Lot 408 Australia - Queensland SG#208, 223 1/2d Green , 1895-1896 3rd Sideface Issue, 2 F/VFOG Singles, Sideways Small Crown over Q Wmk, Perfs 12.5 & 13, Two Examples Unwatermarked But Blue Burele Band On Back.

2 F/VFOG singles of the 1/2d green from the 1895-1896 3rd Sideface Issue, sideways small crown over q wmk, perfs 12.5 & 13, two examples unwatermarked but blue burele band on back.

One of the stamps with the blue band shows a small white flaw on the scroll work under the left value tablet.

Gibbons values these at £23.25, so we estimate them at $15. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70, 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10