Lot 276 New Zealand (C) 1882-1900 Second Sideface Issue, 17 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, CDS Town Cancels Including Wakitipu, Wakatipu, Wellington, Waimak, Barry's Bay, Rethuna, Mongaturoto, Milton, Naseby, Groomwell, Greytown & Invercargill

17 fine/very fine used singles from the 1882-1900 Second Sideface Issue, CDS town cancels including Wakitipu, Wakatipu, Wellington, Waimak, Barry's Bay, Rethuna, Mongaturoto, Milton, Naseby, Groomwell, Greytown & Invercargill.

Gibbon numbers include 246c, 247-250. 1/2d purple black, 1d blue & yellow brown and 2.5d blue. The scarcer has two thins and ac lipped corner and not counted.

Gibbons values these at £24, so we estimate them at $15. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 75 as follows:

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

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10