Canada #461 (SG#584) 8c Alaska Highway 1967-73 Centennial 2 Different Shades & Gums VF-80 NH

Two well centered and very fine mint NH singles of the 8c deep brown violet and deep brown purple Alaska Highway stamps from the 1967-1973 Centennial Issue. Horizontal wove paper with no visible mesh, but very light vertical ribbing, which is just visible on the gum. The deep brown purple stamp has smooth creamy dextrose gum with a semi-gloss sheen, while the deep brown violet stamp has streaky creamy dextrose gum with a semi-gloss sheen. Under long-wave ultra violet light the paper gives a dull-fluorescent greyish reaction, with no fluorescent fibres visible in the paper. The ink colours under UV are the same as in normal light.. Unitrade values two VF-75 NH singles at $0.70. The stamps offered here grade VF-80 NH as follows: Margins/centering: 50/70 Paper freshness: 5/5 Colour: 5/5 Impression: 5/5 Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5 Perforations: 10/10 Note any vertical or horizontal line shown in the scan is the edge of the acetate strip that the stamp was resting inside on the stockcard.

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 or gum.