Lot 80 Straits Settlements SG#256, 259 5c - 25c Ultramarine & Gray - Slate & Purple KGV & Windsor Castle, 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, 2 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles, Frame Plate Varieties, Which Might Be Constant

2 fine/very fine used singles of the 5c - 25c ultramarine & gray - slate & purple KGV & Windsor Castle from the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, frame plate varieties, which might be constant.

The frame plate varieties include; 1) diagonal scratch in water below Jacob's Meadow, 2) diagonal hairline scratch through 5's and oak leaf bundle.

Gibbons values these at £12.3, so we estimate them at $20. The stamps offered here grade 68 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 40/60

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