Lot 115 Aden (C) SG#16a, 23-25 1/2a - 2r Bluish Green - Indigo & Magenta , 1938-1948 KGVI Pictorial Issue, 4 F/VFOG Singles, 1948 Printing Of 1/2a On Nearly Opaque Paper With Crackly Gum, Later 1949-51 Printings On Translucent Paper With Smooth Gum

4 F/VFOG singles of the 1/2a - 2r bluish green - indigo & magenta from the 1938-1948 KGVI Pictorial Issue, 1948 printing of 1/2a on nearly opaque paper with crackly gum, later 1949-51 printings on translucent paper with smooth gum.

The later 1949-51 printings have the gum that crackly under magnification.

Gibbons values these at £26.5, so we estimate them at $13. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70, 45/70, 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10