Canada #126 (SG#256b) 1c Pale Yellow Orange 1911-27 Admiral Die 2, Dry Printing, Perf. 8 Vertically VF-75 NH

A very fine mint NH single of the 1c pale yellow orange (orange yellow in Unitrade) die 2 dry printing Admiral coil from the 1911-1928 Admiral issue, perforated 8 vertically. Printed on vertical wove paper measuring 0.0045" thick with coarse vertical mesh. The gum is a smooth, shiny and slightly streaky cream, characteristic of the late dry printings made after 1925. Unitrade values a VF-75 NH single at $37.5. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/margins: 50/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 5/10