Lot 213 Ceylon (C) SG#198, 265 25c - 2c Yellow Brown - Terracotta Queen Victoria - King Edward VII, 1886-1905 Queen Victoria - King Edward VII Keyplate Issues, 2 Very Fine Used Singles, Crown CA Wmk, Cave Overprints
2 very fine used singles of the 25c - 2c yellow brown - terracotta Queen Victoria - King Edward VII from the 1886-1905 Queen Victoria - King Edward VII Keyplate Issues, Crown CA wmk, cave overprints.
These overprints were used by the Cave Company in Ceylon to prevent employee theft of stamps, so like a perfin.
Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $10. The stamps offered here grade 75 and 80 as follows:
