Canada #37b (SG#79) 3c Indian Red Small Queen First Ottawa Printing Vertical Wove - VF-78 Used

A well centered and very fine used example of the 3c Copper or Indian red, first Ottawa printing Small Queen stamp from the 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue. Printed on white vertical wove paper showing fine vertical mesh and measuring 0.0025" thick. Perforated 11.85. Unitrade values a VF-75 single at $75.00. The stamp offered here grades 78 as follows:

Centering/margins: 40/60

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 3/5 (a bit of ink flaking has occurred in spots)

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10