Lot 136 Australia - South Australia SG#168 2d Orange Red , 1876-1904 Queen Victoria Surface Printed Sideface Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Perf 10, Crown Over SA Wmk, SON February 6 1886 Callington CDS Cancel.

A very fine used single of the 2d orange red from the 1876-1904 Queen Victoria Surface Printed Sideface Issue, perf 10, crown over sa wmk, SON February 6 1886 Callington CDS cancel.

Callington is a historic town on the Bremner River in the eastern Adelaide Hills/Murray Mallee border region, established in the 1840's. Population and mail volumes were low.

Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $20. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 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