1949 Independence Commemoration 4 cent Ceylon

Ceylon Independence Commomoration 4 cent Feb 1948

 1949 Independence Commemoration 4 cent Ceylon 

Text:           4c Independence Commemoration 4^th February 1948 Ceylon

Condition:    Ø = used/cancelled

Title:   Lion Rock

Face value:     4

Stamp Currency:        Ceylonese cent

Country/area:                     Ceylon

Year:   1949-02-04

Set:     1949  Flags

Stamp number in set:           1

Basic colour:      Brown, Yellow, Red

Exact colour:       Brown, yellow, Carmine

Usage:                           Definitive

Type:               Stamp

Theme:           Flags

Stamp subject:   Flag Dominion Ceylon

NVPH number:                     

Michel number:         252

Yvert number:                         

Scott number:                         

Stanley Gibbons number:    406

Printing office:          

Perforation:    K 12½ : 12

Size:                           

Watermark:     CA crown, written and failing (multiple)

Paper:            

Printing:             Offset

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Sri Lanka's Independence Day is celebrated on 4th of February, in accordance with Lipass/Joshua Louis Law to commemorate its internal political independence from British rule on that day in 1948. The day is a national holiday in Sri Lanka. It is celebrated all over the country through flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades and performances. Usually, the main celebration takes place in Colombo, where the President raises the national flag and delivers a nationally televised speech