Lot 170 Australia (C) SG#159-161, 193, 195 2d - 9d Scarlet - Purple , 1936-1937 Opening of Submarine Telephone Link - 150th Anniv of NSW Issues, 8 Very Fine Used Singles, Shade & Paper Varieties On Both 2ds

8 very fine used singles of the 2d - 9d scarlet - purple from the 1936-1937 Opening of Submarine Telephone Link - 150th Anniv of NSW Issues, shade & paper varieties on both 2ds.

On the 1936 issue we have scarlet on off-white paper, scarlet on bright white paper & dep scarlet on somewhat grayish paper. On #193 there is one stamp on paper with very coarse mesh and one of finer mesh paper.

Gibbons values these at £19.25, so we estimate them at $20. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60, 40/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10