Ceylon postage stamps
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Period
from 1857
Issuing entity
British CeylonPostage stamps of British Ceylon, beginning with the imperforate issues of 1857.
Historical context
Ceylon's first issues are among the earliest colonial stamps and include well-known high values.
Design
- Motifs
- Reigning monarch on early issues; pictorial subjects later
Identification
- Early issues
- The first issues are imperforate and identified by paper and watermark
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Watermark, perforation and paper data to be transcribed from a verified catalogue
- Catalogue numbers require transcription