Lot 407 Newfoundland #78, 81, 83c 1/2c, 2c & 3c Brown Olive - Red Orange King Edward VIII - Queen Alexandra, 1897-1901 Royal Family Issue, 3 VGOG & Fine OG Singles 3c Is On The Thin Bluish Paper

3 VGOG & fine OG singles of the 1/2c, 2c & 3c brown olive - red orange King Edward VIII - Queen Alexandra from the 1897-1901 Royal Family Issue 3c is on the thin bluish paper. The 3c is on the thin bluish paper, which is not really bluish, but rather thin and translucent. This stamp has a light trace of thinning at the bottom, which reduced the grade to fine. The 1/2c has a light diagonal crease, which reduces the grade to VG.

Unitrade values this at $36.5 for fine OG. Our estimate of the value for the condition offered is $35. The stamps offered here grade 65, 70, 60 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 30/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.