Lot 352 Australia - NSW SG#265/294a 2.5d - 2d Ultramarine - Deep Dull Blue , 1892-1899 Queen Victoria & Arms Definitive Issue, 9 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Numeral or Town Cancels, Including #64, #55, #281, #1256, #629, #1056, #134 & #936

9 fine/very fine used singles of the 2.5d - 2d ultramarine - deep dull blue from the 1892-1899 Queen Victoria & Arms Definitive Issue, numeral or town cancels, including #64, #55, #281, #1256, #629, #1056, #134 & #936.

Crown & NSW wmk with wide gap. The cancels include #64 Maitland, #55 Newcastle, #281 Willcania, #1256 Hillgrove (scarcer), #629 (Mogil, Mogil (scarce, faint strike), #1056 Breeza (scarce), #134 The Exchange and #936 Waterobbar (rare). Several of these are scarcer towns worth between $5-$25 per cancel.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $70. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60, 30/60, 35/60, 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10, 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10