Lot 90 Malta (C) SG#217-220 1/4d - 1.5d Brown - Scarlet King George VI, 1938-1943 KGVI Pictorial Issue, 21 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles & Block Of 4, SON Town Cancels With Some Duplication, Some Shade Variations For The Different Printings Made

21 fine/very fine used singles & block of 4 of the 1/4d - 1.5d brown - scarlet King George VI from the 1938-1943 KGVI Pictorial Issue, SON town cancels with some duplication, some shade variations for the different printings made.

SON town cancels are mostly Valetta & Airmail, but also includes Cospicua, Sliema, Prince of Wales Sliema and Victoria.

Gibbons doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $8. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60, 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