Lot 154 Great Britain SG#157 2.5d Blue Queen Victoria, 1880-1883 Surface Printed Issue, A Very Good Used Single, Plate 21, A 20 Mail Boat Cancel, Small Tear At UL.

A very good used single of the 2.5d blue Queen Victoria from the 1880-1883 Surface Printed Issue, plate 21, a 20 mail boat cancel, small tear at ul.

Gibbons values this at £45, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 58 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 42/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.