Lot 185 Ceylon (C) SG#26, 38 10c - 1/- Dull Vermillion - Slate Violet Queen Victoria, 1861-1864 Courbould Heads Issue, 2 Fine Used Singles, Large Star Wmk, VF Centering For This Issue

2 fine used singles of the 10c - 1/- dull vermillion - slate violet Queen Victoria from the 1861-1864 Courbould Heads Issue, large star wmk, vf centering for this issue.

Some minor internal wrinkles on the 1/- and some scissor separated perfs atLR on the 10d vermillion.

Gibbons values these at £35, so we estimate them at $17. The stamps offered here grade 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10