Lot 189 Ceylon (C) SG#39, 49, 63b 1d Dull Blue - Deep Blue Queen Victoria, 1862-1870 Courbould Heads Issue, 4 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles & Pair, De La Rue Printing, Perf 12 & 12.5, No Watermark, Crown CC Wmk.

4 fine/very fine used singles & pair of the 1d dull blue - deep blue Queen Victoria from the 1862-1870 Courbould Heads Issue, De La Rue printing, perf 12 & 12.5, no watermark, Crown CC wmk.

Three singles & a pair with the pair containing 1 damaged stampand one VF stamp. This pair & single printed in slightly lighter shades have the taller Crown CC Wmk, and the deep blue single has the shorter wmk. These are very nice for these issues which are usually either very heavily cancelled or offcenter.

Gibbons values these at £42, so we estimate them at $35. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 78 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 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, 10/10