Lot 65 India - Travancore (C) SG#6f, 9, 7b, 39 4ca - 3/4ch Pink - Mauve Conch Shell, 1889-1939 Conch Shell Definitives, 4 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Pair & Strip of 3, Seldom Seen SON Cancels

4 fine/very fine used singles, pair & strip of 3 of the 4ca - 3/4ch pink - mauve Conch Shell from the 1889-1939 Conch Shell Definitives, seldom seen SON cancels.

Shallow thin on 2ch (#7b). Again, the catalogue value of these is minimal, bu you almost never see SON Cancels on them.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $6. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.