Let’s see at the most interesting and valuable Ceylon stamps, sold in last years on public auctions.
$71,875.00, January 2008, Cherrystone auction. Ceylon, 1859 4d dull rose, Scott 5, unused with full original gum and with Royal certificate (Scott 5). One of the major British Colonial (and Ceylon, of course!) Classics, it has an attractive strong, rich colors, it is one of the finest known copies to exist.