The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.

The sheet is hinged periodically along the edges to the backing board and undulates slightly. Minor wear, faint creasing and a few minute tears are to the corner-tips and extreme edges. A loss is to the upper right corner-tip of the sheet. Visible under close inspection, a few faint surface scuffs are occasional. Drying cracks with a few associated tiny losses are intermittent to the sheet. most notably to the white and blue painted passages. A few pinpoint losses are occasional. There is no apparent inpainting visible under ultraviolet light.