Lot 29 Austalia - New South Wales (C) SG#271c/315 1/2d-2.5d 1892-1903 Surface Printed Sideface Issue, 12 Fine & VF Used Singles Perf 12, 11 x 12, 11.5 x 12 and 12 x 11.5, Wmk Large Crown Over NSW With Both 1 mm and 2 mm Gap Between Crown & NSW

12 fine & VF used singles of the 1/2d-2.5d grey-cobalt blue Queen Victoria & Arms from the 1892-1903 Surface Printed Sideface Issue perf 12, 11 x 12, 11.5 x 12 and 12 x 11.5, wmk large crown over NSW with both 1 mm and 2 mm gap between crown & NSW. Numbers include: SG#271c, 271d, 272a, 273a, 273b, 290, 293, 295a, 297a, 313-315.

Stanley Gibbons 2019 values this at GBP14.3. Our estimate of the value, in the condition offered is $12. The stamps offered here grade 70-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 40/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10, 8/10, 10/10