Lot 4 Austria SC#P7, 9a, 10 5kr - 1kr Red - Gray Franz Josef, 1858-1861 Embossed Franz Josef - Newspaper Issues, 3 Fine Used Singles, Cut to Shape Of Cancel & Backed On Piece, SON Town & Railway Cancels

3 fine used singles of the 5kr - 1kr red - gray Franz Josef from the 1858-1861 Embossed Franz Josef - Newspaper Issues, cut to shape of cancel & backed on piece, SON town & railway cancels.

The newspaper stamp cutout is a Polish Cancel. The railway cancels are Laibach, is a railway station in Slovenia (sells for around $15). The Brum cancel is actually Brno, which is a railway station in Czechoslovakia (sells for $30-$100).

Scott doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $50. The stamps offered here grade between 68 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 3/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10