Lot 91 Ceylon SG#55b, 67 6d Reddish Brown - Purple Brown Queen Victoria, 1863-1870 Perkins Bacon Courbould Heads Issue, 2 Fine Used Singles, Crown CC Wmk, 23mm &21.5mm High, Perf 12.5

2 fine used singles of the 6d reddish brown - purple brown Queen Victoria from the 1863-1870 Perkins Bacon Courbould Heads Issue, Crown CC Wmk, 23mm & 21.5mm high, perf 12.5.

Gibbons values these at £28, so we estimate them at $14. The stamps offered here grade 65 and 68 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60, 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10, 10/10

Cancellation: 8/10, 10/10