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Canada #593xx (SG#700) 8c Deep Blue Queen Elizabeth II 1972-1978 Caricature Issue Precancel Blank UL Paper Type 5 VF-75 NH

Canada #593xx (SG#700) 8c Deep Blue Queen Elizabeth II 1972-1978 Caricature Issue Precancel Blank UL Paper Type 5 VF-75 NH

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A very fine NH blank field stock upper left block of the 8c deep blue precancelled Queen Elizabeth II stamp from the 1973-1977 Caricature Issue, showing a missing perf mid-way up the top stamps on each vertical row. Printed on vertical wove paper with no ribbing. The paper gives a non fluorescent grey blue reaction under ultraviolet light on the front, and a dull fluorescent greyish reaction on the back. General OP-2 Ottawa tagging, 4 mm wide, of dark strength (deep yellow to the naked eye), and glowing a bright yellow under ultraviolet light. Comb perforated 12.0 x 12.5. The missing perfs result from a gap between one comb perforator strike and the next one, that was wider than normal. Smooth, creamy PVA gum with a satin sheen. Unitrade does not specify a paper fluorescence level for 593xx, but I have identified at least 11 varieties, which mirror those found on 593vii and 593viii. This is one of those varieties. Unitrade does not price corner blocks of the precancels, but values four VF-75 NH singles at $1. With this variety, a more realistic value is $5. The block offered here grades 75 as follows: Margins/centering: 45/70 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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