Lot 247 Lagos SG#14a 4d Bright Deep Rose Queen Victoria, 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, A Fine Used Single Sideways Crown CC Wmk, Perf 14, Scarce

A fine used single of the 4d bright deep rose Queen Victoria from the 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue sideways crown cc wmk, perf 14, scarce.

A particular guillotine operator who cut the paper sheets in the opposite direction.

Gibbons values this at £130, so we estimate it at $65. The stamp offered here grades 66 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 8/10

Cancellation: 8/10

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