Lot 314 Trinidad (C) SG#122 5/- Green & Orange Brown 1896-1906 Britannia Keyplate Issue VF Used With February 4, 1898 Registrar General Cancel

A VF used single of this scarce high value, with February 4, 1898 Registrar General CDS cancel. This is a revenue cancel, rather than a postal one. 

Gibbons values the basic stamp at 100 GBP for postal use. Based on this, the condition  and the scarcity of the cancel, we estimate the value at $15.   The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10