Canada #362 (SG#488) 20c Dark Green Paper Industry 1956-1967 Wilding Issue DF GW Ribbed Paper VF-80 NH

A well centered and very fine NH single of the 20c dark green Paper Industry stamp from the 1954 Wilding Issue. Printed on ribbed horizontal wove paper that shows clear horizontal ribbing on the front and back and giving a dull fluorescent greyish white reaction under ultraviolet light. Smooth and shiny yellowish cream coloured gum. Unitrade values a VF-75 NH single at $2. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/margins: 50/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Note: the above scan is a stock photo as are all my scans for material after 1952.The item (s) you will receive has (have) been carefully checked to adhere to the above grading standards, so while it (they) may not be exactly the same, it (they) will be of the same quality. Also, I do not provide back scans of NH stamps or blocks after 1952 unless they are required to illustrate some attribute of the paper of gum.