3 fine/very fine used singles of the 3d chestnut, pale chestnut & red brown Queen Victoria from the 1882-1886 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown ca wmk, de la rue printing.
Gibbons values these at £27, so we estimate them at $18. The stamps offered here grade 68 and 78 as follows:
Centering/Margins: 30/60, 40/60
Paper Freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 10/10
Cancellation: 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),
