Lot 154 Bermuda (C) SG#3, 20, 22, 24a, 25, 27 , 1865-1904 Queen Victoria Keyplate Issues, 7 Very Good/Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Barred Numeral Cancels #16, 14 & 23, Including #1 (St Geogo's), 2 (Hamilton), 12 (Harrington Sound) and 17 (Southampton)

7 very good/fine/very fine used singles from the 1865-1904 Queen Victoria Keyplate Issues, barred numeral cancels #16, 14 & 23, including #1 (St Geogo's), 2 (Hamilton), 12 (Harrington Sound) and 17 (Southampton).

The cancels are rated as scarce to rare. Crown CC & CA Wmks. SG#3 has a cut edge, 22 has a round corner and the 27 with the #2 cancel is creased at the top.

Gibbons values these at £62.7, so we estimate them at $30. The stamps offered here grade between 60 and 76 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 0/10, 5/10, 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10, 8/10, 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.