Lot 235 Lagos SG#10 1d Reddish Lilac Mauve, Dull Lilac Mauve & Pale Bluish Lilac Mauve Queen Victoria, 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, 3 Very Fine Unused Singles Crown CC Wmk, Line Perf 14

3 very fine unused singles of the 1d reddish lilac mauve, dull lilac mauve & pale bluish lilac mauve Queen Victoria from the 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown cc wmk, Line perf 14.

Gibbons values these at £15, so we estimate them at $75. The stamps offered here grade between 80 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

There were 6 printings made between May 1876 and November 1880; 1d (66,600 - 4 printings), 2d (49,140 - 6 printings), 3d (30,120 - 4 printings), 6d 934,080 - 3 printings) and 1/- (5760, 1 printing). The first 5 printings were line perforated, while the last one is comb perforated