The Encyclopaedia of Ceylon Postmarks-King George VI by David Horry 2010

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Bellingham and Lakewood, Washington
It is time for me to do books again.  I have several hundred or so that are in-demand and worth selling, and several hundred that are not quite worth the effort of selling and shipping.  Hopefully, this is one that falls within my "in-demand" category.
The Encyclopaedia of Ceylon Postmarks-King George VI by David Horry
, 2010, published and printed in Shanghai.  About 8-1/2 by 11 inches, pictorial soft covers, 336 stated pages.  As-new in all respects.
GENERAL COMMENTS
We started out selling philatelic literature as a spin-off from our selling stamps, stamp collections and postal history.  However, as more and more books and libraries drop into our laps, philatelic literature has become one of our major categories. Many philatelic reference books are collectible in their own right. Most are out of print. We try to price according to collectibility, condition, rarity, and to a much lesser extent their value as reference guides.  Additionally, and on a condition-compared-to-condition basis, we try to undercut the competition.
Another comment about value as an inherent collectible, as compared to value as a reference guide: The truth is that more detailed and more up-to-date information is going to be available on the internet, but then you would not have that rare and hard-to-find book sitting there on the shelf, would you!  And, if you use a book as a working reference copy, what's easier:  Carrying a book into a stamp show or lugging in your computer?
Dust jackets: In the field of modern literary first editions, the lack of a dust jacket is death. I see a totally different result when it comes to philatelic literature. Many such books never came with a dust jacket to begin with, while some books I have seen with jackets and at the same time -- the very same book -- still in shrinkwrap and without dust jacket. If I show a book with dust jacket, then you are going to get that book with a dust jacket. If I do not show a dust jacket, then no dust jacket, and maybe the book never had one to start with. (Or maybe it did.)
When it comes to books and stamps, "very fine" pretty much means the same thing. However, "good' when it comes to books is still a pretty nice item, while "good" when it comes to stamps is a dog. The book you bring home new from the book store might rate only a "fine" rating, but still be close to as-new. A "fine" stamp on the other hand is no great shakes.
We ship by Media Mail within the United States.  We also will happily ship to Canada.  We will do the best we can to minimize the cost of postage, but it is still going to be expensive.
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Postage stamps and postal history of Sri Lanka
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This is a survey of the
postage stamps
and
postal history
of
Sri Lanka
, formerly known as
Ceylon
.
Sri Lanka is an
island country
in
South Asia
, located about 31 km off the southern coast of
India
. After over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were colonized by
Portugal
and the
Netherlands
beginning in the 16th century, before control of the entire country passed to Britain in 1815. A
nationalist political movement
arose in the country in the early 20th century with the aim of obtaining political independence, which was eventually granted by the British after peaceful negotiations in 1948. The country became a republic and adopted its current name in 1972.
Contents
1
British colonial stamps
2
Stamps of Sri Lanka
2.1
Souvenir sheets
2.1.1
First souvenir sheet
2.1.2
Other souvenir sheets
2.1.3
Present-day souvenir sheets
3
See also
4
References
5
Further reading
British colonial stamps
[
edit
]
Mint
British stamps for use in Ceylon depicting King George V.
A mint high value 100 Rupee
key type stamp
of Ceylon.
The first stamps for
British Ceylon
were issued on 1 April 1857.
[1]
[2]
The stamp features a portrait of Queen Victoria and is brown in colour. It is a 6 pence value used to send a half ounce letter from Ceylon to England. Eight more stamps were issued in year 1857, all featuring the portrait of Queen Victoria. One of the 5 stamps that were issued on 23 April 1859 is considered to be the most valuable stamp in Sri Lanka: it is a 4 pence with a dark pink colour known as the '
Dull Rose
'.
[3]
1857 Victoria on 6 pence
1859 Victoria on 1 sh 9 p - Cert. B.P.A.
1888 Double Inverted Surcharge
Stamps of Sri Lanka
[
edit
]
Sri Lanka is the only country to include details in a stamp in three languages viz. Sinhala, Tamil and English. The first stamps marked
Sri Lanka
were issued on 22 May 1972.
[1]
[4]
Souvenir sheets
[
edit
]
Sri Lanka
has been issuing souvenir sheets since 1966.
[5]
Many of the earliest souvenir sheets issued by Sri Lanka are valuable. Sri Lanka issues souvenir sheets each year on many different themes.
[6]
First souvenir sheet
[
edit
]
The first
souvenir sheet
of Sri Lanka was issued on 5 February 1966 on the topic 'Typical Birds of Ceylon' and was
imperforate
.
[5]
This sheet was reissued on 15 September 1967 to commemorate the 1st National Stamp Exhibition of Sri Lanka, overprinted 'FIRST NATIONAL STAMP EXHIBITION 1967'.
[5]
Subsequestly many souvenir sheets were issued, on many themes mostly
perforated
.
Other souvenir sheets
[
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]
On 10 February 1981, a four stamp Surcharged souvenir sheet on 'Quadrupeds of Sri Lanka' was issued. The 4 stamps in the sheet were surcharged at the issue.
[5]
A practice of issuing souvenir sheets containing the
Wesak
stamps started from year 1981.
[5]
On 21 October 1981 a souvenir sheet was issued to mark the Sri Lankan visit of
Queen Elizabeth
and was the first souvenir sheet issued to mark the visit of a distinguished foreign
head of state
.
[5]
On 2 December 1982 a souvenir sheet was issued to commemorate the 125th anniversary of the 1st postage Stamp of Sri Lanka. This was the 1st souvenir sheet of 2 stamps of different denominations; 50
cents
and 2.50 rupees with a sheet value of
Rs.
5.
[5]
On 1 April 2007 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the 1st postage stamp of Sri Lanka a souvenir sheet was issued in both perforate and imperforate types.
[5]
All the souvenir sheets issued so far were rectangular in shape. The first irregular shape souvenir sheet was issued on 22 May 2001 on 'Seashells of Sri Lanka' for the
World Biodiversity Day
. The sheet was in the shape of a seashell.
[7]
Present-day souvenir sheets
[
edit
]
Now, Sri Lanka issues several souvenir sheets annually. A souvenir sheet is almost always issued with Wesak and
Christmas stamps
.
[8]
Sometimes, choosing one stamp from a set of stamps, a small miniature sheet, containing that single stamp is issued. Because they are attractive, they have become favourites among collectors.
[9]