Lot 56 India (C) SG#21 4a Blue & Red , 1854-1855 Lithographed Queen Victoria Issue, An Ungraded Single, Third Printing, Head Die III, Frame Die 1, Cut to Shape, Horizontal Crease.

An ungraded single of the 4a blue & red from the 1854-1855 Lithographed Queen Victoria Issue, third printing, head die iii, frame die 1, cut to shape, horizontal crease.

A cut to shape example of this very scarce type, one of the scarcest of this issue. Cut to shape exmples are typically worht 5% of the price of the margined examples.

Gibbons values this at £22.5, so we estimate it at $50. The stamp offered here grades Ungraded as follows:

Centering/Margins:

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: