Lot 273 New Zealand (C) 1882-1900 Second Sideface Issue, 6 Very Good/Fine Used Singles, SON Town Cancels Including Invercargill, Thames, Nelson & Bluff

6 very good/fine used singles from the 1882-1900 Second Sideface Issue, SON town cancels including Invercargill, Thames, Nelson & Bluff.

The stamps include 3d lemon yellow perf 10x11 SG#231 (Invercargill), 3d yellow perf 12x11.5 SG#198 (Thames), 6d brown die 2 Perf 10 SG#244b (Nelson), 6d brown die 2 perf 11 SG#243 (Bluff), 5d olive black perf 12x11.5 SG#200 and 1/- red brown perf 10x11 SG#235 which is severely damaged and not counted with Auckland cancel, while the 5d had a Welryton cancel.

Gibbons values these at £79, so we estimate them at $25. The stamps offered here grade between 55 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 20/60, 25/60, 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 5/10, 10/10