Lot 6 Australia - Tasmania SG#18, 34, 44 (SC# 6a, 12 ,15) 2d - 6d Slate Green - Dull Slate Gray , 1857-1867 Imperf Chalon Heads Issue, 3 Good/Fine Used Singles, Numeral Cancels Including #22,#15 & #52

3 good/fine used singles of the 2d - 6d slate green - dull slate gray from the 1857-1867 Imperf Chalon Heads Issue, numeral cancels including #22,#15 & #52.

#22 cancel for Cleveland (moderate mail volume), #15 corresponds to Deloraine (scarce, and 4 clear margins with heavy crease) and #52 on the 6d, two halves joined together and margins clear to just touching, which corresponds to Lawnceston.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $145. The stamps offered here grade between 45 and 68 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/70, 35/70, 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 6/10, 8/10, 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -20 points.