Lot 194 Newfoundland #60,60a,60c 3c Slate, Slate Gray & Gray Lilac Queen Victoria, 1890 Queen Victoria, 3 Good/Very Good OG Singles, A Slate Reference Lot

3 good/very good OG singles of the 3c slate, slate gray & gray lilac Queen Victoria from the 1890 Queen Victoria a slate reference lot.

The gray lilac stamp has a thin.

Unitrade values these at $15. The stamps offered here grade between 50 and 60 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 0/10, 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.

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.