Lot 135 Newfoundland # 189/256 2c - 4c Green - Light Blue King George VI - Princess Elizabeth, 1932-1949 First & Second Resources Issue, Eight Fine Used and VF Used Examples, All With Ayre Perfins

Eight Fine Used and VF Used examples of the 2c - 4c green - light blue King George VI - Princess Elizabeth from the 1932-1949 First & Second Resources Issue. All with Ayre perfins.

Includes the 4c carmine lake Prince of Wales, with the perfin inverted and reading to the upper left; the 2c and 4c Coronation issue with the perfin sideways and reading toward the upper right; The 2c King George VI Royal Family with normal perfin and inverted reading toward upper left; the 4c Princess Elizabeth Royal Family with the perfin inverted and reading towards the upper left; and the 4c Princess Elizabeth from the 1941-1949 issue with the normal perfin and the inverted perfin reading toward the upper left.

Unitrade does not list these perfins, but our estimate of the value is $10. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60 and 40/60
Paper Freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 10/10
Cancellation: 10/10