Ceylon Telegraph Checklist.

Hisc.	1869-1880 India used in Ceylon	Mint	Used
H1	1A yellow-green (H4)	-	8.00
H2	2A maroon (H5)	-	2.00
H3	4A pale blue (H6)	-	1.50
H4	8A brown (H7)	-	1.50
H4a	imperf (Oct. 1878, Colombo, H7c)	-	150.00
H5	1R grey (H8)	-	20.00
H6	1R grey (H9)	-	1.50
H7	2R 8A orange-yellow (H10)	-	2.00
H8	2R 8A orange (H11)	-	8.00
H9	5R orange-brown (H12)	-	3.00
H10	10R green (H13)	-	3.00
H11	10R green (H14)	-	20.00
H12	14R 4A lilac (H15)	-	20.00
H13	25R violet (H16)	-	6.00
H14	25R violet (H17)	-	20.00
H15	28R 8A yellow-green (H18)	-	30.00
H16	50R rose (H19)	-	20.00
H17	50R rose-carmine (H20)	-	4.00

ANURADHAPURA	GAMPOLA	MATALLE
BADULLA	JAFFNA / JAFFRA (error)	NAWALAPITYA
BATTICALOA	KALATURA	NEWERA ELLIA
COLOMBO	KANDY	PANADURE
GALLE	MANAAR	TRINCOMALLEE


2 As. H18	4 As. H19	8 As. H20	1 Rp. H21


2 Rps.8As. H22	5 Rps. H23	10 Rps. H24	25 Rps. H25

Hisc.	1880 'CEYLON' overprint on India	Mint	Used
H18	2A maroon (H5, 2000)	-	30.00
H19	4A blue (H6, 2450)	-	24.00
H20	8A brown (H7, 20000)	-	12.00
H21	1R grey (H9, 35000)	-	10.00
H22	2R 8A orange (H11, 6000)	-	20.00
H23	5R brown-orange (H12, 2000)	-	30.00
H24	10R green (H14, 3250)	-	20.00
H25	25R violet (H17, 2450)	-	35.00
H26	50R rose-carmine (H20, 100)	-	200.00

watermarks


12c. H27	25c. H28	1R. H30	2R 50c. H31	5R. H32

Ceylon Checklist.

Hisc.	1881Watermark CA / Crown (W1)	Mint	Used
H27	12c yellow-bistre (shades)	15.00	0.65
H27a	olive bistre	20.00	0.80
H27b	bistre	20.00	0.80
H27c	ochre	25.00	1.00
H27d	on 'semi-laid' paper (1883)	30.00	1.50
H27e	watermark inverted (yellow bistre)	50.00	4.00
H28	25c blue-green	175.00	15.00
H28a	green-blue	175.00	15.00
H29	50c blue	15.00	0.65
H29a	on 'semi-laid' paper (1883)	25.00	1.00
H29b	watermark inverted	50.00	4.00
H30	1R red-brown	75.00	4.00
H30a	imperf.	250.00	60.00
H31	2R 50c slate-grey	30.00	0.70
H31a	blue-grey	30.00	0.70
H31b	on 'semi-laid' paper (1883)	45.00	1.00
H31c	watermark inverted	60.00	4.00
H32	5R orange	45.00	1.00
H32a	brownish orange	50.00	1.20
H32b	on 'semi-laid' paper (1883)	68.00	1.20
H32c	watermark inverted	90.00	4.00
H33	10R reddish lilac	200.00	6.00
H33a	imperf.	500.00	100.00
H34	25R bright rose	500.00	1.50
H34a	carmine	500.00	1.20
H34b	on 'semi-laid' paper (1883)	750.00	3.00
H34c	watermark inverted	1000.00	6.00
H35	50R brown-rose	750.00	4.00
H35a	brown-lilac	750.00	4.00
H35b	on 'semi-laid' paper (1883)	1000.00	8.00


25c. H40 / H40a	1R. H37 / H42	10R. H38 / H45

Hisc.	1882 New designs	Mint	Used
H36	25c green (shades)	10.00	0.80
H36a	on 'semi-laid' paper (1883)	15.00	1.00
H37	1R red-brown	15.00	1.00
H37a	on 'semi-laid' paper (1883)	25.00	2.00
H37b	watermark inverted	50.00	10.00
H38	10R rose-lilac	80.00	2.00
H38a	claret (shades)	80.00	2.00
H38b	reddish-purple (shades)	80.00	2.00
H38c	on 'semi-laid' paper (1883)	120.00	6.00

Hisc.	1894 As above watermark (W2)	Mint	Used
H39	12c olive bistre	20.00	0.80
H39a	bistre	20.00	0.80
H40	25c green	20.00	0.60
H40a	bluish green	20.00	0.60
H41	50c blue	20.00	0.80
H41a	dark blue	20.00	0.80
H42	1R red-brown (shades)	20.00	0.60
H43	2½R pale slate grey	24.00	0.80
H43a	slate grey	24.00	0.80

Hisc.	1894 watermark (W2) cont'd	Mint	Used
H44	5R brown orange	32.00	1.00
H44a	yellow orange	32.00	1.00
H45	10R purple (shades)	96.00	1.50
H45a	claret	96.00	1.50
H45b	dull magenta	96.00	1.50
H46	25R carmine (shades)	360.00	1.50
H47	50R lake (shades)	720.00	10.00


H48, Type 14.	H49, Type (15).	H50, Type 15.	H51, Type (16).


