Lot 166 Australia - Victoria SG#312a (SC# 161) 1d Yellow Green , 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Scarce Blue #71 Barred Numeral Cancel For Richmond

A very fine used single of the 1d yellow green from the 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, scarce blue #71 barred numeral cancel for Richmond.

Although Richmond is a common cancel. Blue cancellations are scarce as nearly all were struck in black.

Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $65. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10