Lot 281 Falkland Islands SG#126 One Pound Black on Red King George V, Fin Whale & Gentoo Penguins, 1929-1937 Perkins Bacon Definitive Issue, A VFOG Example
A VFOG example of the one pound black on red King George V, Fin Whale & Gentoo Penguins from the 1929-1937 Perkins Bacon Definitive Issue, comb perf. 13.9. There is a very light horizontal bend that does not break the paper and is not visible from the front, it does lower the grade very slightly, but not below VF, as this is a superbly centered and fresh example.
Gibbons values this at 325 pounds, which is approximately $ 565.5. The stamp offered here grades 77 as follows:
Centering/Margins: 54/70
Paper Freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 0/5 (light horizontal bend)
