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Great Britain SG#245, 245a & 298 6d Dull Purple King Edward VII, 1902-1913 King Edward VII Issue, Fine Used Singles

Great Britain SG#245, 245a & 298 6d Dull Purple King Edward VII, 1902-1913 King Edward VII Issue, Fine Used Singles

Three fine used examples of the 6d King Edward VII stamp from the 1902-1913 issue of the same name. Two of the stamps are De La Rue printings, printed in the pale dull purple shade, and one is on ordinary paper, and the other is on chalk surfaced paper. The third stamp is a Somerset House Printing in the reddish purple shade.

Gibbons lists these three stamps for 72 pounds = $122 approximately. The stamps offered here grade 70 as follows:

Centering/margins: 30/60 and 35/60 (middle stamp)

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10 and 5/10 (middle stamp)

Cancellation: 10/10

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