Lot 406 New Brunswick & Nova Scotia #6a, 10 1c, 5c Brown Violet & Dark Blue Locomotive & Queen Victoria, 1860-1867 Cents Issue, 2 Fair Used and Unused Singles

2 Fair used and Unused singles of the 1c, 5c brown violet & dark blue Locomotive & Queen Victoria from the 1860-1867 Cents Issue. The 1c has a very severe thin at the upper right while the 5c has a mangled left edge, round corner at UR and a short perf at right. These are both really only suitable as either spacefillers, or study material for the student who wants to study the shades or papers on these issues.

Unitrade does not price this grade, but our estimate of the value, based on the fact that there is generally an inherent premium of 100% between condition grades is $5.5. The stamps offered here grade 43, 40 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5 and 2/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 0/10

Cancellation: 6/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -20 & 30 points.