Ceylon - Prisoner of Boer War
Ragama Prisoners' Enclosure

Ragama, overseas Prisoner of War Camp, Ceylon. First type. No Date. Issued after the Ragama Camp opened on 1901 Janury 8th.

Denomination : 10 Cents Size : 114 x 83 mm Underprint Color : Light Brown Value Color : Red Known Serial Range : 57 to 486 Ineson Catalog : 215
Denomination : 25 Cents Size : 114 x 83 mm Underprint Color : Brown Value Color : Purple Known Serial Range : 94 to 298 Ineson Catalog : 216
Denomination : 50 Cents Size : 114 x 83 mm Underprint Color : Pale Brown Value Color : Purple Known Serial Range : 81 to 484 Ineson Catalog : 217
Denomination : 1 Rupee Size : 114 x 83 mm Underprint Color : Pale Gold Value Color : Violet Known Serial Range : 226 to 513 Ineson Catalog : 218
Denomination : 5 Rupees Size : 114 x 83 mm Underprint Color : Gray-Green Value Color : Red Known Serial Range : 32 to 162 Ineson Catalog : 219
Front: Royal arms top centre, GOOD FOR on either side below black text on Color mosaic under-print with a center vertical and three horizontal divisions, value in Color at centre in words within Floral design and in black upper left and right in numerals, Current only within the Prisoners' Enclosure and payable at the Office of the Officer in charge of Prisoners of War, Ragama. Hand-stamped Black serial number top left and right (erased), Signature of I. Ingram above Captain, Camp Commandant in two lines on lower right. The signature of Capt. Ingram is normally applied with a rubber stamp in violet on the 10 cent note, while the others values are hand signed. Back: Blank

Known Serial Range from Paper Currency of the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 by John Ineson, published by Spink in 1999.
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Warning These Notes have been replicated and Sold as Replica on eBay. I suspect some of these replicas have been degraded to look old and sold on eBay as genuine. The hand signature is identical and at same exact location. To confirm look under very high magnification, or scan without descreen at 1200dpi. In the replica the signature ink line is clearly printed as dots.