Lot 18 (C) New Zealand SG#O59, O60, O61, O65 1/2d - 6d Yellow Green - Bright Carmien Pink Mount Cook or Aorangi - Kea & Kaka, 1907-1911 Pictorial Issue, 4 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Vertical Official Overprint, Star & NZ Wmk

4 fine/very fine used singles of the 1/2d - 6d yellow green - bright carmien pink Mount Cook or Aorangi - Kea & Kaka from the 1907-1911 Pictorial Issue, vertical official overprint, Star & NZ Wmk.

The 1d is the original Waterlow plate, but has an internal wrinkle that should come out If the stamp is soaked and pressed.

Gibbons values these at £49.45, so we estimate them at $38. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

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.