H52, Type 17.	H53, Type 16.	H55, Type 19.	H56, Type 20.


H57, Type (21).	H58, Type 21.	H59, Type 22.	H60, Type 23.

Type 18 (H54)

Hisc.	Type	1882 issues - Description	Mint	Used
H48	14	40c on 50c (No. 29) 23.12.81	150.00	45.00
H48a		surcharge double	450.00	90.00
H49	(15)	60c on 1R (No. 30) 23.12.81	75.00	9.00
H50	15	80c on 1R (No. 30) 10.1.82	75.00	7.50
H51	(16)	40c on 2½R (No. 31) 18.1.82	-	24.00
H52	17	50c on 2½R (No. 31) 16.2.82	-	60.00
H53	16	60c on 2½R (No. 31) 16.2.82	-	60.00
H54	18	25c TELEGRAPH Stamp Duty	-	600.00
H55	19	40c on 50c (No. 29) 10.1.82	90.00	12.00
H56	20	40c on 50c (No. 29)	90.00	12.00
H57	(21)	60c on 1R (No. 37) 6.3.82	90.00	12.00
H57a		overprint inverted	-	-
H58	21	80c on 1R (No. 37) 6.3.82	90.00	15.00
H59	22	60c on 1R (No. 37) 18.10.82	90.00	15.00
H60	23	80c on 1R (No. 37) 18.10.82	90.00	15.00

1883 issues.


H61 (2 different spacings.)		60c on 50R. H62	80c on 25R. H63


H61, Type 24.	H62, Type 25.	H63, Type 23.	H64, Type 26.


H65, Type (26).	H66, Type 27.	H67, Type 28.	H68, Type 29.	H69, Type (30).	H70, Type 30.

RH #	Hisc.	Type	1883 issues - Description	Mint	Used
RH61	H61	24	40c on 50c (No. 29) (V) 5.2.83 (4000) see note.	45.00	9.00
RH61a	H61a		on 'semi-laid' paper	45.00	9.00
RH61b	-	24	overprint in black	-	-
RH62	H62	25	60c on 50R (No. 35) 5.2.83 (3600)	45.00	9.00
RH62a	H62a		on 'semi-laid' paper	45.00	9.00
RH63	H63	23	80c on 25R (No. 34) 5.2.83 (2400)	60.00	15.00
RH63a	H63a		on 'semi-laid' paper	60.00	9.00
RH64	H64	26	40c on 50c (No. 29) (see Note 1 below)	-	60.00
RH64a	H64a		on 'semi-laid' paper	-	60.00
RH65	H65	(26)	60c on 50R (No. 35) (see Note 1 below)	-	60.00
RH65a	H65a		on 'semi-laid' paper	-	60.00
RH66	H66	27	60c on 1R (No. 37) (see Note 1 below)	-	60.00
RH66a	H66a		on 'semi-laid' paper	-	60.00
RH67	H67	28	40c on 50c (No. 29) (V) 20.7.83 (6000) see note.	45.00	6.00
RH67a	H67a		on 'semi-laid' paper	45.00	6.00
RH68	H68	29	60c on 2½R (No. 31) (V) 20.7.83 (6000)	45.00	6.00
RH68a	H68a		on 'semi-laid' paper	45.00	6.00
RH69	H69	(30)	80c on 25R (No. 34) 20.7.83 (2000)	90.00	15.00
RH69a	H69a		on 'semi-laid' paper	90.00	15.00
RH70	H70	30	80c on 50R (No. 35) 20.7.83 (2500)	90.00	13.50
RH70a	H70a		on 'semi-laid' paper	90.00	13.50

1884 issues.


H71, Type 26.	H72/75, Type 31.	H73, Type (15).	H74/67, Type 28.


H76, Type 32B.	H77, Type 32.	H78, Type 32A.

