Lot 259 Lagos SG#18 2d Blue & Dark Blue/Blue & Brighter Prussian Blue Queen Victoria, 1882-1886 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, 4 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles Crown CA Wmk, De La Rue Printing, Different Shades

4 fine/very fine used singles of the 2d blue & dark blue/blue & brighter prussian blue Queen Victoria from the 1882-1886 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown ca wmk, de la rue printing, different shades.

The shades include blue & dark blue, blue & prussian blue, bright blue & blue and blue & brighter prussian blue.

Gibbons values these at £34, so we estimate them at $30. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 78 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10, 8/10, 6/10

There were several printings between 1882-1886 as follows; 1d (31,980), 2d (32,640), 3d (24,540), 4d (36,240),