Sri Lanka (Ceylon) – Global Postcard Sales

Total: 16 postcards

Kandy, Queen’s Hotel
Card really looks old on front and back. Edges are abraded, but card was never used and is otherwise unmarked. Grade: 4

Code: 20324001
Price: $9.00
Colombo, the seashore by moonlight
Lovely old black and white card; just a bit barren. Never mailed, no extra markings or damage. Plate & Co, Ceylon, #197. Grade: 2

Code: 20324003
Price: $6.00
Elephants bathing
Card mailed in about 1970, when Sri Lanka was still Ceylon along in harmony. Stamp intact but heavily postmarked. Minor corner abrasions. Grade: 3

Code: 20324004
Price: $5.00
Village girl
This card from the Ceylon Tourist Board was mailed in 1982, with two stamps and a full postmark, but the writing is a mess. The hand-stamped postmark was so strong it punched right through the card. Grade: 4

Code: 20324005
Price: $3.00
Sea Shore, Ceylon
In 1928, Miss Fullerton in Surrey received this card from Colombo. The stamp and postmark are there, along with the message. Grade: 2

Code: 20324006
Price: $18.00
Ceylon, Tea Pluckers
One of our oldest cards in stock, mailed from Ceylon in 1903 with stamp and four postmarks (three being in England). Grade: 2

Code: 20324007
Price: $29.00
Colombo, General view of Galle Face
Superb, unused, real-photo card from PLATE, Ltd. Grade: 1

Code: 20324008
Price: $8.00
Climbing Cocoanut Palm
Unused, aging Ceylon (Ceylan) card No. 51 from The Colombo Apothecaries Co. Grade: 3

Code: 20324009
Price: $7.00
Bullock travelling wagon
Unused Plate & Co. card, unnumbered. Grade: 1

Code: 20324010
Price: $6.00
Mask Dancer
Unused card whose full caption reads: “Mask dancer performing the ceremonial serpent – devil dance – Sri Lanka”. Grade: 1

Code: 20324012
Price: $2.00
Colombo, Ribbon Avenue, Peradeniya Gardens
Ceylon Tourist Post Card, unmailed but very very heavily aged on the reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20324013
Price: $2.00
Minneriya Tank
Wikipedia tells us: “Minneriya tank is a reservoir in Sri Lanka made by an old civilisation; the Anuradhapura Kingdom. King Mahasena ordered a dam build across the Minneriya River, which made the lake. The tank covered 4,670 acres.” This unused postcard only seems that old, as it is extremely heavily aged on the reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20324014
Price: $3.00
Weligama Bay
Weligama is a town on the south coast of Sri Lanka, located in Matara District. The name Weligama literally means “sandy village” which refers to the area’s sandy sweep bay. The unused Ceylon Tourist Post Card, like others we have from this series, is quite heavily aged on the reverse. Grade: 3

Code: 20324015
Price: $2.00
Dragnet Fishing
Mailed in 1990, with stamp and postmark. Grade: 2

Code: 20324016
Price: $4.00
Christmas
Unused, official card with pre-printed postage on the back mirroring the design of the stamp on the front. Grade: 1

Code: 20324017
Price: $4.00
Kandy
Despite two overlapping postmarks, it’s hard to say when this old postcard was mailed — early in the 20th century, we think. As many senders did in those days, they wrapped the stamp over to the front. It might not be obvious in the small scan, but there’s a “Christmas Greetings” imprint on the upper left. Grade: 1

Code: 20324018
Price: $7.00

Total: 16 postcards