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Canada #111 (SG#205b) 5c Deep Dull Blue 1911-27 Admiral Issue Paper With No Mesh VF-75 OG

Canada #111 (SG#205b) 5c Deep Dull Blue 1911-27 Admiral Issue Paper With No Mesh VF-75 OG

A very fine mint OG example of the 5c deep dull blue (dark blue in Unitrade), Admiral stamp from the 1911-1928 Admiral Issue. Printed on white vertical wove paper with no visible mesh, and measuring 0.004" thick. The gum is a smooth shiny yellowish cream, characteristic of the printings made between 1916 and 1920. Unitrade values a VF-75 OG single at $300. 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

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