Lot 102 Great Britain (C) SG#172-174 1d Lilac - Mauve, 1881 Queen Victoria Surface Printed Issue, 6 Very Fine Used Singles, 16 Dots In Each Spandrel, Relatively Light Cancels, Including Field Post Office Military Cancel.

6 very fine used singles of the 1d lilac - mauve from the 1881 Queen Victoria Surface Printed Issue, 16 dots in each spandrel, relatively light cancels, including field post office military cancel.

The military cancel is possibly from the Boer war. Im thinking it may be that this was the only war that GB was involved in in 1900, but it could also come from any Army base.

Gibbons values these at £12.7, so we estimate them at $12. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 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