Lot 188 Australia - Victoria SG#330c (SC# 160var) 1/2d Rose , 1896-1899 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, A Fine Used Single, V Over Crown Upright Instead of Sideways (V3 - Narrow Crown)

A fine used single of the 1/2d rose from the 1896-1899 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, v over crown upright instead of sideways (v3 - narrow crown).

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $32. The stamp offered here grades 65 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10

Cancellation: 10/10