Lot 240 Lagos SG#11 2d Dark Blue & Prussian Blue Queen Victoria, 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, 2 FOG Singles Crown CC Wmk, Line Perf 14, Different Printings

2 FOG singles of the 2d dark blue & prussian blue Queen Victoria from the 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown cc wmk, Line perf 14. Different printings.

Gibbons values these at £40, so we estimate them at $40. The stamps offered here grade 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70

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