Lot 190 Australia - Victoria SG#335, 337-338 (SC# 163, 173, 183) 2.5d - 5d Blue - Red Brown , 1896-1899 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, 3 Fine Used Singles, V Over Crown (V3 Narrow Crown) Inverted Wmk

3 fine used singles of the 2.5d - 5d blue - red brown from the 1896-1899 Reading Design Stamp Duty Issue, v over crown (v3 narrow crown) inverted wmk.

The 5d is especially scarce with inverted wmk, as it was printed in lower volume and accidentally misfeeding the sheet into the press upside down is a much more significant quality control error.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $200. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 68 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60, 30/60

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