Lot 228 Bermuda SG#111, 111a 1.5d Deep Blue & Purple Brown - Blue & Brown Purple , 1936-1952 KGVI Pictorial Issue, 5 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, 1938 & 1950 Printings (111) & 1938 & 1940-42 Printings (111a), Different Papers

5 fine/very fine used singles of the 1.5d deep blue & purple brown - blue & brown purple from the 1936-1952 KGVI Pictorial Issue, 1938 & 1950 printings (111) & 1938 & 1940-42 printings (111a), different papers.

#111 are on an opaque paper with clear wmk and one of the last line perforations printed on distinct cross hatched mesh paper, and #111a on opaque paper with clear wmk and obscure wmk and a blue & vioelt brown shade, usual slogan cancels.

Gibbons values these at £7.5, so we estimate them at $5. The stamps offered here grade between 68 and 76 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 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, 8/10