Lot 227 Lagos SG#3 3d Chestnut & Orange Brown Queen Victoria, 1874-1875 De La Rue Keyplates Issue, Crown CC Wmk, Perf 12 1/2, A Very Good Used Single Split 'H' In Three - Constant Plate Variety

A Very Good Used single of the 3d chestnut & orange brown Queen Victoria from the 1874-1875 De La Rue Keyplates Issue, Crown CC Wmk, Perf 12 1/2 split 'h' in three - constant plate variety. Internal crease near NC of Pence. The split H appeared in several other examples of the 3d.
There were 7 printings were made between May 1874-May 1875 as follows:
1d-19,800-6 printings
2d-14,160-4 printngs
3d 15,780-4 printings
4d 22,320-7 printings
6d 22,620-7 printings
1/- 15,600-4 printings

Our estimated value is $25.Gibbons values this at £42 for normal. The stamp offered here grades 60 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: --10 points.