Lot 175 Australia - Victoria SG#314c (SC# 162) 2d Purple , 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, #380 Barred Numeral Cancel For Ondit

A very fine used single of the 2d purple from the 1886-1896 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, #380 barred numeral cancel for Ondit.

Ondit was located in the western district near the sallt lakes north of Colac, later renamed to Beeac - Scarce.

Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $35. 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