Hisc.	Type	1884 issues - Description	Mint	Used
H71	26	40c on 50c (No. 29) (R) 23.4.84 (4000)	-	12.00
H71a		on 'semi-laid' paper	-	12.00
H72	31	60c on 2½R (No. 31) (R) 23.4.84 (5000)	60.00	9.00
H72a		on 'semi-laid' paper	60.00	9.00
H73	(15)	80c on 25R (No. 34) 23.4.84 (2000)	90.00	15.00
H73a		on 'semi-laid' paper	90.00	15.00
H74	28	40c on 50c (No. 29) (R) 3.9.84 (5040)	45.00	6.00
H74a		on 'semi-laid' paper	45.00	6.00
H75	31	60c on 2½R (No. 31) (R) 3.9.84 (4000)	60.00	9.00
H75a		Surcharge misplaced — see Note 1	150.00	120.00
H75b		on 'semi-laid' paper	60.00	12.00
H76	32B	80c on 5R (No. 32) 3.9.84 (1040)	-	30.00
H76a		on 'semi-laid' paper	-	30.00
H77	32	80c on 10R (No. 38) 3.9.84 (560)	-	45.00
H77a		on 'semi-laid' paper	-	45.00
H78	32A	80c on 50R (No. 35) 3.9.84 (400)	-	60.00
H78a		on 'semi-laid' paper	-	60.00

1885 issues.


H79, Type 33	H82, Type 34.	H83, Type 35.	H84, Type (35).

Hisc.	Type	1885 issues - Description	Mint	Used
H79	33	40c on 50c (No. 29) (R) 2.3.85 (10000)	-	6.00
H80	33 + 37	40c on 50c as No 79(R) + as No 86	-	135.00
H81	(33)	60c on 1R (No. 37) 2.3.85 (1600)	-	18.00
H82	34	80c on 2½R (No. 31) 2.3.85 (3600)	-	12.00
H83	35	60c on 1R (No. 37) 6.7.85 (8000)	75.00	7.50
H84	(35)	80c on 1R (No. 37) 6.7.85 (8000)	75.00	7.50
H84a		surcharge double (one faint)	150.00	75.00

1886 issues.


H85, Type 36	H86, Type 37.	H87, Type 38.	H88, Type (38).

RH #	Hisc.	Type	1886 issues - Description	Mint	Used
RH85	H85	36	20c on 25c (No. 36) 9.7.86 (7000)	45.00	7.50
RH85a	H85a		surcharge at marked angle to horizontal	150.00	90.00
RH86	H86	37	40c on 50c (No. 29) 9.7.86 (20000)	30.00	4.50
RH86a	H86a		surcharge double (very slight displacement)	90.00	60.00
RH87	H87	38	60c on 1R (No. 37) 9.7.86 (5000)	60.00	10.50
RH87a	H87a		surcharge double (one faint and inverted)	120.00	90.00
RH88	H88	(36)	80c on 2½R (No. 31) 9.7.86 (8000)	60.00	9.00
RH88a	-		surcharge double (one faint)	120.00	80.00

1887 issues.


H89, Type 39	H90, Type (40).	H91, Type 41.	H92, Type 42.


H93, Type (42)	H94, Type (42)

Hisc.	Type	1887 issues - Description	Mint	Used
H89	39	60c on 2½R (No. 31) 25.2.87 (6000)	60.00	7.50
H90	(40)	20c on 25c (No. 36) 7.4.87 (6000)	90.00	7.50
H91	41	20c on 50c (No. 29) 7.4.87 (6480)	90.00	7.50
H91a		surcharge double	-	75.00
H92	42	60c on 1R (No. 37) 7.4.87 (4000)	90.00	9.00
H93	(42)	80c on 5R (No. 32) 7.4.87 (3760)	90.00	9.00
H94	(42)	80c on 10R (No. 38) 7.4.87 (3600)	90.00	9.00
H95	(42)	80c on 50R (No. 35) 7.4.87 (400)	450.00	105.00


H96, Type 40	H97, Type 43.	H98, Type 44	H99, Type 45.	H100, Type 46.

Hisc.	Type	1887 Continued ...	Mint	Used
H96	40	12c on 25c (No. 36) 20.4.87 (800)	180.00	75.00
H97	43	12c on 50c (No. 29) 20.4.87 (8000)	90.00	7.50
H98	44	60c on 1R (No. 37) 10.8.87 (2000)	-	12.00
H99	45	60c on 2½R (No. 31) 10.8.87 (1040)	-	24.00
H100	46	80c on 5R (No. 32) 10.8.87 (1600)	-	18.00

1887 overprints - 3

Hisc.	Type	1887 Continued ...	Mint	Used
H101	47	80c on 10R (No. 38) 10.8.87 (1600)	-	18.00
H102	(44)	80c on 25R (No. 33) 10.8.87 (1600)	-	18.00
H103	48	80c on 10R (No. 38) date? (400?)	-	150.00
H104	49	40c on 50c (No. 29) 14.11.87 (30000)	36.00	3.00
H105	50	60c on 1R (No. 37) 21.12.87 (8000)	-	7.50
H106	51	80c on 5R (No. 32) 21.12.87 (1600)	-	18.00
H107	51	80c on 10R (No. 38) 21.12.87 (2400)	-	12.00
H108	51	80c on 25R (No. 34) 21.12.87 (2400)	-	12.00
H109	52	80c on 50R (No. 35) 21.12.87 (1600)	-	18.00

1888 issues.


20c on 25c. H110	80c on 1R. H112	12c on 50c. H113


H111, Type 54	H114, Type 56.	H115, Type 57.

