Canada #129 (SG#224) 3c Deep Dull Brown 1911-27 Admiral Perf. 8 Vertically, Wet Printing VF-75 OG

A very fine mint OG single of the 3c deep dull brown (brown in Unitrade) wet printing Admiral coil from the 1911-1928 Admiral issue, perforated 8 vertically. Printed on vertical wove paper measuring 0.0035" thick with no visible mesh. The gum is a smooth, matte cream, which at some point was likely shiny, characteristic of the late wet printings made between 1919 and 1923. Unitrade values a VF-75 OG single at $50.00. 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