All great philatelic collections of Ceylon are represented by catalogues and are listed here in a chronological order. Content pages are available for provenance research, please contact us via the form below.
Phillips, Lea & Davies
Sale 7, London, December 1889
Tapling Collection
British Museum, 1891
Avery Collection
1909
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, 11th to 15th October 1921
Ferrari Collection, Sale 11
Gilbert, Paris, 19 to 21 November 1924
The Mayfair Find
H. R. Harmer, London, 9th November 1925
Colonel Praportchetovitch Collection
Sale 1, Plumridge, London, 23 to 24 February 1933
H. P. Manus Collection
Plumridge, London, 3rd May 1933
The Mayfair Find
H. R. Harmer, London, 9th November 1925
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, 28-30th May 1934
Stephens Collection
Sale 3, H. R. Harmer, London, 25 October 1937
Insley Blair Collection
Harmer Rooke, London, 18th November 1937
Baron de Worms Collection
H. R. Harmer, London, 20 to 23rd June 1938
William H. Crocker Collection
Harmer Rooke, London, 26 May 1938
Stuart Anderson Collection
H. R. Harmer, London, 23rd December 1940
Percy de Worms Collection
H. R. Harmer, New York, 7th to 8th October 1941
A. C. Dibble Collection
H. R. Harmer, New York, 17th November 1941
Robert Yardley Collection
Sale 7, H. R. Harmer, London, 22nd January 1945
Ernest Lye Collection
Robson Lowe, 8th May 1946
Charles Williams, Collection
H. R. Harmer, London, 10 November 1947
Charles Williams, Collection
H. R. Harmer, London, 10 November 1947
Bryant Collection
Robson Lowe, 7th December 1949
Dr Fleming Collection
Robson Lowe, 14 February 1951
Admiral Harris Collection, Part II
Harmer Rooke, New York, 13th to 15 February 1951
The Royal Philatelic Collection,
Sir John Wilson, Dropmore Press, London, 1952
Admiral Harris, Collection, Part IV
Harmer Rooke, New York, 21st November 1952
Admiral Harris, Collection, Part V
Harmer Rooke, New York, 10th to 11th February 1953
George H Boucher Collection
Robson Lowe, 17th June 1953
Alfred H. Caspary Collection, Sale 12
24th February 1958
Sir Ernest De Silva Collection
H. R. Harmer, London, 12 January 1959
Harmer Rooke (London)
1 Jun 1961; Sale No: 4438 4439
Gordon P. Bailey Collection
H. R. Harmer, London, 14 to 15th May 1962
Maurice Burrus Collection, Sale 15
Robson Lowe, 3rd April 1963
Josiah K. Lilly Collection, Part II
Siegel, March 15-16th 1967
Lars Amundsen Collection
Stanley Gibbons, 6 to 8th December 1967
Dale-Lichtenstein Collection, Sale 4
H. R. Harmer New York, 19th February 1969
O J Brunn Collection
Harmers of London 12-14 October 1970
Roberts Collection
Harmers of London, 1st to 3rd February 1971
Beddell Collection
Harmers of London, 4 March 1975
Lawrence Shenfield Collection
H. R. Harmer New York, 17th Mar 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, 8th June 1976
Rev. Cornwall-Brooks Collection
Harmers of London, 20 to 22nd March 1979 & 15 January 1980
R. C. Agabeg Collection
Harmers of London, 20 May 1982
Patrick Pearson Collection
Harmers of London, 13th April 1983
Marcus Samuel Collection
(Specimen Stamps)
Harmers of London, 7th June 1983
Hiruyoki Kanai Collection
Harmers of London, 12 June 1984
Isleham Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 11 March 1987
‘Mathias’ Collection
Philips, April 2-3, 1987
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 28th March 1990
Anonymous:
Christie's Robson Lowe auction, 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
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Munro Collection
Glasgow Philatelic Auctions, 13 January 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Fernlands Collection
Spink, London, Collector’s Series – Stamps, 15 April 2010
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
Dr. Conrad Latto Collection
Christie's Robson Lowe, 19 November 1996
