The Rubber Controller of Ceylon
1st May 1941 - 2nd Advance Issue
Counter stamped Final Issue Coupons

> Denomination : 1 lbs English : One Pound Sinhala : රාත්තල් එකයි Thamil : ஒரு இறாத்தல் Size : 124 x 92 mm Perforation : Left Edge Watermark : Rubber Restriction Serial Prefix : A Status : 2-corners-clipped SACPM Catalog : SRI-219
Denomination : 5 lbs English : Five Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් පහයි Thamil : ஐந்து இறாத்தல் Size : 136 x 105 mm Perforation : Left Edge Watermark : Rubber Restriction Serial Prefix : B Status : Searching SACPM Catalog : SRI-220
Denomination : 10 lbs English : Ten Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් දහයයි Thamil : பத்து இறாத்தல் Size : 143 x 100 mm Perforation : Left Edge Watermark : Rubber Restriction Serial Prefix : E Status : 2-corners-clipped SACPM Catalog : Unlisted
Denomination : 50 lbs English : Fifty Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් පණහයි Thamil : ஐம்பது இறாத்தல் Size : 162 x 120 mm Perforation : Top edge Watermark : Rubber Restriction Serial Prefix : H Status : 3-Corner-clipped SACPM Catalog : SRI-221
Denomination : 100 lbs English : One Hundred Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් සියයයි Thamil : நூறு இறாத்தல் Size : 172 x 124 mm Perforation : Top edge Watermark : Rubber Restriction Serial Prefix : K Status : 3-Corner-clipped SACPM Catalog : SRI-222
Denomination : 1000 lbs English : One Thousand Pounds Sinhala : රාත්තල් දාහයි Thamil : ஆயிரம் இறாத்தல் Size : 184 x 137 mm Perforation : Top edge Watermark : Restriction Serial Prefix : M Status : 2-Corner-clipped SACPM Catalog : Unlisted

Front : Black Text printed on a geometric mosaic of Green & Pink including about 80 times repeated word RUBBER along green border within a slightly larger Pink border. At top and bottom center of Border an ellipse with 1941 in Pink.
Drawing of a stack of sheet Rubber in Pink in center withn a wreath of leaves in Blue.
Just inside border CEYLON in Blue on upper left and lower right, and COUPON in Pink on lower left and upper right corners. On border top left The Rubber Controller of Ceylon below which Centered authorizes the Bearer to Export subject to Customs Duties and Tax from Ceylon in 2 lines. Centered in middle (WEIGHT) POUNDS / of / DRY RUBBER . Large Numeric (WEIGHT) / Pounds on either side of two plane lines inclined down at 8° between which the Text SECOND Advance Issue, 1941 in English, 1941 කේ විතිය වාරයේදි නිකුත්කරනලදි in Sinhala and 1941#2990;் ௵ இரண்ட ஈம்தடவைக் கூப்பன் in Thamil in 3 lines.
Below රාත්තල් (weight) in Sinhala and (weight) இறாத்தல் in Thamil.
At bottom left COLOMBO above date 1st May 1941. At bottom right facsimile signature of P. Saravanamuttu above designation Rubber Controller.
Counter-stamped in Red with two plane lines inclined up at 26° between which the Text FINAL ISSUE 1941 in English, 1941 කේ අන්තිම වාරයට නිකුත්කරනලදි in Sinhala and 1941 ம் ௵ கடைசிக் தடவைக் கூப்பன் in Thamil in 3 lines.
Six Digit Serial number with prefix on lower left and upper right.

Back : Blank.

WaterMark : On the higher denominations (50, 100, 1000 lbs) the words RUBBER RESTRICTION in two lines in middle with words CEYLON above and GOVERNMENT below in two arcs forming an ellipse, using an outline Font lighter than background. The logo is 4 inches wide and 2 inches high and oriented to the right. The logo is repeated every 4 inches giving a 2 inch gap, and is seen twice on larger notes. But as the logos are not centered on coupon, parts of it may have got clipped out by edge of the coupon. .

Perforations are seen on the top edge on the higher denominations (50, 100, 1000 lbs) indicating these coupons were issued in booklets.

100 lbs Rubber coupon from lakdiva Notes Collection scanned at 300 dpi and displayed at 50 dpi. I thank Johanne Dekker for the 300 dpi scan of the 1, 10, and 50 lbs Rubber coupon from his Collection.
I thank B. Dharmaraja of Matale for the 300 dpi scan of the 1000 lbs Rubber coupon from his Collection.
I thank Harold Kroll of USA for the 300 dpi scan of the 5 lbs Rubber coupon from his Collection.

Please contribute images (preferably 300 dpi scans) if you have a specimen of the 5lbs Second Advance issue countermarked Final issue Rubber Coupons. Please E-mail kavan @ gmail.com, the size of the Coupon, which edge the Coupon is perforated and the Type of Watermark. Thanks.