Lot 243 Lagos SG#12 3d Terracotta & Red Brown, Red Brown, Terracotta & Deep Chestnut Queen Victoria, 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, 3 Very Fine Used Singles Crown CC Wmk, Line Perf 14, Different Printings Lagos Barred Killer Cancels

3 very fine used singles of the 3d terracotta & red brown, red brown, terracotta & deep chestnut Queen Victoria from the 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown cc wmk, Line perf 14. different printings, Lagos Barred killer cancels.

Gibbons values these at £54, so we estimate them at $50. The stamps offered here grade 76 and 78 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: 8/10, 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