Lot 272 New Zealand SG#285 1/2d Green Mount Cook, 1901 Pictorial Issue, A Fine Used Single, Thinner, Basted Mills Paper With Vertical Mesh, Double Lined NZ & Star Wmk, Perf 11.

A fine used single of the 1/2d green Mount Cook from the 1901 Pictorial Issue, thinner, basted mills paper with vertical mesh, double lined NZ & star wmk, perf 11.

Gibbons values this at £130, so we estimate it at $65. The stamp offered here grades 66 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 6/10

Cancellation: 10/10