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Eight more stamps were issued in year 1857, all featuring the portrait of Queen Victoria. One of the five stamps that were issued on 23 April 1859 is considered to be the most valuable stamp in Sri Lanka: it is a 4 pence with a dark pink colour known as the ' Dull Rose '. [3] 1857 Victoria on 6 pence. 1859 Victoria on 1 sh 9 p - Cert. B.P.A.
Estimated value. £70,000–100,000 (mint condition) £4,500 (used) The Dull Rose is a Ceylonese (modern-day Sri Lanka) postage stamp that is considered to be the rarest and most valuable stamp issued in the country. [ 1][ 2] 7000 stamps were issued on 23 April 1859, bearing a face value of four pence. [ 2][ 3] Three others, the 8 pence ...
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The Department of Posts, functioning under the brand name Sri Lanka Post (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා තැපැල් Shri Lanka Tæpæl), is a government operated postal system in Sri Lanka. The postal headquarters is the General Post Office which is located in Colombo. The department itself comes under the purview of the Ministry ...
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Some of the postal history is related in the article on Sri Lanka Post. Perhaps that should be moved here? Fconaway ( talk) 23:30, 7 April 2011 (UTC) Reply. [ reply] Maybe copying the postal history from the article on Sri Lanka Post would be better. But the 'Sri Lanka Post' article should have a part called postal history.