Lot 146 Cuba SC#106-107, 109, 112-113, 115-116 5c on 5c - 10c on 10c Blue Gray - Olive Bistre King Alfonso XII, 1883 Surcharge Issue, 8 VG/FOG & Unused Singles, Overprint Types 1-d, All 5c on 5c Except Type D Have No Gum

8 VG/FOG & unused singles of the 5c on 5c - 10c on 10c blue gray - olive bistre King Alfonso XII from the 1883 Surcharge Issue, overprint types 1-d, all 5c on 5c except type d have no gum.

Rest are OG, but 10c on 10c type D has a shallow hinge thin. 5c on 5c type A has a tiny margin split.

2017 Scott Catalogue values these at $39 for hinged, so we estimate them at $18. The stamps offered here grade between 55 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/70, 30/70, 35/70, 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.