Hisc.	Type	1888 issues - Description	Mint	Used
H110	53	20c on 25c (No. 36) 13.4.88 (4000)	60.00	9.00
H111	54	60c on 1R (No. 37) 13.4.88 (4000)	60.00	9.00
H112	(54)	80c on 1R (No. 37) 13.4.88 (4000)	60.00	15.00
H112a		surcharge at marked angle to horizontal	450.00	120.00
H113	55	12c on 50c (No. 29) 7.5.88 (4000)	45.00	7.50
H114	56	80c on 2½R (No. 31) 26.9.88 (4000)	90.00	9.00
H114a		word at top above figure (100?)	450.00	240.00
H115	57	60c on 2½R (No. 31) 29.10.88 (3200)	60.00	12.00

1889 issues.


H116, Type 58	H117, Type 59.	H118, Type 60.	H119, Type 61.


H120, Type 62.	H122, Type 63.	H124, Type 64.	H125, Type 65.


H126, Type (66).	H127, Type 67.	H128, Type 68.	H129, Type 69.

RH #	Hisc.	Type	1889 issues - Description	Mint	Used
RH116	H116	58	12c on 25c (No. 36) 16.1.89 (1800?)	60.00	12.00
RH117	H117	59	12c on 25c (No. 36) 16.1.89 (600?)	120.00	36.00
RH118	H118	60	12c on 50c (No. 29) 16.1.89 (1200?)	75.00	18.00
RH119	H119	61	12c on 50c (No. 29) 16.1.89 (400?)	150.00	60.00
RH120	H120	62	20c on 50c (No. 31) 16.1.89 (8000)	54.00	6.00
RH121	H121	(62)	40c on 50c (No. 31) 16.1.89 (20000)	45.00	3.00
RH122	H122	63	60c on 1R (No. 37) 16.1.89 (13600)	45.00	4.50
RH123	H123	(63)	80c on 1R (No. 37) 16.1.89 (8000)	54.00	7.50
RH124	H124	64	80c on 1R (No. 37) 16.1.89 (2400)	75.00	12.00
RH124a	H124a		19mm gap between letters and upper line	75.00	12.00
RH125	H125	65	80c on 2½R (No. 31) 16.1.89 (4000)	75.00	9.00
RH126	H126	(66)	40c on 50c (No. 29) 23.7.89 (16000)	45.00	4.50
RH127	H127	67	20c on 50c (No. 29) 2.8.89 (8000)	60.00	7.50
RH128	H128	68	80c on 1R (No. 37) 2.8.89 (4000)	90.00	12.00
RH128a	-		inverted "s" in "Cents"	-	-
RH129	H129	69	60c on 1R (No. 37) 12.12.89 (14400)	45.00	6.00

1890 issues.


H130/142 type 70	H132/145 type 71	H135 type 73.	H138	H133, Type 72.	H136, Type 66.	H141, Type 74.

Hisc.	Type	1890 issues - Description	Mint	Used
H130	70	20c on 50c (No. 29) 18.1.90 (6400)	60.00	9.00
H131	(70)	40c on 50c (No. 29) 18.1.90 (19200)	36.00	4.50
H132	71	80c on 1R (No. 37) 18.1.90 (8000)	54.00	9.00
H133	72	80c on 2½R (No. 31) 18.1.90 (5600)	60.00	12.00
H134	(66)	40c on 50c (No. 29) 26.8.90 (24000)	30.00	3.00
H135	73	80c on 2½R (No. 31) 16.9.90 (8000)	54.00	9.00
H136	66	20c on 50c (No. 29) 26.9.90 (16000)	36.00	6.00
H137	(66)	40c on 1R (No. 37) 26.9.90 (20000)	30.00	4.50
H138	(66)	60c on 1R (No. 37) 26.9.90 (12000)	45.00	6.00
H139	(66)	80c on 5R (No. 32) 26.9.90 (4000)	75.00	12.00
H139a		'00' in place of '80' (100?)	450.00	150.00
H140	(66)	80c on 10R (No. 38) 26.9.90 (4000)	75.00	12.00
H140a		'00' in place of '80' (100?)	450.00	150.00
H141	74	80c on 25R (No. 34) 26.9.90 (4000)	75.00	12.00

1891 issues - Notes by Steve Hiscocks.

Note 1. For all four values the same setting was used for both printings which
are therefore indistinguishable.

Note 2. No. 143 is similar to No. 131, but in the latter case the separation between
the words at the top and the large 40 is 18mm and in the former 14½mm.

Note 3. Nos. 142 & 145 are similarly almost the same as Nos. 130 & 132. In this
case the printings may be distinguished by the separation between the top
words and the large number which is about 1mm less in 142 & 145
(both 18mm) than in 130 & 132 (both 19mm) respectively.
The blue of No. 142 is also consistently darker than in No 130.
The spacing between the two words at the top is also about 1mm wider in
No 145 than in No 132, but there is some confusion in Crofton over which
is properly allocated to which date — perhaps some reader has one clearly
dated before 24.6.91.

