Lot 124 Australia - Victoria (C) SG#70a, 92 2d - 4d Dull Violet - Rose Pink Queen Victoria, 1858-1860 Emblems - Beaded Oval Issues, 2 Good-Very Fine Used Singles, Son Strike Of Melbourne #1 Over V Bootheel Cancel, #2 Geelong Cancel

2 good-very fine used singles of the 2d - 4d dull violet - rose pink Queen Victoria from the 1858-1860 Emblems - Beaded Oval Issues, SON strike of Melbourne #1 over v bootheel cancel, #2 Geelong cancel.

Perfs trimmed at top but overall well centered. 2d is on horizontal laid paper, rouletted with the cancel.

Gibbons values these at £27.5, so we estimate them at $20. The stamps offered here grade 50 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 0/10, 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -20 points.