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1956 Semi Postal Steiner Page 36.  1869 Officials Steiner Page 38 (Cropped)  1903 Officials Steiner Page 39.  |
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1983 Current handstamps foreign mail office Colombo.  Swedish Mail. Source : CSC GB Bulletin 1983   |
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From help of SCF members Postmarks. Sc#65 Pmk35=Haldemulla (2 vertical script lines are re-use protection)  Sc#124 Pmk 11 = Madulkele  ...and one that pops up, now and then Sc#124 Barred Oblique A ? (this one has an elliptical company re-use protection strike underneath)  |
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Ceylon : Aerogramme 35c Fragment. Mutilated Stationery. 3 x 10c impressions, 1 x 5c Postmark : Slogan : "Are you a / Broadcast Listener. / Licence RS 10/- Per Annum" (Part guess)  |
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Sri Lanka Thread Locked. Ceylon, Present day Sri Lanka.Sc#478 1973 35c Painting. "The King giving away his children" The Vessantara Jataka is one of the most popular apadanas of Theravada Buddhism. The Vessantara Jataka tells the story of one of Gautama Buddha's past lives, about a compassionate prince, Vessantara, who gives away everything he owns, including his children, thereby displaying the virtue of perfect generosity. It is also known as the Great Birth Sermon.  |
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Here is a horizontal pair of Br. India 1865 2A SG 62 canceled in Kolamba, Shri Lanka. (from my friend Arvind Rangaswami)  The stamps were on a cover from India to SL, which escaped cancelation at the dispatch post office, most likely located in a port city of Tamizhnadu viz., Chennai or Tuttukkudi and eventually canceled on arrival in SL. Incidentally, 4A was the basic seamail postage from India to SL per 14.18gm (½oz), the rate in effect as follows. Feb 1,1856–Jul 31,1865by Br. packets Aug 1,1865–Oct 1870by Br./Fr. packets During this period, 4A was the double rate i.e. for weight between 14.18gm (½oz) and 28.35gm (1oz) if sent by Indian packets. Oct 1870–May 1875by Br. packets May 1875–Jul 1878by Fr. packets |
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Bumped Thread, last post 1 year ago. CEYLON Air Letter Sheets. Note Air Letter Service was available to armed forces sometime prior to the issuance of the Air Letter Sheets. (Personally not seen) 4th and 5th Issuance 35c Rate (3x 10c and 1 x 5c) 1947 Issued August 8th, Paper Unwatermarked 1948 As above, Issued sometime in July, paper watermarked TITAN BOND - MADE AT CROXLEYPrinting Ultramarine to blue, paper white to Yellowish. Note: 1951 Rate reduced to 20c 1952 Rate increased to 35c 1954 40c General Note:
All Air Letters were printed in single pass.
It appears several printers involved, so different plates exist.
Colours (shades) may ID differing printers.
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Her Majesty has been framed. Queen Victoria on Ceylon and Ionian Islands. Same Head used. Stamps: Not mine.  |
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My version: Steiner page 16, modified and extended to include Scott listed perforation varieties. Obviously missing a few though.   |
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Very nice 1850  Do we know why there were so many differing pin diameters from the perforators ? Without looking at my album, they all seem to be comb perforate, (probably via the Grover) I find it difficult to come up with a reasonable answer. Quote:
Obviously missing a few though. I have no issue with that, I find it a great way to know what issues one is missing. But difficult to solve. One has to buy mint examples with perf identified, (expensive route) or buy collections and hope for the best. |
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Rod - Thanks!
As for the differing perforations, I have no clue. Maybe they had to reuse older perforation tooling because of the shortage of metals during the war?
Everything on these pages was culled from purchased collections and lots, spending a good amount of time checking perfs on quantities of duplicates.
Yeah, the challenge will be to not only FIND the remaining perforation varieties, but find them being sold individually. I really don't like paying top prices for anything. |
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spending a good amount of time checking perfs on quantities of duplicates. I would have a glassine front of album, with stamps, each representative of the differing perf guage, and written in pencil on the back. Makes it easy to guage the duplicates, You probably do the same, I employ that route with an early Aussie, that has a half guage difference. |
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