Lot 42 Australia - Tasmania SG#230 (SC# 87) 1d Carmine , 1880-1909 Engraved Pictorial Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Large Part March 12 1900 Strahan CDS Cancel

A very fine used single of the 1d carmine from the 1880-1909 Engraved Pictorial Issue, large part March 12 1900 Strahan CDS cancel.

Strahan was a booming port of servicing the silver and copper mines of western Tasmania.

Gibbons doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $20. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10