Canada #111 (SG#205b) 5c Prussian Blue 1911-27 Admiral Issue Fine Mesh Paper VF-78 OG

A well centered and very fine OG example of the 5c Prussian blue (dark blue in Unitrade), Admiral stamp from the 1911-1928 Admiral Issue. Printed on white vertical wove paper with fine vertical mesh, and measuring 0.0035" thick. The gum is a smooth shiny yellowish cream, characteristic of the printings made between 1912 and 1914. Unitrade values a VF-75 OG single at $300. The stamp offered here grades 78 as follows:

Centering/margins: 50/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 8/10