Lot 91 Great Britain SC#129evar (SG#224 (Spec M9(3))) 1.5d Deep Slate Purple & Green, 1902-1910 King Edward VII Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, DLR Printing, Chalky Paper, Showing Incomplete Leaf At UR, Light Unobtrusive Lombard St Registry Cancel.

A very fine used single of the 1.5d deep slate purple & green King Edward VII from the 1902-1910 King Edward VII Issue, DLR printing, chalky paper, showing incomplete leaf at UR, light unobtrusive Lombard St Registry cancel.

Catalogues in 1996 Gibbons Specialized £18 against £4.25 for the basic slate purple shade. So a normal, if it were listed inSG Consise, without premiums would be about £88 based on £22 for the basic slate purple shade. With varieties, the VF premium, a reasonable estimate is $125.

Gibbons values this at $18, so we estimate it at $125. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10