Lot 217 (C) British Solomon Islands SG#54var, 55var 3d - 6d Chalky Blue & Pale Red Brown - Light Blue & Olive Green KGV & Windsor Castle, 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, 2 VFNH Singles, Showing Unlisted Plate Varieties Involving The Frame & Vignette Plates

2 VFNH singles of the 3d - 6d chalky blue & pale red brown - light blue & olive green KGV & Windsor Castle from the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, showing unlisted plate varieties involving the frame & vignette plates.

The 3d has a diagonal scratch through 'B', 'R' & 'I' of Islands and the 6d has a turet on Curfew tower.

Gibbons values these at £22.5, so we estimate them at $75. The stamps offered here grade 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10