Morocco Agencies Spanish Currency #10 (SG#6c) 50c Bright Lilac Queen Victoria 1898-1900 Overprinted Gibraltar Keyplate Issue, Type 2 Overprint, a Fine Mint OG Example

A fine mint example of the type 2 Morocco Agencies overprint on the 50 centimos bright lilac from the 1898-1900 Keyplate issue of Gibraltar.

This issue came with three types of overprint:

• Black overprint with the ear of the "g" in agencies projecting upwards.
• Blue-black overprint with the ear of the "g" projecting upwards.
• Black overprint with the ear of the "g" horizontal.

This stamp is the second type (type 2).

Gibbons lists this stamp at 24 pounds (approx. $48) for fine hinged. The stamp offered here grades 70 follows:

Centering/Margins 40/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10