Hisc.	Type	1891 issues - Description	Mint	Used
H142	70	20c on 50c (No. 29) 24.6.91 & 23.12.91 (11200)	45.00	6.00
H143	(71)	40c on 50c (No. 29) 24.6.91 & 23.12.91 (22400)	36.00	4.50
H144	(71)	60c on 1R (No. 37) 24.6.91 & 23.12.91 (12800)	45.00	6.00
H145	71	80c on 1R (No. 37) 24.6.91 & 23.12.91 (12400)	45.00	6.00

1892 issues.


H146, Type 75.	H148, Type (76).	H150, Type (75).


H155, Type 77.	H156, Type 76.	H158, Type 78.

Hisc.	Type	1892 issues - Description	Mint	Used
H146	75	25c on 50c (No. 29) 20.1.92 (1200)	-	24.00
H147	75	25c on 1R (No. 37) 3.2.92 (800)	-	60.00
H148	(76)	80c on 2½R (No. 31) 3.2.92 (3000)	-	15.00
H149	(77)	25c on 50R (No. 35) 26.2.92 (800)	-	60.00
H150	(75)	20c on 1R (No. 37) Feb & March 1892 (5200)	-	9.00
H151	(75)	40c on 1R (No. 37) Feb & March 1892 (14000)	-	6.00
H152	(75)	60c on 1R (No. 37) Feb & March 1892 (7200)	-	7.50
H153	(75)	80c on 1R (No. 37) March 1892 (3600)	-	15.00
H154	(77)	80c on 25R (No. 34) March 1892 (1000)	-	30.00
H155	77	80c on 50R (No. 35) March 1892 (1000)	-	45.00
H156	76	20c on 25c (No. 36) 1.4.92 (2400)	-	12.00
H157	(75)	40c on 50c (No. 29) 1.4.92 (2400)	-	12.00
H158	78	5R on 25R (No. 34) 1.4.92 (5200)	30.00	9.00
H158a		lower case 's' in 'RUPEEs' (130?)	50.00	60.00

1894 issues.


H159 (75)	H161 / H162	H163

Hisc.	Type	1894 issues - Description	Mint	Used
H159	(75)	40c on 1R (No. 37) 12.1.94 (4000)	54.00	10.50
H160	(75)	20c on 1R (No. 37) 20.3.94 (2400)	60.00	12.00
H161	79	5R on 50R (No. 35)	120.00	36.00
H162	79	5R on 50R (No. 47)	75.00	24.00
H163	80	5R on 25R (No. 46) 26.11.94 (1200)	105.00	30.00

Hiscocks added the following 3 notes:

Note 1. Lower halves of all 1894 issues are fairly common since there was considerable leakage from the
checking office around that time.

Note 2. The upper words to large figure separation for Nos 159 & 160 was 19mm, while those for Nos 150
and 151 (otherwise very similar) was 18mm.

Note 3. Nos. 162 & 163 are on stamps of Watermark W2. The split of the 2500 Nos 161 & 162 between
the two watermarks is not known but in my experience No 162 (wide CA) is the more common
and I have priced accordingly.

1892-1903 Type-set provisionals. White wove paper. No watermark. Line-Perf. 14
Dates and Controls in black.


80c. H167b	H169	H171	20c. H173	40c. H174	60c. H171	80c. H180

Hisc.	Type	1 April 1892 issue	Mint	Used
H164	81	20c (10500) (large control figures) cyan	30.00	3.00
H164a		small control figures	30.00	3.00
H164b		as 164(a) but upper bar extends only over '1/4' (see note)	-	20.00
H165	82	40c (24000) (large control figures) blue	24.00	2.00
H165a		small control figures	24.00	2.00
H166	83	60c (10000) (large control figures) dark brown	30.00	3.00
H166a		small control figures	30.00	3.00
H167	84	80c (12000) (large control figures) olive	30.00	3.00
H167a		imperf.	80.00	40.00
H167b		small control figures	30.00	3.00

RH #	Hisc.	Type	1 May 1892 written as 1/4/92	Mint	Used
RH168A	-	81	20c cyan, imperf. (may not exist)	-	-
RH168B	-	84	40c blue, imperf. (not issued)	80.00	-
RH168C	-	81	60c dark brown, imperf. (may not exist)	-	-
RH168	H168	84	80c olive, imperf. (not issued)	100.00	-

Hisc.	Type	1 September 1892. Small controls and date.	Mint	Used
H169	81	20c (14300) cyan	30.00	3.00
H170	82	40c (24000) blue	24.00	2.00
H171	83	60c (12800) dark brown	30.00	3.00
H172	84	80c (12800) olive	30.00	3.00


