Lot 179 New Zealand SG#429e/430ca 9d - 1/- Sage Green - Vermilion King George V, 1915-1930 Perkins Bacon Engraved Portrait Issue, 3 Fine and VF Used Singles, Single Watermark, Cowan Paper, Perf. 14 x 14.5, Including Both Listed Shades of the 1/-

3 fine and VF used singles of the 9d - 1/- sage green - vermilion King George V from the 1915-1930 Perkins Bacon Engraved Portrait Issue with single watermark, Cowan paper, perf. 14 x 14.5, including both listed shades of the 1/-. This group includes both the vermilion and pale orange red shades of the 1/-, in addition to an intermediate shade of the same value.

Gibbons values this at 56 pounds, which is approximately $95.2. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60 and 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10 and 8/10