Lot 162 Germany SC#241var, 242var, 270var (277var, 278x, 310Avar) 5th on 40pf - 2mil on 300m Orange - Green , 1923 Surcharged Issue, 3 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Significant Surcharge Shifts

3 fine/very fine used singles of the 5th on 40pf - 2mil on 300m orange - green from the 1923 Surcharged Issue, significant surcharge shifts.

Upward on the 5th & 8th and downward on the 2m. The 8th is postlly used, but the other two may be posthumous cancels.

Scott doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $15. The stamps offered here grade between 70 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: 10/10

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