Lot 241 Lagos SG#11 2d Blue, Deep Blue & Prussian Blue Queen Victoria, 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, 3 Very Good/Fine Used Singles Crown CC Wmk, Line Perf 14, Different Printings, Barred Lagos Killers

3 very good/fine used singles of the 2d blue, deep blue & prussian blue Queen Victoria from the 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown cc wmk, Line perf 14. different printings, Barred Lagos killers.

One stamp has a small tear at UL.

Gibbons values these at £60, so we estimate them at $60. The stamps offered here grade 51, 66 and 73 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10, 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points. 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