Lot 204 Nyassa SC#30var 20r Black & Orange Red Giraffe, 1901 Pictorial Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Perf 14x14x14x14, Comp 12-13, Very Scarce Perf

A very fine used single of the 20r black & orange red Giraffe from the 1901 Pictorial Issue, perf 14x14x14x14, comp 12-13, very scarce perf.

Instead of the perf 14, Waterlow used the 12-13 machine only occasionally to finish rows the 14 machine had missed.

Scott doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $30. 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