Canada #171 (SG#297) 8c Deep Steel Blue King George V 1930-35 Arch Issue Fine Mesh Paper VF-79 OG

A very well centered and very fine mint OG example of the 8c deep steel blue King George V stamp from the 1930-1935 Arch Issue. Vertical wove paper with fine vertical mesh and cream gum with a satin sheen. Unitrade values a VF-75 OG single at $40. A scarce and under-rated stamp, as only 888,000 were printed in 1930. The stamp offered here grades VF-79 OG as follows: Margins/centering: 54/70 Paper freshness: 4/5 Colour: 5/5 Impression: 5/5 Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5 Perforations: 6/10 .