Lot 72 Newfoundland #58-i 1/2c Black & Gray Black Newfoundland Dog, 1894 & 1898 Third Cents Issue, Three Fine OG Singles On Horizontal & Vertical Wove Papers, Perfs 12.1 x 12.2

Three fine OG singles of the 1/2c black & gray black Newfoundland Dog from the 1894 & 1898 Third Cents Issue on horizontal & vertical wove papers, perfs 12.1 x 12.2.

The first stamp (black #58) & the second stamp (gray black, #58i) are both on horizontal wove paper, while the third (gray black, #58i) is on vertical wove paper. All the stamps have a perf of 12.1 x 12.2.

Unitrade values these at $26. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/70 & 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10