Lot 14 Australia - Tasmania SG#73, 136 (SC# 31, 32k) 4d - 6d Blue , 1865-1891 Chalon Heads Issues, 2 Very Good/Fine Used Singles, Perf 12 & #82 Barred Numeral Cancel (The 2 Being Reversed), Perf 11.5 With #25 Cancel

2 very good/fine used singles of the 4d - 6d blue from the 1865-1891 Chalon Heads Issues, perf 12 & #82 barred numeral cancel (the 2 being reversed), perf 11.5 with #25 cancel.

The #25 corresponds to Deloraine, and @82 is South Arm. Typical perfs, but rare instance of the postal clerk reversing the flat. J Watch & Gov't printings.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $390. The stamps offered here grade between 58 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60, 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10, 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10, 10/10