17 fine/very fine used singles of the 1d - 8d scarlet - sepia from the 1936-1942 Pictorial Issue, perfs 14x13.5, 14x14.5 & 14.5x14, 8d with upright wmk, multiple star & nz wmk, all with readable town cancels.
Gibbons values these at £21.2, so we estimate them at $20. The stamps offered here grade between 68 and 80 as follows:
Centering/Margins: 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: 8/10, 10/10
