Lot 129 Australia - South Australia SG#140, 140var 6d Bright Blue , 1876-1900 Humphreys Head Issue, 2 Good/Fine Used Singles, Truncated Broad Star Wmk, Perf 10x11.5-12.5, One With Straight Edge On Bottom, One With Major Perf Misalignment 3mm Into Design.

2 good/fine used singles of the 6d bright blue from the 1876-1900 Humphreys Head Issue, truncated broad star wmk, perf 10x11.5-12.5, one with straight edge on bottom, one with major perf misalignment 3mm into design.

The stamp with misalignment has small tear in left margin and many short perfs at right.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $15. The stamps offered here grade between 50 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 10/60, 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10