Lot 12 Australia (C) SG#22a, 62a, 63, 80-a 2d - 4d Rose Scarlet - Olive Green King George V, 1914-1923 KGV Heads Issue, 7 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Scarcer SON Cancels, Single Wmk

7 fine/very fine used singles of the 2d - 4d rose scarlet - olive green King George V from the 1914-1923 KGV Heads Issue, scarcer SON cancels, single wmk.

The SON cancels include Streaky Bay, Carraruon, Yalleroi Portsea, Victoria Split Ring (scarce), #7 victorian barred Numeral, Eden Valley, South AustraliaSquared circle and Yunta, South Australia squared circle. The barred numeral & squared circles are all scarce.

Gibbons values these at £19.25, so we estimate them at $45. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 76 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60, 30/60, 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: 6/10, 10/10