Lot 252 Lagos SG#15 6d Green & Blue Green Queen Victoria, 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, 3 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles Crown CC Wmk, Perf 14, Lagos 8-Bar & 9-Bar Killer Cancels

3 fine/very fine used singles of the 6d green & blue green Queen Victoria from the 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown cc wmk, perf 14, lagos 8-bar & 9-bar killer cancels.

Gibbons values these at £19.5, so we estimate them at $15. The stamps offered here grade 71, 76 and 78 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60, 40/60, 44/60

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