Lot 44 New Zealand (C) SG#253a, 254 5d - 6d Purple Brown - Green Otira Gorge - Brown Kiwi, 1898 Pictorial Issue, 2 Fine Used Singles, 5d With Nice Sept 6 1899 Port Chalmers CDS

2 fine used singles of the 5d - 6d purple brown - green Otira Gorge - Brown Kiwi from the 1898 Pictorial Issue, 5d with nice Sept 6 1899 port chalmers CDS.

Gibbons values these at £67, so we estimate them at $33. The stamps offered here grade 70 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