40c. H190	5c. Die II H195a	5c. Die II H213a

Hisc.	Type	1 September 1896. As above.	Mint	Used
H189	81	20c (31000) cyan	20.00	2.00
H190	82	40c (150000) blue	12.00	1.00
H191	83	60c (30000) dark brown	20.00	2.00
H192	84	80c (45000) olive	20.00	2.00


5c die I (85) (¾mm above 'CENTS')	5c die II (85) (1¼mm above 'CENTS')	10c die I - (86)	10c die II - (86)


5c deep purple from 1900	20c cyan

Hisc.	Type	1/4/97 As above but new values		Mint	Used
H193	85	5c Die I	} (49000) lilac-rose	24.00	2.00
H193a		5c Die II	} (49000) lilac-rose	24.00	2.00
H193b		se-tenant pair		70.00	8.00
H194	86	10c Die I	} (36000) yellow	24.00	2.00
H194a		10c Die II	} (36000) yellow	24.00	2.00
H194b		se-tenant pair		70.00	8.00

Hisc.	Type	9 January 1893. Small controls and date.	Mint	Used
H173	81	20c (28000) cyan	24.00	2.00
H174	82	40c (94000) blue	16.00	1.50
H175	83	60c (22000) dark brown	24.00	2.00
H176	84	80c (13000) olive	24.00	2.00

Hisc.	Type	1 May 1894. Mixed large & small controls.	Mint	Used
H177	81	20c (27000) cyan	24.00	2.00
H178	82	40c (57000) blue	20.00	1.50
H179	83	60c (5950) dark brown	50.00	5.00
H180	84	80c (18000) olive	24.00	2.00

Hisc.	Type	1 November 1894. As above.	Mint	Used
H181	81	20c (33000) cyan	20.00	2.00
H182	82	40c (104000) blue	16.00	1.00
H183	83	60c (14000) dark brown	24.00	2.00
H184	84	80c (21000) olive	20.00	2.00

Hisc.	Type	1 November 1895. As above.	Mint	Used
H185	81	20c (16000) cyan	24.00	2.00
H186	82	40c (69000) blue	16.00	1.50
H187	83	60c (13000) dark brown	24.00	2.00
H188	84	80c (25000) olive	20.00	2.00

Hiscocks added the following 2 notes:

Note 1. The basic set was extended to include the two new values above to meet a
new inland tariff which also necessitated the provisional
25c (No. 198) listed below.

Note 2. Both the 5c and 10c exhibit the use of two dies within each sheet in roughly
equal quantities. The points to note are:-

5 Cents
Die I	Die II
1. Separation of upper 'cents' and 'Department' is ¾mm.		1. Separation 1¼mm.
2. Upper-right petals of 6th & 11th flowers of right border missing.		2. Not so.
3. Row of diamonds under upper value meets flower above centre at right.		3. Meets flower below centre.
10 Cents
Die I	Die II
1. Top but one 'leaf' in right border filled in.		1. Not so.
2. Line of ornaments below lower date ends opposite two pearls at right.		2. Ends opposite one pearl.
3. Space above bottom right ornament.		3. No such space.

25 Cents - Type 87
Die I	Die II
1. Large gap to right of 'cents' (about 0.5 mm)		1. Smaller gap to right of 'cents' (about 0.2 mm)
2. Gap between Crown and "GOVERNMENT" of about 1.15 mm.		2. Smaller gap between Crown and "GOVERNMENT" of about 0.9 mm.
3. The point of the diamond to the right of the Crown aligns with the top of the ornament below.		3. The point of the diamond to the right of the Crown aligns with the bottom of the ornament above.

Known standard flaws. The last 2 digits of the serial number indicate the position within a pane of 50 stamps.

	20c Position 18 / 68.			20c Position 36 / 86.
	20c Position 31 / 81.
	80c Position 11 / 61. Red is on all 80c.			80c Position 44 / 94. Some 94 only.

1 November 1897 issue.

Hisc.	Type	Description		Mint	Used
H195	85	5c Die I	} (58000) lilac-rose	20.00	2.00
H195a		5c Die II	} (58000) lilac-rose	20.00	2.00
H195b		se-tenant pair		60.00	8.00
H196	86	10c Die I	} (50000) yellow	20.00	2.00
H196a		10c Die II	} (50000) yellow	20.00	2.00
H196b		se-tenant pair		60.00	8.00
H197	81	20c (58000) cyan		20.00	2.00

RH#	Hisc.	Type	1 December 1897 - Date only		Mint	Used
RH198	H198	87	25c Die I	} (46700), deep olive	50.00	3.00
RH198a	-		25c Die II	} (46700), deep olive	50.00	3.00
RH198b	-		se-tenant pair		150.00	12.00

Hisc.	Type	1 July 1898.		Mint	Used
H199	85	5c Die I	} (16000) lilac-rose	30.00	4.00
H199a		5c Die II	} (16000) lilac-rose	30.00	4.00
H199b		se-tenant pair		80.00	10.00
H200	83	60c (58000) dark brown		20.00	2.00
H201	84	80c (16000) olive		24.00	2.00

