Lot 70 Bahamas SG#162-171, 173 1/2d - 1/- Green - Brownish Gray & Scarlet King George VI - Seal of the Colony, 1942 Columbus Overprinted Issue, 11 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles

11 fine/very fine used singles of the 1/2d - 1/- green - brownish gray & scarlet King George VI - Seal of the Colony from the 1942 Columbus Overprinted Issue.

Includes 1/2d with unlisted frame break below BA of Bahamas, raised u in Columbus on 1.5d, 1/- & 4d and dropped be in Columbus on the rest.

Gibbons values these at £18.35, so we estimate them at $20. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 76 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 40/60

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