Lot 122 Germany SC#69,b (72a-b) 20pf Lively Violet Ultramarine - Lively Lilac Ultramarine , 1902-1905 Germania Issue, 2 Very Fine Used Singles, Used Examples Of Both Shades, Cancelled With August 21 1902 Plaven & March 17 1903 Korunausen CDS Cancels

2 very fine used singles of the 20pf lively violet ultramarine - lively lilac ultramarine from the 1902-1905 Germania Issue, used examples of both shades, cancelled with August 21 1902 Plaven & March 17 1903 Korunausen CDS cancels.

The lilac ultramarine shade is the scarcer shade (August 21 1902) and the common shades arethe violet ultramarine to deep ultramarine.

Michel values these at 101.30 Euro, so we estimate them at $100. The stamps offered here grade between 80 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10