Lot 186 Cyprus SG#40-41 1/2pi Green & Carmine - Mauve & Green , 1894-1896 Bicolored Queen Victoria Hexagonal Keyplate Issue, 3 Very Fine Used Singles, SON Limassol, Famagusta & Troodos Cancels, Dated August 28 1902, July 20 1899 & August 31 1899

3 very fine used singles of the 1/2pi green & carmine - mauve & green from the 1894-1896 Bicolored Queen Victoria Hexagonal Keyplate Issue, SON Limassol, Famagusta & Troodos cancels, dated August 28 1902, July 20 1899 & August 31 1899.

Troodos is an uncommon cancel. Most cancels are Famagusta, Larnaca, Limassol or Nicosia.

Gibbons values these at £8.8, so we estimate them at $10. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60, 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