Lot 287 Bahamas (C)SG#170var 8d Ultramarine - Scarlet , 1942 Columbus Issue, A Fine Used Single, 1944 Printing (or Possibly 1942), On Translucent Paper With Visible Wmk Showing Filled in 'A' of Landfall, Unlisted In Gibbons.

A fine used single of the 8d ultramarine - scarlet from the 1942 Columbus Issue, 1944 printing (or possibly 1942), on translucent paper with visible wmk showing filled in 'a' of landfall, unlisted in Gibbons.

Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 71 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10