The Rubber Controller of Ceylon
1st May 1941 - Second Advance Issue

Ceylon Government Rubber export Restriction Second Advance Issue Coupons dated 1st May 1941 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 : 126 x 93 mm
Perforation : left Edge
Watermark : Rubber Restriction
Serial Prefix: A
Status : 2-corners-clipped
SACPM Catalog: Unlisted
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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: Unlisted
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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
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Denomination : 50 lbs
English : Fifty Pounds
Sinhala රාත්තල් පණහයි
Thamil ஐம்பது இறாத்தல்
Size : 162 x 119 mm
Perforation : Top edge
Watermark : Rubber Restriction
Serial Prefix: H
Status : 2-corners-clipped
SACPM Catalog: Unlisted
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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 : 2-Corner-clipped
SACPM Catalog: Unlisted
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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 : Searching
SACPM Catalog: Unlisted
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Front : Black Text printed on a geometric mosaic of Blue & Pink including about 80 times repeated word RUBBER along blue 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 ம் ௵ 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. Six Digit Serial number with prefix on lower left and upper right.

Back : Blank.

WaterMark : On the higher denominations (50, 100 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 the 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 on the lower denominations (1, 5, 10 lbs) and top edge on the higher denominations (50, 100 lbs) indicating all these coupons were issued in booklets.

I thank B. Dharmaraja of Matale for the 300 dpi scan of the 50 lbs Rubber coupon from his Collection.

Please contribute images (preferably 300 dpi scans) if you have a specimen of any of the other Rubber Coupons. The 1, 10, and 100 lbs are low 100 dpi resolutions scan from online Auction. Please E-mail kavan @ gmail.com, the size of the Coupon, which edge the Coupon is perforated and the Type of Watermark. Thanks.