Canada #118 (SG#254) 10c Pale Bistre Brown 1911-27 Admiral Issue Paper With No Mesh F-68 OG HR

A fine mint OG HR example of the 10c pale bistre brown (bistre brown in Unitrade), dry printing Admiral stamp from the 1911-1928 Admiral Issue. Printed on white vertical wove paper with no visible mesh and measuring 0.0045" thick. The gum is a smooth shiny and slightly streaky cream, characteristic of the late dry printings from 1925-1928. 2016 Unitrade values a F-65 single at $25. The stamp offered here grades 68 as follows:

Centering/margins: 40/70

Paper freshness: 3/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10