Lot 270 El Salvador SC#102-121, 129, 136-137, 142, 145, 148, 152, 157f-g,j,n,o, 160-161, 170c 10c - 3c Orange - Bistre Brown Seebeck, 1895-1897 Seebeck Issues, 17 F/VFOG & Unused Singles, Horizontal Wove Paper, Hence They Are Originals

17 F/VFOG & unused singles of the 10c - 3c orange - bistre brown Seebeck from the 1895-1897 Seebeck Issues, horizontal wove paper, hence they are originals.

The reprints are all on vertical wove paper that is thick. Some of the less expensive stamps are without gum, but all the stamps from 146 onwards have gum.

2017 Scott Catalogue values these at $88.5, so we estimate them at $40. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/70, 40/70, 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10, 10/10