Lot 186 Australia - Victoria SG#332-a (SC# 169) 1d Brown Red - Brownish Orange , 1896-1899 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, 3 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, V Over Crown (V3) Wmk, SON #44 & #67 Barred Numeral Cancels , SON Aug 241899 Melbourne CDS.

3 fine/very fine used singles of the 1d brown red - brownish orange from the 1896-1899 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, v over crown (v3) wmk, SON #44 & #67 barred numeral cancels , SON Aug 241899 Melbourne CDS.

Cancels for Wordy Yallock, a small rural township in the surf coast and Coburg.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $47. The stamps offered here grade between 73 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 8/10, 10/10