Lot 215 New Zealand (C) SG#246b, 252b 1/2d - 4d Purple Slate - Dull Rose , 1898 Waterlow Pictorial Issue, 2 F/VFOG Singles, Unwatermarked, Perf 12-16

2 F/VFOG singles of the 1/2d - 4d purple slate - dull rose from the 1898 Waterlow Pictorial Issue, unwatermarked, perf 12-16.

Gibbons values these at £24.5, so we estimate them at $17. The stamps offered here grade 73 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 3/5, 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10, 10/10