Lot 99 Cayman Islands SG#98var 1/2d Yellow Green & Ultramarine Red-footed Booby, 1935 Pictorial Issue, 2 VFOG Singles, Showing Unlisted Plate Varieties

2 VFOG singles of the 1/2d yellow green & ultramarine Red-footed Booby from the 1935 Pictorial Issue, showing unlisted plate varieties.

The three plate varieties are as follows; 1) dot above 'n' of Cayman, 2) fine green line to left of 'cat' and fine thread from said and 3) small dash between ND of islands and three people in the water, between the two boats.

Gibbons values these at £3, so we estimate them at $15. The stamps offered here grade between 80 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10