GB 1884 QV 4d Dull Green SG192 Trio Tone Variations Cancels For Sale

GB 1884 QV 4d Dull Green SG192 Trio Tone Variations Cancels

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Country/Area: Great Britain
Estimated Period/Year: 1884
Issue/Theme: Queen Victoria – “Lilac and Green” Issue
Denomination: 4 Pence × 3
Color: Dull Green – displaying noticeably different present-day tones
Corner Letters: A-D, K-L and R-I
Catalog Attribution: Appears to be Stanley Gibbons SG192 / Scott 103
Condition: Used – mixed condition
Cancellation/Postal Markings: Three distinctly different and visually interesting Victorian postal cancellations, including circular/datestamp and barred elements. Exact postal offices have not been reliably identified from the available images.
Lot Notes: Attractive trio offered together for comparison of color appearance, postal markings and overall character.

The 4d Dull Green belongs to Great Britain\'s distinctive 1883–84 “Lilac and Green” issue, produced by De La Rue and designed for combined postal and revenue use.

Most values of the series, including the 4d, were introduced on 1 April 1884.

An important characteristic of this issue is the use of doubly fugitive ink, intended to react if attempts were made to remove postal or fiscal cancellations. As a result, surviving green stamps can show considerable variation in their present-day appearance depending on exposure, soaking and storage.

This makes groups such as this particularly interesting for comparative study.

Three genuinely used Victorian examples with mixed postal and age-related condition.

The stamps display clearly contrasting present-day green tones, ranging from a darker olive/dull green appearance to substantially paler and brighter examples.

These differences are visually interesting but are not offered as certified catalog shade varieties. Because the original green ink was fugitive, changes caused by soaking, environmental exposure or storage may also influence the current appearance.

All three stamps carry substantial postal cancellations.

The A-D example has the darkest appearance and a very heavy cancellation covering much of the design.

The K-L example is considerably paler and shows a complex combination of circular and barred postal markings.

The R-I example retains the brightest green appearance of the trio and has a prominent circular cancellation together with additional barred markings.

There is general toning, postal wear, surface soiling and some irregular or shortened perforations.

The expected watermark is Imperial Crown, and watermark characteristics are visible on the reverse scans, but no individual watermark variety is guaranteed.

Please examine the enlarged front and reverse photographs carefully.

Offered AS-IS and exactly as shown.

These stamps appear consistent with the 1884 Queen Victoria 4d Dull Green, Stanley Gibbons SG192 / Scott 103.

The visible differences in colour should be regarded as tone/appearance variations for comparison only. No claim is made that the three stamps represent distinct or rare catalogued shades.

Similarly, the postal markings are presented for their visual and collecting interest. No specific town, office or scarce cancellation classification is claimed without further specialist verification.

Any attribution supplied by Legacy Collectibles represents a best-effort identification based on the available photographs and philatelic references.

Buyer should independently verify shade, watermark, cancellation and specialized catalog classification.

Offered as shown.

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