Lot 311 Danzig SC#168-a/176 (Michel #216x-y/272a) 3pf-10pf Brown - Blue Green Arms, 1924-1937 Arms Definitive Issue, 9 Fine & VF Used Singles & 1 Pair Various Papers, Including Scarce Blackish Yellow Green Shade Of 7pf

9 fine & VF used singles & 1 pair of the 3pf-10pf brown - blue green Arms from the 1924-1937 Arms Definitive Issue various papers, including scarce blackish yellow green shade of 7pf. Includes yellowish paper ad white paper printings of the 3pf, 5pf and 10pf, as well as a pair of the syncopated perf on the 5pf orange on yellowish paper. The 7pf is the scarce listed blackish yellow green shade, and has been verified against the Michel colour key and also against the 8pf, which only comes in this shade. Numbers include: SC#168-a, 170, 170d, 171-173a, 173c, 176 (Michel #216x-y, 193y, 194Dy, 236b, 273, 194xb, 194y, 214y, 272a).

Michel values this at 192.3 Euros. Our estimate of the value, in the condition offered is $175. The stamps offered here grade 70-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 40/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10 and 5/10

Cancellation: 8/10, 10/10

Although the majority of the postally used stamps offered in this sale do not come with certificates of BPP guarantee handstamps, there are many ways to distinguish the favor cancellations from the genuine postal cancellations. There are several factors to consider in evaluating a particular stamp: (1) the presence or absence of gum; (2) whether the cancellation matches one of the types shown in the Michel specialized catalogue; (3) The general appearance of the cancellation (i.e. how heavy it is, whether or not the ink bleeds into the paper, the colour of the ink); (4) whether or not there are any guarantee handstamps; and (5) the dates of the cancellations relative to the issue dates of the stamps. I have prepared a video on my Youtube channel explaining all this. You can access my channel at: http://www.youtube.com/@brixton-chromestampsforcol3736. In this sale I have counted the stamps as being favor cancelled or CTO unless I have persuasive evidence to suggest that it is a genuine postal cancel.