Tasmania 1858 - Tasmania 1858 – 1 Shilling Vermilion – Queen Victoria – SG 41 – Imperforate

Tasmania, British colony - 1858 - 1 shilling
* Color: oxblood red (vermilion)
* Stanley Gibbons catalog: SG 41 – preliminary identification
* Issue: imperforate
* Watermark: double number 12, as much as could be read
A used specimen, with the characteristic octagonal engraving and a handwritten cancellation in black ink, probably fiscal.
The stamp has all four margins preserved. Discolorations, signs of aging, and local color fading are visible. The reverse side has been photographed in detail.
The stamp being sold is exactly the one shown in the pictures.