Lot 333 New Zealand (C) SG#80 1/- Yellow Green Queen Victoria, 1862-1864 Chalon Heads Issue, A Fair Used Single, Large Star Wmk, Perf 13x14.5

A fair used single of the 1/- yellow green Queen Victoria from the 1862-1864 Chalon Heads Issue, large star wmk, perf 13x14.5.

This stamp has most likely been reperforated on 2 sides to try and conceal a hole fault at thetop. There is also a thin, but still a presentable spacefiller.

Gibbons values this at £375, so we estimate it at $25. The stamp offered here grades 40 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -30 points.