Lot 193 Australia - Victoria SG#381-382 (SC# 189-190) 1/- - 2/- Yellow - Blue , 1899-1901 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, 2 GOG & Fine Unused Singles, V over Wide Topped Crown Wmk (V4), No Gum On 1/- & Deep Thin Near Top Of 2/-

2 GOG & fine unused singles of the 1/- - 2/- yellow - blue from the 1899-1901 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, v over wide topped crown wmk (v4), no gum on 1/- & deep thin near top of 2/-.

1901 Emergency use of earlier designs prior to 'postage' designs being available.

Gibbons values these at £122, so we estimate them at $25. The stamps offered here grade between 50 and 65 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/70, 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -20 points.