Lot 152 Ascension (C) SG#38b, 39b, 40b, 39d, 42b 1/2d - 3d Black & Bluish Violet - Black & Gray , 1938-1953 Pictorial Issue, 8 F/VFOG Singles, Perf 13, 1944, 1949 & 1952 Printings

8 F/VFOG singles of the 1/2d - 3d black & bluish violet - black & gray from the 1938-1953 Pictorial Issue, perf 13, 1944, 1949 & 1952 printings.

The 1944's include the 1/2d, 1d, 1.5d & 3d and are on translucent paper, with smooth crackly gum with clear wmk. The 1949's include the 1/2d & 1d black & green and are on less translucent paper, with less clear wmk. The 1952's are the 1/2d & 1d but on paper with clear cross hatch mesh.

Gibbons values these at £7.55, so we estimate them at $4. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70, 45/70, 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10