Lot 196 Ceylon (C) SG#59 2/- Steel Blue Queen Victoria, 1863-1866 Courbould Heads Issue, A Fine Used Single, 23mm Crown CC Wmk, Perf 12.5, De La Rue Printing.

A fine used single of the 2/- steel blue Queen Victoria from the 1863-1866 Courbould Heads Issue, 23mm Crown CC wmk, perf 12.5, De La Rue printing.

Gibbons values this at £42, so we estimate it at $21. The stamp offered here grades 70 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: 10/10