Canada #461iv (SG#584) 8c Deep Rose Lilac 1967-73 Centennial NF Vio Paper LL Field Stock Block Smooth Gum F-70 NH
Canada #461iv (SG#584) 8c Deep Rose Lilac 1967-73 Centennial NF Vio Paper LL Field Stock Block Smooth Gum F-70 NH
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A fine mint NH lower left top field stock corner block of the 8c deep rose lilac Alaska Highway stamp 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, and smooth creamy dextrose gum with a semi-gloss sheen. Under long-wave ultra violet light the paper gives a non-fluorescent violet reaction, with no fluorescent fibres visible in the paper. The ink colour under UV is also deep rose lilac. The narrow bottom selvage suggests that this comes from a pane at the top of the sheet. Unitrade values four F-65 NH singles at $10. The block offered here grades F-70 NH as follows:
Margins/centering: 40/70
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.