Lot 88A Great Britain SG#157 2.5d Blue, 1880-1883 Queen Victoria Surface Printed Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Plate 21, W50 Cancel, Imperial Crown Wmk.

A very fine used single of the 2.5d blue from the 1880-1883 Queen Victoria Surface Printed Issue, plate 21, w50 cancel, imperial crown wmk.

Gibbons values this at £45. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10