Lot 244 Bermuda SG#113b 2.5d Pale Blue & Olive Black , 1936-1952 KGVI Pictorial Issue, 3 VFNH Singles, 1945-46 Line Perf Printings, Translucent Paper With Clear Wmk, Showing Fine Vertical Hairlines.

3 VFNH singles of the 2.5d pale blue & olive black from the 1936-1952 KGVI Pictorial Issue, 1945-46 line perf printings, translucent paper with clear wmk, showing fine vertical hairlines.

The hairlines appear through different parts of the design, resulting from cracks in the frame plate.

Gibbons values these at £13.5, so we estimate them at $20. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70,50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10