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Lot 225 Lagos SG#10 (SC#7) 1d Pale Bluish Lilac, Queen Victoria, 1876-1880 Line Perf. 14 Crown CC Watermarked Issue, 1st Printing, A VF Used Example, 2022 Scott Classic Cat. $21 USD For The Most Common Printing

Lot 225 Lagos SG#10 (SC#7) 1d Pale Bluish Lilac, Queen Victoria, 1876-1880 Line Perf. 14 Crown CC Watermarked Issue, 1st Printing, A VF Used Example, 2022 Scott Classic Cat. $21 USD For The Most Common Printing

A very well centered and very fine used example of the 1d pale bluish lilac Queen Victoria De La Rue Keyplate stamp from the 1876-1880 Line Perf. 14 Crown CC issue. According to J.F Ince in his definitive work, there were a total of 66,600 stamps issued across 4 different printings between May 9, 1876 and November 18, 1880. This example is from the first printing from May 9, 1876, of which 24,000 stamps were printed. Vertical wove paper showing fine vertical mesh and watermarked crown CC. Cancelled with an unobtrusive strike of Proud type K1 Lagos grid killer cancel.

Stanley Gibbons values a VF-75 used example at 20 pounds = $40.

I have written a blog post which explains the differences between the printings, which you can access here.

The stamp offered here grades VF-77 as follows:

Margins/centering: 44/60

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10

Cancellation: 8/10



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