Lot 261 Lagos SG#19 3d Chestnut & Orange Brown Queen Victoria, 1882-1886 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, 2 FOG Singles Crown CA Wmk, De La Rue Printing, Different Printings, Small Stain On Chestnut Stamp

2 FOG singles of the 3d chestnut & orange brown Queen Victoria from the 1882-1886 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown ca wmk, de la rue printing, different printings, small stain on chestnut stamp.

Gibbons values these at £60, so we estimate them at $30. The stamps offered here grade 68 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 3/5, 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

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