Hisc.	Type	1 December 1898.		Mint	Used
H202	85	5c Die I	} (40000) lilac-rose	20.00	2.00
H202a		5c Die II	} (40000) lilac-rose	20.00	2.00
H202b		se-tenant pair		60.00	8.00
H203	86	10c Die I	} (47000) yellow	20.00	2.00
H203a		10c Die II	} (47000) yellow	20.00	2.00
H203b		se-tenant pair		60.00	8.00
H204	81	20c (38000) cyan		20.00	2.00
H205	83	60c (10000) dark brown		36.00	6.00
H206	84	80c (2900) olive		40.00	8.00

Hisc.	Type	1 December 1899 issue.		Mint	Used
H207	85	5c Die I	} (60000) lilac-rose	16.00	1.50
H207a		5c Die II	} (60000) lilac-rose	16.00	1.50
H207b		se-tenant pair		40.00	5.00
H208	86	10c Die I	} (57000) yellow	16.00	1.50
H208a		10c Die II	} (57000) yellow	16.00	1.50
H208b		se-tenant pair		40.00	5.00
H209	81	20c (29000) cyan		20.00	2.00
H210	82	40c (10100) blue		30.00	4.00
H211	83	60c (9500) dark brown		30.00	4.00
H212	84	80c (10100) olive		30.00	4.00

Hisc.	Type	1 December 1900 (new colour for 5c)		Mint	Used
H213	85	5c Die I	} (58100) deep purple	8.00	1.50
H213a		5c Die II	} (58100) deep purple	8.00	1.50
H213b		se-tenant pair		20.00	5.00
H214	86	10c Die I	} (5000) yellow	20.00	6.00
H214a		10c Die II	} (5000) yellow	20.00	6.00
H214b		se-tenant pair		50.00	20.00
H215	81	20c (10000) cyan		18.00	3.00
H216	82	40c (18000) blue		15.00	3.00
H217	83	60c (14500) dark brown		18.00	3.00
H218	84	80c (13000) olive		15.00	3.00

Hisc.	Type	1 December 1901.		Mint	Used
H219	85	5c Die I	} (60000) deep purple	20.00	2.00
H219a		5c Die II	} (60000) deep purple	20.00	2.00
H219b		se-tenant pair		60.00	8.00
H220	86	10c Die I	} (51000) yellow	16.00	2.00
H220a		10c Die II	} (51000) yellow	16.00	2.00
H220b		se-tenant pair		40.00	8.00
H221	81	20c (33000) cyan		24.00	3.00
H222	82	40c (16000) blue		30.00	4.00
H223	83	60c (16000) dark brown		30.00	4.00
H224	84	80c (16500) olive		30.00	4.00

Hisc.	Type	1 December 1902.		Mint	Used
H225	85	5c Die I	} (29000) deep purple	20.00	2.00
H225a		5c Die II	} (29000) deep purple	20.00	2.00
H225b		se-tenant pair		60.00	8.00
H226	83	60c (9000) dark brown		36.00	4.00
H227	84	80c (10000) olive		30.00	4.00

Hisc.	Type	18 May 1903 - Printed on bluish paper.		Mint	Used
H228	85	5c Die I	} (5450) deep purple	40.00	6.00
H228a		5c Die II	} (5450) deep purple	40.00	6.00
H228b		se-tenant pair		100.00	20.00
H229	86	10c Die I	} (5100) yellow	40.00	6.00
H229a		10c Die II	} (5100) yellow	40.00	6.00
H229b		se-tenant pair		100.00	20.00
H230	81	20c (5400) cyan		40.00	6.00
H231	82	40c (5800) blue		40.00	6.00
H232	83	60c (5100) dark brown		40.00	6.00
H233	84	80c (5200) olive		40.00	6.00

1903. New design. King Edward VII. Watermark W2. Perf. 14
Main colour given first, tablet colour second.


5c. H234 (H249)	10c. H235 (H250)	12c. H236 (H251)	20c. H237 (H252)


25c. H238 (H253)	40c. H239 (H254)	50c. H240 (H255)	60c. H241 (H256)


1R. H243 (H258)	2R50c. H244(H259)	5R. H245 (H260)

Hisc.	Type	1903. King Edward VII. Watermark W2	Mint	Used
H234	88	5c brown & green (1903) (122720)	25.00	4.00
H235	88	10c bluish green & ochre (1903) (80480)	30.00	4.00
H236	88	12c olive-bistre & green (1904) (12160)	100.00	12.00
H237	88	20c drab & purple (1903) (122720)	75.00	6.00
H238	89	25c green (1904) (329120)	40.00	3.00
H239	88	40c purple & brown (1903) (40400)	75.00	6.00
H240	88	50c blue & purple (1904) (48000)	75.00	6.00
H241	88	60c olive & ochre (1903) (32160)	90.00	6.00
H242	88	75c pale blue & blue (1903) (39040)	90.00	6.00
H243	88	1R red-brown (1904) (73120)	60.00	5.00
H244	88	2½R slate & ochre (1904) (24320)	90.00	6.00
H245	88	5R orange & carmine (1904) (20160)	90.00	6.00
H246	88	10R reddish purple & green (1904) (16000)	200.00	12.00
H247	88	25R carmine & scarlet (1904) (3200)	900.00	32.00
H248	88	50R claret & blue (1904) (1200)	1200.00	60.00

