Lot 135 Barbados (C) #271-277 1c-12c Indigo-Greenish Blue & Brown Olive Dover Fort - Flying Fish, 1950-1952 King George VI Pictorial Issue, 11 Fine & VF Used Singles 1952 Printings On Paper Showing Cross-Hatched Mesh, Different Shades From Lot 342

11 fine & VF used singles of the 1c-12c indigo-greenish blue & brown olive Dover Fort - Flying Fish from the 1950-1952 King George VI Pictorial Issue 1952 printings on paper showing cross-hatched mesh, different shades from lot 342. There were at least 2 printings of this set. The initial printings were on medium translucent paper that showed no clear mesh. Another printing exists on a much thinner, but similar paper. The last printings made in 1952 are on paper that shows a distinct cross hatched mesh.

Stanley Gibbons 2019 values this at GBP30.5. Our estimate of the value, in the condition offered is $30. The stamps offered here grade 66-84 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