Famous Collections of Ceylon

Phillips, Lea & Davies

Phillips, Lea & Davies

Sale 7, London, December 1889

Tapling Collection

British Museum, 1891

Avery Collection

1909

Sir David Parkes Masson Collection

Sir David Parkes Masson Collection

Glendinning, 6 March 1917

Duveen Collection

1919

Ferrari Collection, Sale 1

Gilbert, Paris, 19 June 1921

Ferrari Collection, Sale 2

Gilbert, Paris, 11–15 October 1921

Ferrari Collection, Sale 11

Gilbert, Paris, 19–21 November 1924

The Mayfair Find

H. R. Harmer, London, 9 November 1925

Colonel Praportchetovitch Collection

Colonel Praportchetovitch Collection

Sale 1, Plumridge, London, 23–24 February 1933

H. P. Manus Collection

Plumridge, London, 3 May 1933

Sir Norman Macleod of Cobham Collection

Sir Norman Macleod of Cobham Collection

Harmer Rooke, London, 9 March 1934

Arthur Hind Collection (Cancelled Sale)

Scott, New York, 10 April 1934

Arthur Hind Collection, Third Sale

H. R. Harmer, London, 28–30 May 1934

Stephens Collection

Stephens Collection

Sale 3, H. R. Harmer, London, 25 October 1937

Insley Blair Collection

Harmer Rooke, London, 18 November 1937

Baron de Worms Collection

H. R. Harmer, London, 20–23 June 1938

William H. Crocker Collection

Harmer Rooke, London, 26 May 1938

Stuart Anderson Collection

Stuart Anderson Collection

H. R. Harmer, London, 23 December 1940

Percy de Worms Collection

Percy de Worms Collection

H. R. Harmer, New York, 7–8 October 1941

A. C. Dibble Collection

H. R. Harmer, New York, 17 November 1941

Robert Yardley Collection

Robert Yardley Collection

Sale 7, H. R. Harmer, London, 22 January 1945

Ernest Lye Collection

Robson Lowe, 8 May 1946

Charles Williams Collection

H. R. Harmer, London, 10 November 1947

Charles Williams Collection

H. R. Harmer, London, 10 November 1947

Bryant Collection

Bryant Collection

Robson Lowe, 7 December 1949

Dr Fleming Collection

Robson Lowe, 14 February 1951

Admiral Harris Collection, Part II

Harmer Rooke, New York, 13–15 February 1951

The Royal Philatelic Collection

Sir John Wilson, Dropmore Press, London, 1952

Admiral Harris Collection, Part IV

Admiral Harris Collection, Part IV

Harmer Rooke, New York, 21 November 1952

Admiral Harris Collection, Part V

Harmer Rooke, New York, 10–11 February 1953

George H. Boucher Collection

Robson Lowe, 17 June 1953

Alfred H. Caspary Collection, Sale 12

24 February 1958

Sir Ernest De Silva Collection

H. R. Harmer, London, 12 January 1959

Harmer Rooke (London)

Harmer Rooke (London)

1 June 1961; Sale No. 4438–4439

Gordon P. Bailey Collection

H. R. Harmer, London, 14–15 May 1962

Maurice Burrus Collection, Sale 15

Robson Lowe, 3 April 1963

Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part II

Siegel, 15–16 March 1967

Lars Amundsen Collection

Stanley Gibbons, 6–8 December 1967

Dale-Lichtenstein Collection, Sale 4

H. R. Harmer, New York, 19 February 1969

O. J. Brunn Collection

Harmers of London, 12–14 October 1970

Roberts Collection

Harmers of London, 1–3 February 1971

Beddell Collection

Harmers of London, 4 March 1975

Lawrence Shenfield Collection

H. R. Harmer, New York, 17 March 1975

De La Rue Archives Sale

Robson Lowe, 14 January 1976

E. C. Francis Collection

Including items from the De La Rue Archives — Robson Lowe, 8 June 1976

Rev. Cornwall-Brooks Collection

Rev. Cornwall-Brooks Collection

Harmers of London, 20–22 March 1979 & 15 January 1980

R. C. Agabeg Collection

Harmers of London, 20 May 1982

Patrick Pearson Collection

Harmers of London, 13 April 1983

Marcus Samuel Collection (Specimen Stamps)

Harmers of London, 7 June 1983

Hiruyoki Kanai Collection

Harmers of London, 12 June 1984

Isleham Collection

Christie's Robson Lowe, 11 March 1987

'Mathias' Collection

Phillips, 2–3 April 1987

Richard Glass Collection

Richard Glass Collection

Cavendish, Derby, 6 May 1989

Mrs. Rothschild Collection

Harmers of London, 24 May 1989

R. G. Traill Collection

Christie's Robson Lowe, 22 January 1990

Ulrich Collection

Christie's Robson Lowe, 28 March 1990

Anonymous Collection

Christie's Robson Lowe, 9 March 1994

Hugh Osborne & Dr. Conrad Latto Collection

Christie's Robson Lowe, 13 December 1994

Guy Carleton Jones Collection

Sotheby's, 20–21 July 1995

Munro Collection

Munro Collection

Glasgow Philatelic Auctions, 13 January 1996

Dr. Conrad Latto Collection

Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996

Fernlands Collection

Fernlands Collection

Spink, London — Collector's Series, 15 April 2010

Koh-i-Noor Collection

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Derek Walker — Ceylon

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D. J. Norris Collection

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Gawaine Baillie Collection

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Hackmey Collection, Part I

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Hackmey Collection, Part II

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The Alexander Reid Collection

Spink, London, 2010

E. B. Proud

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Steinberg Collection

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Medina Collection

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Revenue Stamps

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Köhler — Europhilex Rarities

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Philatelic Collectors Series

Spink, 2016

Kimmel Collection

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Alphonse Collection

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Kandy Collection, Part 1

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Kandy Collection, Part 2

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Taprobana Collection

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Gem Collection

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Ceylon & Maldives

Corinphila, 2021

Besançon Collection, Part II

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