Lot 137 Australia - Victoria (C) SG#387 2d Reddish Purple Queen Victoria, 1901-1910 Queen Victoria Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Crown Over A Wmk, Perf 12x12.5, SON January 30 1908 Hobart Tasmania Cancel, Used in Tasmania.

A very fine used single of the 2d reddish purple Queen Victoria from the 1901-1910 Queen Victoria Issue, crown over a wmk, perf 12x12.5, SON January 30 1908 Hobart Tasmania cancel, used in Tasmania.

All states stamps were valid throughout Australia after 1901, but this is the first instance I have seen where the stamp of one state was used in another.

Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $5. 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