Ceylon 1857-59 10d dull vermillion, SG9 Malta stamps within laurel wreath

within laurel wreath

A very scarce stamp with only two or three of each colour existing in private hands

showing part sheet inscription and plate number '10'

No halfpenny postal rate requiring the issue existed at the time

Ceylon 1857-59 10d dull vermillion, SG9 Malta stamps within laurel wreathCeylon 1857 59 10d dull vermilion, imperforate HORIZONTAL PAIR, SG9. A mint pair with lovely colour and large part original gum. Close or large margins at bottom and top but touched at sides. A rare multiple of this elusive early Ceylon stamp. Provenance: Ex Agabeg (Harmer May 1982, lot 2126). The Stanley Gibbons catalogue value is 1,800+. ALERT ME WHEN ANOTHER IS AVAILABLE > SELL ONE OF THESE >