Lot 191 Malta SG#211var 2.5d Yellow Brown & Deep Bright Blue KGV & Windsor Castle, 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, 2 VFNH/OG Singles, Blue Hairlines As A Result Of Frame Plate Cracks

2 VFNH/OG singles of the 2.5d yellow brown & deep bright blue KGV & Windsor Castle from the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, blue hairlines as a result of frame plate cracks.

The frame plate cracks include 1) hairline above Brunswick tower & just to right of inner frameline and 2) hairline from M of Malta down to leaf beside Windsor.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $15. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10