Canada #171 (SG#297) 8c Deep Prussian Blue King George V 1930-35 Arch Issue Cream Gum F-65 NH

A fine mint NH example of the 8c deep Prussian blue King George V stamp from the 1930-1935 Arch Issue. Vertical wove paper with coarse vertical mesh and cream gum with a satin sheen. Unitrade values a F-65 NH single at $22.50. A scarce and under-rated stamp, as only 888,000 were printed in 1930. The stamp offered here grades F-65 NH as follows: Margins/centering: 35/70 Paper freshness: 5/5 Colour: 5/5 Impression: 5/5 Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5 Perforations: 10/10 .