Lot 194 New Zealand SG#O159-O169 1d Orange - 3/- Slate, 1954-1961 Bradbury Wilkinson Official Issue, a Mostly VFNH/LH Set, Including The Opaque Papers

A mostly VFNH set of the 1954-1961 Bradbury Wilkinson Portraits official issue. The stamps are on both the creamy Esparto paper and thick chalk-surfaced opaque papers. All stamps are on DF paper, except the 2.5d and 3/-, which are on LF paper. The 1d and 1.5d have small spots of gum disturbance, but are NH.

Gibbons values these stamps at 39.75 GBP = approximately $67.50. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 84, with most stamps grading at least 75.