Lot 320 New Zealand (C) SG#580c, 580d 2d Orange Maori Carved House, 1936-1947 Pictorial Issue, 2 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Perf 14 & 14x14.5 (Listed As 14x15)

2 fine/very fine used singles of the 2d orange Maori Carved House from the 1936-1947 Pictorial Issue, perf 14 & 14x14.5 (listed as 14x15).

The perf 14x14.5 is a Harrison emergency printing after De La Rue's printing works were bombed in December 1940.

Gibbons values these at £27.25, so we estimate them at $25. The stamps offered here grade 70 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 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