The Rubber Controller of Ceylon
1st January 1942 - First Advance Issue

Ceylon Government Rubber export Restriction First Advance Issue Coupons dated 1st January 1942 and issued by the Rubber Controller of Ceylon during WWII under of the Rubber Control Ordinance.

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Denomination : 1 lbs
English : One Pound
Sinhala රාත්තල් එකයි
Thamil ஒரு இறாத்தல்
Size : 127 x 93 mm
Perforation : Left edge
Watermark : Restriction
Serial Prefix: A
Status : 5-Semi-clipped
SACPM Catalog: SRI-229
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Denomination : 5 lbs
English : Five Pounds
Sinhala රාත්තල් පහයි
Thamil ஐந்து இறாத்தல்
Size : 140 x 106 mm
Perforation : Left edge
Watermark : Restriction
Serial Prefix: B
Status : 2-Semi-clipped
SACPM Catalog: SRI-230
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Denomination : 10 lbs
English : Ten Pounds
Sinhala රාත්තල් දහයයි
Thamil பத்து இறாத்தல்
Size : 149 x 102 mm
Perforation : Left edge
Watermark : Restriction
Serial Prefix: E
Status : 5-Semi-clipped
SACPM Catalog: SRI-231
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Denomination : 50 lbs
English : Fifty Pounds
Sinhala රාත්තල් පණහයි
Thamil ஐம்பது இறாத்தல்
Size : 162 x 120 mm
Perforation : Top edge
Watermark : Restriction
Serial Prefix: H
Status : 5-Semi-clipped
SACPM Catalog: SRI-232
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Denomination : 100 lbs
English : One Hundred Pounds
Sinhala රාත්තල් සියයයි
Thamil நூறு இறாத்தல்
Size : 172 x 127 mm
Perforation : Top edge
Watermark : Restriction
Serial Prefix: K
Status : 5-Semi-clipped
SACPM Catalog: SRI-233
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Front : Black Text printed on a geometric mosaic of Grayish Purple including words CEYLON RUBBER COUPON in 3 lines in center and 1942 either side.
On 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 up at 11° between which the Text FIRST Advance Issue, 1942 in English, 1942 ප්‍රථම වාරයේදි නිකුත්කරනලදි in Sinhala and 1942 ம் ௵ முதற் தடவைக் கூப்பன் in Thamil in 3 lines. Below රාත්තල් (weight) in Sinhala and (weight) இறாத்தல் in Thamil.
At bottom left COLOMBO above date 1st January 1942. At bottom right facsimile signature of P. Saravanamuttu above designation Rubber Controller.
Six Digit Serial number with prefix on lower left and upper right.

Back : Blank.

WaterMark : On all denominations the word RESTRICTION in a line 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 top in lower denominations (1,5,10 lbs) and to right in higher denominations (50,100,1000 lbs). The logo is repeated every 4 inches giving a 2 inch gap, and is seen twice on these 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 left edge of all the lower denominations (1, 5, 10 lbs) and on the top edge on the higher denominations (50, 100 lbs) indicating the coupons were issued in booklets for all these denominations.

1, 10, 50, and 100 lbs Rubber coupons from lakdiva Notes Collection scanned at 300 dpi and displayed at 50 dpi. I thank Johanne Dekker for the 300 dpi scan of the 5 lbs Rubber coupon from his Collection.