Lot 265 Lagos SG#19 3d Terracotta & Chestnut Queen Victoria, 1882-1886 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue, A Fine Used Single Crown CA Wmk, De La Rue Printing, Broken 'H' In Three

A fine used single of the 3d terracotta & chestnut Queen Victoria from the 1882-1886 Queen Victoria Keyplates Issue crown ca wmk, de la rue printing, broken 'h' in three.

This is, as best as I can tell, a constant plate flaw.

Gibbons values this at £9 without the variety, so we estimate it at $25. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

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