Lot 271 Basutoland (C) SG#18-25 1/2d - 1/- Green - Orange , 1938-1953 King George VI Nile & Crocodile Issue, 18 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, 1944, 1947-1948 & 1950-1952 Printings

18 fine/very fine used singles of the 1/2d - 1/- green - orange from the 1938-1953 King George VI Nile & Crocodile Issue, 1944, 1947-1948 & 1950-1952 printings.

The 1944 printings on translucent paper with clear wmk, 1947-1948 printings on translucent paper with less clear wmk and 1950-1952 printings on translucent paper showing clear cross-hatched mesh. 1944's include 1/2dx2, 1/-, 2d, 1947-1948 include 1d, 1.5dx2, 2d, 3d, 6d & 1/- and 1950-1952 include 1/2d,1d, 1.5d, 2d, 3d, 4d & 1/-.

Gibbons values these at £19.2, so we estimate them at $15. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60, 30/60, 35/60, 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10, 10/10

Cancellation: 8/10, 10/10