CEYLON continued...

**1862 UNWATERMARKED ISSUE continued...**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
201			1d. dull blue, unused without gum, tiny natural paper inclusion below Queen's ear, fine. Rare. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). Sc. 44; S.G. 44, £1500. (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $950.00 Will close during Public Auction
202	O		1d. dull blue horizontal strip of three, each lightly cancelled by oval of bars, tiny tone spot between first and second stamps, otherwise fine. A scarce multiple. Sc. 44; S.G. 44. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $290.00 Will close during Public Auction
203			1862 No Watermark, Smooth Paper Covers 1863 (Jan.) envelope ex the "Mooyaart" correspondence from Colombo to London, marked "Via Marseilles", bearing 6d. brown pair centrally cancelled by oval of bars and showing, on reverse, red despatch and arrival (25.2) datestamps; the envelope with some faults, mainly peripheral. Rare stamps on cover. Sc. 41a; S.G. 41. provenance: Dr. Fleming, February 1951 (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
204			1863 (27 June) envelope from Trincomalee to Dublin, marked "Via Marseilles", bearing 9d. brown tied by oval of bars, showing red "trincomalie/paid" c.d.s. with "h&k. pact" transit datestamp (6.8) on reverse; the envelope with part flap missing and other minor faults. A rare stamp on cover. R.P.S. Certificate (1994). Sc. 42; S.G. 42. provenance: Sotheby's auction, July 1995 (Image)	Est. $1,500-2,000 SOLD for $1,250.00 Will close during Public Auction

**1863-1865 ISSUE STAMPS**
Lot	Symbol	CatNo.	Lot Description	CV or Estimate
205			1d. deep blue, unused without gum, centered to lower left, very light tone mark at lower right not affecting appearance, otherwise fine. Extremely rare, only about three unused examples are recorded in private hands. Sc. 46c; S.G. 45, £2500. provenance: Baron de Worms, June 1938 Admiral Harris, February 1951 P.C. Pearson, April 1983 (Image)	Est. $3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,800.00 Will close during Public Auction
206	O		1d. deep blue, well-centered and lightly cancelled; perfs slightly clipped at foot otherwise superb. Sc. 46c; S.G. 45, £325. provenance: "1080", March 1949 (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $400.00 Will close during Public Auction
207			6d. sepia, unused with part original gum, fine. Extremely rare, very few recorded. Sc. 53c; S.G. 46, £1700. provenance: R.C. Agabeg, May 1982 P.C. Pearson, April 1983 (Image)	Est. $1,000-1,500 SOLD for $2,900.00 Will close during Public Auction
208	O		6d. sepia, very fine and lightly cancelled. Sc. 53c, S.G. 46, £200. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $100.00 Will close during Public Auction
209			9d. sepia, unused with part original gum, a "narrow" example showing portion of adjoining stamp at foot, a few shortish perfs and small surface fault at right, otherwise fine. Very rare. R.P.S. Certificates (1915 and 2007). Sc. 55c; S.G. 47, £4500. provenance: Charles Williams, November 1947 (Image)	Est. $750-1,000 SOLD for $1,100.00 Will close during Public Auction
210	O		9d. sepia with marginal watermark, small thin at lower right otherwise fine and lightly cancelled. Sc.55c; S.G. 47, £800. (Image)	Est. $300-400 SOLD for $240.00 Will close during Public Auction
211	O		½d. dull mauve block of four, fine and lightly cancelled. Scarce. Sc. 45; S.G. 48. (Image)	Est. $100-150 SOLD for $210.00 Will close during Public Auction
212			½d. mauve block of forty (10x4), unused with large part or full original gum, very good color; some minor surface abrasions, as is fairly normal with these stamps, and seven stamps in the bottom row defective. A scarce and stunning multiple. Sc. 45b; S.G. 48c, £1600+. (Image)	Est. $3,000-4,000 SOLD for $2,500.00 Will close during Public Auction
213	PS		11d. deep blue with watermark reversed, imperforate and handstamped "specimen" (Samuel Type D5), fine with part gum. rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1975). provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe auction, March 1994 (Image)	Est. $2,000-3,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
214	O		2d. grey-green with watermark inverted, variety imperforate, lightly cancelled; tiny tear in margin at left, otherwise fine. Extremely rare, one of two recorded. Unlisted in Scott; S.G. 50a, unpriced. provenance: William Irving (Image)	Est. $7,500-10,000 SOLD for $6,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
215	O		2d. bottle-green horizontal pair of lovely distinctive color, lightly cancelled; a few faint age stains and small closed tear at lower right, otherwise fine. Extremely rare, only two used pairs and five singles recorded. R.P.S. Certificate (1938). Unlisted in Scott; S.G. 50c, £7000+. provenance: Charles Williams, November 1947 G.P. Bailey, May 1962 P.C. Pearson, April 1983 (Image)	Est. $15,000-20,000 CLOSED Will close during Public Auction
216			2d. yellowish green, unused with much redistributed gum, good colour. An attractive example. Extremely rare, only four unused examples are recorded, one of which is in the collection of Her Majesty The Queen, and one is repaired. B.P.A. (1994) and R.P.S. (1989) Certificates. Sc. 48A; S.G. 50d, £8500. provenance: Christie's Robson Lowe auction, March 1994 (Image)	Est. $4,000-5,000 SOLD for $3,250.00 Will close during Public Auction
217			2d. emerald with normal watermark reversed, a marvelous block of twelve (4x3), unused with large part or full original gum, the top right stamp defective otherwise fine. A very rare multiple. Sc. 48; S.G. 50e, £1920. provenance: Sir Ernest de Silva, January 1959 (Image)	Est. $5,000-7,500 SOLD for $10,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
218			2d. ochre with normal watermark reversed, a block of twelve (4x3) of superb color, unused with part or full original gum, one stamp at left with tiny tone spot, otherwise fresh and fine. A rare multiple. Sc. 49; S.G. 51, £3300+. provenance: Sir Ernest de Silva, January 1959 (Image)	Est. $10,000-15,000 SOLD for $12,000.00 Will close during Public Auction
219	O		2d. ochre with normal watermark reversed, a horizontal pair cancelled by oval of bars, fine. S.G. 51, £500. (Image)	Est. $200-300 SOLD for $425.00 Will close during Public Auction
220			4d. rose-carmine, unused with part original gum, fine. R.P.S. Certificate (2007). Sc. 50a; S.G. 52, £750. (Image)	Est. $400-500 SOLD for $800.00 Will close during Public Auction