I Have A Ceylon Stamp That Doesn't Seem To Fit In The British Domain

It clearly says Ceylon, but does not seem to fit the British Empire stamps. Read Ceylon history, been there twice while in the Navy, but that is the extent of my knowledge.
Anyone recognise where this issue originated?




thanks.

Ceylon became independent February 4th, 1948, so for all subsequent stamps issued from that date forward, they no longer depicted the British monarch's portrait. Judging by the very wide margins and because it doesn't seem to correspond to anything I can see in Scott, I'm guessing it's a cut out from postal stationery, either a postal card or pre-stamped envelope. In 1972 the name of the country was changed to Sri Lanka.

I was in Sri Lanka in the mid 70's; I know the history. I bought lots of tea and incense; still have some incense but that doesn't help me.

Yes, it is cut out from postal stationary, which I apoligize for not mentioning.

Given the design, it looks pre Sri Lanka;it looks pre British Empire as well.

I am knew to collecting, so I am not well versed in wrappers or pre-stamped envelopes. I do have a nice Ceylon collection to fit it into even if I can not id it. I suppose Michel would have it, but not Scott. I simply guessing.

Thanks for your time and the nice reply.

I see nothing similar to this among the Ceylon postal stationery listed in Ascher's Grosser Ganzsachen-Katalog 1925. The earliest postal stationery from Ceylon (1857) already bears the image of Queen Victoria.

My vote is for sometime between 1948 and 1972.

I guess my head isn't right, but I just realized that the theme appears to be a coat of arms with a crown. That seems familiar.

Here is an aerogramme,maybe used in 1970


(not mine)

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Oh, well done vayolene!

I wonder if it has anything to do with the Sri Lankan Civil war? I believe the northern part of the island spoke Tamil language and wanted to be liberated from the rest Sinhalese speaking majority. Just trying to decipher from the 3 languages visible on the stamp (including English).

Although there were certainly long-standing ethnic tensions, the Sri Lankan civil war didn't start until 1983, well after this period.

Bingo:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Postal-Sta...AOSweW5VJatQ

Thanks all: life can be so ironic. Yesterday I wrote a letter to my daughter to read in the future using an old aerogramme and sealed with a SAG sticker for St Anthony's help. The whole time I was working this Ceylon aerogramme mystery: