Lot 178 Nyassa SC#26var 2.5r Black & Red Brown Giraffe, 1901 Pictorial Issue, A VFOG Single, Re-Entries

A VFOG single of the 2.5r black & red brown Giraffe from the 1901 Pictorial Issue, re-entries.

Showing doubling of upper frameline above head, 2 r's ofreis, crown &coat of arms & large vertical scratch below arms in sky.

Scott doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate it at $15. The stamp offered here grades 80 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