Hisc.	Type	1905. As above but watermark Multiple CA and Crown (W3).	Mint	Whole Used	Half Used
H249	88	5c brown & green	15.00	5.00	1.25
H250	88	10c bluish green & ochre	15.00	5.00	1.25
H251	88	12c olive-bistre & green	20.00	7.50	1.50
H252	88	20c drab & purple	25.00	12.50	2.50
H253	89	25c green	15.00	5.00	1.25
H254	88	40c purple & brown	20.00	12.50	2.00
H255	88	50c blue & purple	25.00	10.00	2.00
H256	88	60c olive & ochre	20.00	7.50	1.50
H257	88	75c pale blue & blue	25.00	10.00	2.50
H258	88	1R red-brown	20.00	7.50	1.25
H259	88	2½R slate & ochre	30.00	12.50	2.50
H260	88	5R orange & carmine	40.00	15.00	3.00
H261	88	10R reddish purple & green	50.00	25.00	3.75
H262	88	25R carmine & scarlet	200.00	75.00	10.00
H263	88	50R claret & blue	350.00	125.00	30.00

1910. Provisional issue. Surcharges on Nos. 251, 253 and 258.

Stated to be genuine copies of
H267 and H268

Specimen of H265 from page 71 of Hiscocks book on
the left, together with an example in the center
of the type described in Note 3(c) below, and a mint
example on the right.

There are differences in the lettering of
'TWENTY CENTS', particularly the 'W', 'Y' and 'S'.
I would say the stamp on the right is genuine.

Hisc.	Type	1910. Provisional issue. Surcharges	Mint	Used
H264	90	'CENTS TWENTY' on 12c (No. 251) (4000) May 1910	150.00	-
H265	91	'CENTS TWENTY' on 25c (No. 253) (4000) July 1910	150.00	-
H266	90	'CENTS FORTY' on 12c (No. 251) (9600) May 1910	150.00	-
H267	90	'CENTS FORTY' on 1R (No. 258) (3000) July 1910	150.00	-
H268	90	'CENTS SIXTY' on 12c (No. 251) (3200) May 1910	150.00	-
H269	90	'RUPEES FIVE' on 12c (No. 251) (3600) May 1910	600.00	-
H270	90	'RUPEES FIVE' on 1R (No. 258) (2000) July 1910	600.00	-
H271	90	'RUPEES TEN' on 12c (No. 251) (3000) May 1910	600.00	-

Note 1. 'Specimens' sell at mint prices or a little less.

Note 2. It is not clear why these were prepared but it is known that the date on which use of Telegraph stamps
would cease (1.8.10) was announced well in advance so it seems likely that this issue represents an
attempt to convert values for which stocks were large to values which might be expected to run out
before that date. I know of no proof of their actual use so perhaps normal stocks did in fact hold out.
It seems probable that all outstanding stock, both of provisionals and normals, was destroyed after
1 August 1910: there was certainly no flood of remainders on the market.

Note 3. Forgeries of these stamps have not been reported but a recently acquired accumulation of Ceylon
telegraph stamps, which has every appearance of not having been added to since formed by a dealer
in Ceylon in the 1900-25 period, contains some interesting examples of this type:-

(a) Apparently genuine mint copies of the lower values (Nos 264 - 268) which compare well with a
'SPECIMEN' set (certainly genuine) in my possession.
(b) Very similar high values (Nos 269 and 271) but showing slight differences — less well formed
letters, more tendency to partial inking, less sharply defined 'diamonds' across old values with a
slightly greater space between them and measuring 10mm across four (centre to centre) as distinct
from 9.75mm in the genuine.
(c) Copies of No 265 both mint and apparently used whole with surcharges analogous to those under
(b) above.
The only readable date is 2 May 1910 some two months before their reported appearance.
(d) Copies of Nos 266 - 271 apparently used whole in Colombo in February or March 1909.
The printing is rough and the 'diamonds' over the values measure 3½mm vertically (compared with
3mm on genuine) and about 10½mm across four of them (centre to centre).
While second opinions are required on type (b) we would certainly seem to have one,
and possibly two, types of early forgeries.

Here is a comparison with a (stated to be) genuine overprint second from the top.

1910 forged overprint - comparisons

The forged H269 (5R on 12c) is shown above and a different forgery I have
of H267 (40c on 1R) is shown below.
The one below has very rounded 'C' of 'CENTS and 'O' of 'FORTY'.
Diamond sizes: 3mm x 10mm (Note.3b ?).

An example of the H265 forgery (Note 3c) is at the bottom.

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