Lot 56B India (C) SG#22 4a Deep Blue & Deep Red , 1854-1855 Lithographed Queen Victoria Issue, An Ungraded Single, 4th or 5th Printing, Head Plate III, Frame Die II, Cut to Shape.

An ungraded single of the 4a deep blue & deep red from the 1854-1855 Lithographed Queen Victoria Issue, 4th or 5th printing, head plate iii, frame die ii, cut to shape.

A cut to shape example of this very scarce type, one of the scarcest of this issue. Cut to shape exmples are typically worht 5% of the price of the margined examples.

Gibbons values this at £650, so we estimate it at $30. The stamp offered here grades Ungraded as follows:

Centering/Margins:

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: