Lot 193 Newfoundland #60, 60a 3c Slate, Bluish Gray, Deep Gray & Blue Queen Victoria, 1890 Queen Victoria, 4 Very Good/Fine Unused Singles, An Unused Shade Reference Group

4 very good/fine unused singles of the 3c slate, bluish gray, deep gray & blue Queen Victoria from the 1890 Queen Victoria, an unused shade reference group.

The slate & blue gray stamps are both sound. The blue stamp has a thin & the gray stamp has short perfs.

Unitrade values these at $20. The stamps offered here grade between 55 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/70, 30/70, 35/70, 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

The 3c slate stamp comes in many more shades than what unitrade lists. In addition to slate, you can find slate-grey, slate-blue and bluish slate. There are also grey and deep grey, as well as blue. The colour palatte for this stamp basically mirrors the later printings of the 15c Large Queen. The paper is soft and can be found in both vertical and horizontal wove.