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Lagos SG#2 2d Deep Bright Blue & Prussian Blue 4th Printing Crown CC Watermark Perf.12.5 VF-75 Used

Lagos SG#2 2d Deep Bright Blue & Prussian Blue 4th Printing Crown CC Watermark Perf.12.5 VF-75 Used

Regular price $51.99 CAD
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A very fine used example of the 2d deep bright blue & Prussian blue Queen Victoria De La Rue Keyplate stamp from the 1874-1876 Perf. 12.5 Crown CC issue. According to J.F Ince in his definitive work, there were a total of 14,160 stamps issued across 4 different printings between May 12, 1874 and May 13, 1875. This example is from the last fourth printing, from May 13, 1875, of which 6,540 stamps were printed. Vertical wove paper with no visible mesh and watermarked crown CC. It is postmarked by a clear strike of a Proud type K1 Lagos barred diamond cancel. Stanley Gibbons values a VF-75 used example at 42 pounds = $84. The stamp offered here grades VF-75 used as follows: Margins/centering: 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
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