Lot 46 Ceylon (C) SG#386a,b, 387f,g, 388, 390, 392a, 394d,e, 395,a, 398 2c - 1r Black & Carmine - Blue Violet & Chocolate King George VI, 1938-1949 KGVI Pictorial Issue, 20 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Various Perfs & Small Town Cancels

20 fine/very fine used singles of the 2c - 1r black & carmine - blue violet & chocolate King George VI from the 1938-1949 KGVI Pictorial Issue, various perfs & small town cancels.

The town cancels include Manipang, Natton, Madulgia, Passar, Maggona, Kondavil, Nakulugamura, Dehiowita, Colombo Court, Domme, Dangla Gemuha Raketiya, Aonuradhapu, Kuliyapulita, Wellawa, Raiyagala, Columbo and 2 others I couldn't quite make out. All the 15c stamps have sideways wmk while all 1r & 25c stamps have upright wmk. Cat value of the basic stamps is 13.75, but msot of these cancels sell for $2-5 each.

Gibbons values these at £13.75, so we estimate them at $50. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 40/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10