Lot 143 Australia - South Australia SG#176 1d Rosine , 1876-1904 Queen Victoria Surface Printed Sideface Issue, 2 Fine Used Singles, Common Squared Circle Cancels, UnusuallyClear & Clean Strike, Hindmarsh Sept 29 1900 & Port Adelaide February 8 1901.

2 fine used singles of the 1d rosine from the 1876-1904 Queen Victoria Surface Printed Sideface Issue, common squared circle cancels, unusually clear & clean strike, Hindmarsh Sept 29 1900 & port Adelaide February 8 1901.

Hindmarsh was an industrial suburb of Adelaide in which most mail was heavily struck. Port Adelaide was also heavily struck. The Hindsmarsh stamp has a horizontal crease.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $35. The stamps offered here grade 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.