Lot 242 Lagos SG#11 2d Blue & Prussian Blue Queen Victoria, 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, A Very Fine Used Single Crown CC Wmk, Comb Perf, November 1880 Printing

A very fine used single of the 2d blue & prussian blue Queen Victoria from the 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown cc wmk, comb perf, november 1880 printing.

Scarcer than the line perf, with only 12,180 of the 49,140 stamps issued being this perf.

Gibbons values this at £20, so we estimate it at $20. The stamp offered here grades 76 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 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

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