Canada 1043-1044 32c Multicoloured Pilots in Flying Gear, Treffle Berthiaume, 1984 Air Force & Treffle Berthiaume Issues, 5 VFNH Singles NF/DF1, DF1/DF2, DF2/DF2, LF/LF and HF/DF2 Harrison Papers

5 VFNH singles of the 32c multicoloured Pilots in Flying Gear, Treffle Berthiaume from the 1984 Air Force & Treffle Berthiaume Issues NF/DF1, DF1/DF2, DF2/DF2, LF/LF and HF/DF2 Harrison papers. The "1" or "2" in the paper description refers to where the paper falls on the Irwin-Freeman scale, from 0 to 12, with 0 being NF and 12 being the brightest of hibrites. DF2 is quite close to LF, but not quite bright enough. That being said, the difference between DF2 and NF visually is quite striking. In this group the extremes are the least common paper types, so the NF face paper on the Air Force issue and the HF faced paper on the Treffle Berthiame Issue. Not so long ago, I thought that these issues only existed on DF/DF paper, but I was very, very wrong about this, as these stamps show.

Unitrade does not list these varieties, but we estimate the value at $12. The stamps offered here grades 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 50/70 and 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10