Lot 291 Orange Free State (C) SG#48, 67 1/2d - 2.5d on 3d Chestnut - Ultramarine Orange Tree, 1883-1892 Keyplate - Surcharged Issues, 2 VF Used Singles, Unusual 'BE' Barred, Which May Stand For Bloomfontein Or Bewfort West & SON Bloomfontein CDS Cancel

2 VF Used Singles of the 1/2d - 2.5d on 3d chestnut - ultramarine Orange Tree from the 1883-1892 Keyplate - Surcharged Issues, unusual 'be' barred, which may stand for Bloomfontein or Bewfort west & SON Bloomfontein CDS cancel.

Gibbons notes that this was used to cancel stamps postally, the main difference being that most of the cancel is visible, rather than being confined to the corners. The 1c has a hinge thin.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $8. The stamps offered here grade 78 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 8/10, 10/10