Wednesday, April 1, 1857


	Ceylon Scott #1, issued after #2

Imperforate, blued paper, watermark 6 (large star), engraved.

Description	Paper	Scott	SG
April 1, 1857
6 pence plum	Blued	2	1
July 2, 1857
1 penny blue	White	3a	2a
1 penny blue	Blued	1	2b
2 pence yellow green	White	4	3a
5 pence orange brown	White	6	5
6 pence brown	White	7	6a
6 pence deep brown	White	7a	6b
6 pence pale brown	White	7b	6c
10 pence vermilion	White	10	9
1 shilling violet	White	11	10
1 shilling 9 pence yellow green	White	12a	11a
August 24, 1857
1 penny deep turquoise	White	3	2
2 pence deep green	White	4	3
October 1, 1857
½ penny lilac, typographed	Blued, glazed, unwatermarked	15	16
1858
½ penny lilac, typographed	Glazed, unwatermarked	14	17
April 23, 1859
4 pence dull rose	White	5	4
6 pence brown	White	6A	6
8 pence brown	White	8	7
9 pence lilac brown	White	9	8
1 shilling 9 pence green	White	12	11
2 shilling blue	White	13	12

Sri Lanka

22nd May 1972

Asia

1972 Sc470 SG591 FICC705

Gibbons [1] states that, "Ceylon became a republic within the British Commonwealth in May 1972 and changed its name to Sri Lanka ("Resplendent Island")".
Both Scott and Gibbons number contiguously.

Sources: ScS, SGP1 [1].

Images from David Olson.

FI ref: 66, 705

Page credit: JA/NB

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