Lot 239 Great Britain SC#128avar (SG#274var (Spec M6(6))) 1d Deep Rose Carmine, 1902-1910 King Edward VII Issue, A Fine Used Single, Harrison Printing, Perf 14, A Very Rare Shade,The Sole Example That Emerged From An Examination Of Over 1500 Stamps.

A fine used single of the 1d deep rose carmine King Edward VII from the 1902-1910 King Edward VII Issue, Harrison printing, perf 14, a very rare shade, the sole example that emerged from an examination of over 1500 stamps.

Listed in 1996 specialized at £150 versus £125 for the aniline pink, which now lsits for £400.

Gibbons values this at $150, so we estimate it at $200. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10