Queen Victoria issue, British Ceylon, 1872
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1872
Issuing entity
British CeylonThe Queen Victoria issue comprises 12 postage stamps released by British Ceylon on 1 January 1872. The StampWorld catalogue lists 12 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 54–60), printed in 12 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2C brown; 2C brown; 2C brown; 4C grey; 4C grey; 4C grey; 8C orange yellow; 8C orange yellow; 16C dull violet; 24C green; 48C rose; 96C brownish grey. Catalogue notes on individual values: 2C: Perf: 14 x 12½; 2C: Perf: 12½; 4C: Perf: 14 x 12½; 4C: Perf: 12½; 8C: Perf: 14 x 12½. Perforation: 14. Watermark: 2. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Perforation
- 14
- Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
- 2
Design
- Values and colours
- 2C brown · 2C brown · 2C brown · 4C grey · 4C grey · 4C grey · 8C orange yellow · 8C orange yellow · 16C dull violet · 24C green · 48C rose · 96C brownish grey
Identification
- Issue date
- 1 January 1872
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- G, G1, G2, H, H1, H2, I, I1, J, K, L, M
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 54–60
Catalogue references
- StampWorld54–60
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.