Flowers issue, Sri Lanka, 1982
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1982
Issuing entity
Sri LankaThe Flowers issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by Sri Lanka on 1 April 1982. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 155, 156, 157, 158), printed in 4 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 35(C) multicoloured; 2.00(R) multicoloured; 7.00(R) multicoloured; 20.00(R) multicoloured. Catalogue notes on individual values: 35(C): Obsbeckia wightiana; 2.00(R): Mesua nagassarium; 7.00(R): Rhodomyrtus tomentosa; 20.00(R): Phaius tancarvilleae. Perforation: 12¼. No watermark is recorded. The illustration reproduces StampWorld's catalogue image of this issue. 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
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- 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
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 12¼
Design
- Values and colours
- 35(C) multicoloured · 2.00(R) multicoloured · 7.00(R) multicoloured · 20.00(R) multicoloured
Identification
- Issue date
- 1 April 1982
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- EO, EP, EQ, ER
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 155, 156, 157, 158
Catalogue references
- StampWorld155, 156, 157, 158
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.