Description: This vintage definitive postage stamp from Ceylon features a vibrant bi-colored composition with a bold red-orange frame surrounding a contrasting olive-green central vignette. The primary illustration captures a tropical coastal landscape populated by clustered, towering coconut palm trees lining a sloped shore, with a traditional sailing dhow vessel visible out on the open sea. Nestled in the upper-right corner is a formal, circular framed profile portrait of a young King George VI facing toward the left. The upper-left corner displays the numeric denomination "5c", while a thin banner reading "COCONUT PALMS" sits explicitly beneath the trees. The colony name "CEYLON" anchors the entire layout inside an elongated scroll banner at the baseline. The specimen is enclosed within an elegant teardrop-bordered frame, bounded by clean comb perforations, and carries a heavy black ink postal cancel sweeping diagonally over the lower half.
Circa: 1938-1949
Condition: Used - Hinged
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