Lot 162 Great Britain SG#157 2.5d Blue Queen Victoria, 1880-1883 Surface Printed Issue, A Fine Used Single, Plate 23, April 15 1884 Reading CDS Cancel

A fine used single of the 2.5d blue Queen Victoria from the 1880-1883 Surface Printed Issue, plate 23, april 15 1884 reading cds cancel.

Gibbons values this at £35, so we estimate it at $17. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10