Lot 289 New Zealand SG#L1, L4 1/2d - 3d Deep Brown - Purple Lighthouse, 1891-1898 Life Insurance Department, 2 Fine Used Single, Star & NZ Wmk With Narrow Space, Perf 12x11.5

2 fine used single of the 1/2d - 3d deep brown - purple Lighthouse from the 1891-1898 Life Insurance Department, star & NZ wmk with narrow space, perf 12x11.5.

Gibbons values these at £44, so we estimate them at $22. The stamps offered here grade 66 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 3/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 8/10, 10/10