Lot 192 Ceylon (C) SG#66b 5d Olive Green Queen Victoria, 1867-1870 Courbould Heads Issue, A Fine Used Single, De La Rue Printing, 21.5mm Crown CC Wmk, Perf 12.5.

A fine used single of the 5d olive green Queen Victoria from the 1867-1870 Courbould Heads Issue, De La Rue printing, 21.5mm Crown CC wmk, perf 12.5.

Gibbons values this at £30, so we estimate it at $15. The stamp offered here grades 66 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10