Lot 137 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 May 19 1893 Farina Squared Circle 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 May 19 1893 Farina squared circle cancel.

Farina was a remote desert settlement located in the far north of South Australia right at the edge of the desert, and as such, clear strikes are very scarce.

Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $125. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10