Lot 165 Australia - Victoria SG#312 (SC# 161) 1d Green , 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Early December 28 1886 Melbourne CDS Cancel, SON CDS Cancels are Uncommon On this Value, Rounded V2 Design.

A very fine used single of the 1d green from the 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, early December 28 1886 Melbourne CDS cancel, SON CDS cancels are uncommon on this value, rounded v2 design.

The issue appeard in July and the yellow green did not appear until 1887, so this date confirms the shade.

Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $25. The stamp offered here grades 78 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: 8/10