Lot 73 Australia (Victoria) SG#416b, 458-459 1/2d - 2d Blue Green - Reddish Violet Queen Victoria, 1905-1913 Postage Issue, 3 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, 1/2d On Thin, Ready Gummed Paper With Horiz. Mesh, 1d Die 3 & 2d Die 2, V over Crown Wmk.

3 fine/very fine used singles of the 1/2d - 2d blue green - reddish violet Queen Victoria from the 1905-1913 Postage Issue, 1/2d on thin, ready gummed paper with horiz. mesh, 1d die 3 & 2d die 2, V over Crown wmk.

Crown over A & 1912 issues wmk V over tapered crown (wmk 104). These are all late printings made in 1912 and one all muchscarer than the common stamps.

Gibbons values these at £28.5, so we estimate them at $16. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10