Lot 374 Australia - Queensland SG#34var, 36var 6d - 1/- Yellow Green - Gray , 1862-1867 Chalon Heads Issue, 2 Very Good/Fine Used Singles, Unwatermarked, Intermediate Perf 12.5x13, The 6d Having A #15 Sunburst Cancel For Maryborough.

2 very good/fine used singles of the 6d - 1/- yellow green - gray from the 1862-1867 Chalon Heads Issue, unwatermarked, intermediate perf 12.5x13, the 6d having a #15 sunburst cancel for Maryborough.

Gibbons list this perf as rough, though it actually evolved to intermediate partway through its 4 year run & finally becoming clean cut in 1867 on all sides. The 6d also has a diagonal crease at LL. Our online research indicates that the value of the 6d with the #15 cancel and crease is $45 and the 1/- is $235. So The Intermediate perf is scarcer.

Gibbons values these at £95, so we estimate them at $280. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 78 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: 6/10, 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.