Lot 31 Great Britain SC143avar (SG#218var) 1/2d Yellowish Green King Edward VII, 1902-1910 King Edward VII Issue, Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Watermark Shifts.

fine/very fine used singles of the 1/2d yellowish green King Edward VII from the 1902-1910 King Edward VII Issue, watermark shifts.

Ordinarily the Imperial crown should appear in the center of the stamp, or at least within 1 crown width around the center. However, occationally dramatic shifts are seen where the watermark is shifted all the way up or down, or to one side. The lot here includes wmk shifted to the upper left, upper right, left, right, lower left, lower center and lower right.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $20. The stamps offered here grade between 68 and 80 as follows:

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

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