QV Surface-Printed High Value Lilac, Manuscript / Pen Cancelled - Faulty

A large Queen Victoria lilac high value on black card, cancelled by heavy MANUSCRIPT pen strokes indicating fiscal rather than postal use. FAULTS, STATED PLAINLY: the paper is toned, the perforations are damaged, and the pen cancellation covers much of the design. Fiscally used and faulty. Offered as a space-filler or reference example only, and priced accordingly. IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING. The identification, condition assessment and valuation in this listing were produced by an AI analysis of scanned images only. No stamp has been examined in hand by a philatelic expert, and no authentication or certification has been carried out. Gum, thins, creases, repairs, re-perforation and cleaned or removed cancels frequently do not show in a scan and have NOT been ruled out. Catalogue (SG) numbers, plate numbers and shade attributions are indicative only and are not guaranteed. Mint stamps are described at mounted-mint level because gum cannot be assessed from an image. ALL PURCHASES ARE MADE ENTIRELY AT THE BUYER'S OWN RISK. Nothing in this listing is a guarantee of authenticity, condition, catalogue attribution or value. Sold as seen. Buyers are strongly advised to satisfy themselves independently and to obtain an expert opinion (BPA or RPSL) before relying on any attribution.