This site features a discussion board, an auction portal, an image library, and offers a standing order service.

The standing order service allows collectors and dealers to conveniently obtain the latest philatelic issues from Sri Lanka. We also maintain "wants" lists and will be glad to assist you fill in the spaces of your album. The discussion board is meant to be a forum in which newcomers and experienced philatelists alike can discuss matters relating to Ceylon/Sri Lanka philately online. A comprehensive Ceylon and Sri Lanka stamp image library is an ongoing collaborative effort to document all philatelic issues from Ceylon and Sri Lanka from the very first 1857 6d to the most recent issues. 

This site also features an auction portal focussed exclusively on Ceylon/Sri Lanka philatelic products, providing you a convenient option to buy and sell philatelic products from Ceylon/Sri Lanka. For a limited time, click here to receive a GBP 5.00 auction credit when you register for free!

We hope you enjoy this site and participate actively. As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome at

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Here are some interesting facts about Ceylon/Sri Lanka's postal history:

* Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) has a postal history dating back to 1798 (just two years after Britain occupied the island's coastal regions) when post offices were established in the towns of Jaffna, Mannar, Trincomalee, Colombo and Galle.

* The first mail coach service in Asia was inaugurated in Ceylon in 1836. The service linked Colombo and Kandy.

* The first postage stamp was issued in 1857, a 6d purple-brown imperforate which the Stanley Gibbons catalogue values at £7500 (unused) and £450 (used).