Canada #171 (SG#297) 8c Deep Steel Blue King George V 1930-35 Arch Issue Paper With No Mesh VF-75 OG
Canada #171 (SG#297) 8c Deep Steel Blue King George V 1930-35 Arch Issue Paper With No Mesh VF-75 OG
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A 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 no visible 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-75 OG as follows:
Margins/centering: 50/70
Paper freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 5/10
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