Lot 198 Newfoundland #60i 3c Slate Queen Victoria, 1890 Queen Victoria, A Very Fine Used Single On Red Tinted Horizontal Wove Paper
Lot 198 Newfoundland #60i 3c Slate Queen Victoria, 1890 Queen Victoria, A Very Fine Used Single On Red Tinted Horizontal Wove Paper
A very fine used single of the 3c slate Queen Victoria from the 1890 Queen Victoria on red tinted horizontal wove paper.
Unitrade values this at $15. The stamp offered here grades 76 as follows:
Centering/Margins: 40/60
Paper Freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 10/10
Cancellation: 6/10
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.