Lot 420 Australia - Queensland SG#287var, 288-290, 292var, 295avar, 293a, 296, 299 1/2d - 6d Deep Blue Green - Sepia , 1902-1911 4th Sideface Issue, 10 Fine Used Singles, 4d Die 2, Comb & Line Perf 12.5 and 13, The 1/2d, 3d & 5d Are Scarcer Line Perfs.

10 fine used singles of the 1/2d - 6d deep blue green - sepia from the 1902-1911 4th Sideface Issue, 4d die 2, comb & line perf 12.5 and 13, the 1/2d, 3d & 5d are scarcer line perfs.

The line perfs were made when the comb machines were being repaired. According to my online research, the line perfs are much scarcer than the comb perfs, and have a value of $215 in fine condition.

Gibbons values these at £61.15, so we estimate them at $235. The stamps offered here grade between 68 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 8/10, 10/10