Lot 119 Canada #529-530p 10c-15c Multicolored Christ Child/Snowmobile And Trees, 1970 Christmas Issue, 6 VFNH W2B Tagged & Untagged Singles On Various HB10-12 Vertical Ribbed Papers

6 VFNH W2B tagged & untagged singles of the 10c-15c multicolored Christ Child/Snowmobile And Trees from the 1970 Christmas Issue on various HB10-12 vertical ribbed papers. The lots include;
• HB 11 vertical ribbed x2 untagged (10c and 15c).
• HB11 vertical ribbed x2 tagged (10c and 15c).
• HB10 vertical ribbed.
• HB12 vertical ribbed.

Unitrade values these at $5.25. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

This issue is easily the best of the sale in terms of complexity and depth to offer the collector. It uses the same general paper type as the 6c Isle of Spruce issue. There are generally 4 typer of this paper. Two of these are ribbed vertically, while the other two are smooth. The fluorescence level is generally always HB 11 or HB 12, but some weaker HB stamps or MF stamps can also be found. We are offering a lot of constant varieties on these issues that are not listed in Unitrade, nor in the Canadian Philatelist article that appeared in 2020 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the issue. You should be able to find most of tthese in a series of articles published by Philabec. Although some of the varieties are smaller than the ones illustrated and priced in Unitrade, there is generally no reason to value or price these ones differenly from the listed varieties. Unitrade states that there are over 1,000 varieties on this issue, which sounds high. But in going through my stock, I generally only came across a variety every 30 stamps or so. So, this suggests that the print layout must have consisted of 25 sheets, printed 10 times each to yield 1,000 varieties. Consequently I am estimating untagged errors at $5 each, and tagged varieties at $7.50 each.