Lot 130 Great Britain SG#8wi 1d Red Brown Queen Victoria, 1841 Line Engraved Issue, A Good Used Single, Inverted Wmk, Alphabet 1, 4 Clear But Close Margins on 3 Sides, Smudgy Numeral Cancel, Small Pinhole Through Bust.
A good used single of the 1d red brown Queen Victoria from the 1841 Line Engraved Issue, inverted wmk, alphabet 1, 4 clear but close margins on 3 sides, smudgy numeral cancel, small pinhole through bust.
Small pinhole through bust were common, as in the 19th century Christmas decorations were often made from stamps.
Gibbons values this at £400, so we estimate it at $50. The stamp offered here grades 45 as follows:
