Lot 183 New Zealand SG#244 8d Blue Queen Victoria, 1895-1900 Second Queen Victoria Sideface Issue, A FOG Single, Perf 11, Wmk 12b, Vertical Mesh Paper

A FOG single of the 8d blue Queen Victoria from the 1895-1900 Second Queen Victoria Sideface Issue, perf 11, wmk 12b, vertical mesh paper.

Gibbons values this at £80, so we estimate it at $40. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10