New Zealand SG#588-589, 589e 1/- - 2/- Deep Green - Grayish Olive Parson Bird - Capt. Cook, 1936-1942 Pictorial Issue, 4 Fine Used Singles, Perfs 14x13.5, 13-14x13.5 & 13.75x13.5, Fine & Coarse Horizontal and Coarse Vertical Mesh Papers

4 fine used singles of the 1/- - 2/- deep green - grayish olive Parson Bird - Capt. Cook from the 1936-1942 Pictorial Issue, perfs 14x13.5, 13-14x13.5 & 13.75x13.5, fine & coarse horizontal and coarse vertical mesh papers.

1/- deep green perf 14x13.5 on fine & coarse horizontal mesh papers, 2/- olive green perf 13-14x13.5 on fine horizontal mesh paper and 2/- grayish olive perf 13.75x13.5 on coarse vertical mesh paper.

Gibbons values these at £15, so we estimate them at $13. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 80 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: 10/10