Lot 354 Greece SC#21b, 28 40l -40l Lilac Brown on Bluish - Rose Violet on Bluish Hermes Head, 1862-1868 Large Hermes Heads Issue, 2 Very Good Used Singles, Two Examples Of The Consecutive Athens & Cleaned Plates Printings, Both With Shallow & Deep Thins

2 very good used singles of the 40l -40l lilac brown on bluish - rose violet on bluish Hermes Head from the 1862-1868 Large Hermes Heads Issue, two examples of the consecutive Athens & cleaned plates printings, both with shallow & deep thins.

Scott values these at $85, so we estimate them at $24. The stamps offered here grade 55 and 60 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

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10, -20 points.