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Canada #588xx (SG#695) 3c Dull Maroon Caricature Borden Precanceled Full Sheet LF VF-80NH

Canada #588xx (SG#695) 3c Dull Maroon Caricature Borden Precanceled Full Sheet LF VF-80NH

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A well centered and very fine NH complete field stock sheet of the 3c dull maroon Robert Borden stamp from the 1973-1977 Caricture Issue. Printed on vertical wove paper with no ribbing. The paper gives a low fluorescent deep blue reaction under ultraviolet light on the face, and a low fluorescent bluish reaction on the back, with a low density concentration of low fluorescent fibres and a sparse concentration of medium fluorescent fibres visible in the paper. General OP-2 Ottawa tagging, 4 mm wide, of moderate strength (clearly visible to the naked eye, but not dark), and glowing a bright yellow under ultraviolet light. Comb perforated 12.0 x 12.5. Smooth, creamy PVA gum with a satin sheen. Unitrade lists #588xx as LF paper, but I have found at least 10 different varieties of fluorescence and tagging for this paper type, of which this is one variation. Unitrade values a VF-75 NH sheet on the basic LF paper at $30. The sheet offered here grades 80 as follows: Margins/centering: 50/70 Paper freshness: 5/5 Colour: 5/5 Impression: 5/5 Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5 Perforations: 10/10 Note: the above scan is a stock photo as are all my scans for material after 1952. The item(s) you will receive has (have) been carefully checked to adhere to the above grading standards, so while it (they) may not be exactly the same, it (they) will be of the same quality. Also, I do not provide back scans of NH stamps or blocks after 1952 unless they are required to illustrate some attribute of the paper or gum.

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