Canada #1062var 34c Multicoloured Girl Guides, 1985 Girl Guides Issue, A VFNH Single Rightward Shift of Royal Blue, LF/DF Harrison Paper

A VFNH single of the 34c multicoloured Girl Guides from the 1985 Girl Guides Issue rightward shift of royal blue, LF/DF Harrison paper. This shift causes fine blue outlines to appear on the edges of the older guide's sweater, and on the younger guide's face and hand. Sections of the white accent on the sweater are also filled in with blue, whwereas this would normally be white. 1985 marks the year in which the Harrison paper becomes primarily dull under UV, whereas in 1984 it was primarily LF (at least on the face). The normal appearance of this paper is DF on the front and usually some variation of DF on the back. Variations that are LF on either the front or back are much less common at this point, and definitely worthy of separate mention.

Unitrade does not list this variety, but we estimate the value at $5. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10