Lot 255 Lagos SG#16 1/- Deep Salmon Orange Queen Victoria, 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, A Very Fine Used Single Crown CC Wmk, Perf 14

A very fine used single of the 1/- deep salmon orange Queen Victoria from the 1876-1879 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown cc wmk, perf 14.

Gibbons values this at £85, so we estimate it at $85. 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