Lot 169 Australia - Victoria SG#313b (SC# 169) 1d Orange Brown , 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, A Very Fine used Single, Lovely Bold 'R' Registered Cancel, Scarce on Any Stamp
A very fine used single of the 1d orange brown from the 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, lovely bold 'r' registered cancel, scarce on any stamp.
These were usually struck on the envelope and not the stamp, but especially scarce on this low value as the rate for registered mail is higher than 1d.
Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $50. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:
