Lot 116 Australia - South Australia SG#31-32 6d Violet Ultramarine - Dull Blue , 1860-1869 Second Roulette Issue, 2 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, 1866 & 1869 Cancels, One Stamp Is Clipped Along The Design, Actual Roulette Cuts Into The Design By 3mm

2 fine/very fine used singles of the 6d violet ultramarine - dull blue from the 1860-1869 Second Roulette Issue, 1866 & 1869 cancels, one stamp is clipped along the design, actual roulette cuts into the design by 3mm.

This is a spectacularly misplaced roulette.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $150. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10