Canada #538 (SG#680) 7c Multicoloured Winter 1971 Maple Leaf In Four Seasons Issue HF/LF VF-80 NH

A well centered and very fine example of the Canada #538 1971 7c Multicoloured maple leaf in Winter. Printed on horizontal wove paper with no visible ribbing or mesh, and giving a high fluorescent bluish white reaction under ultraviolet light on the face and a low fluorescent bluish white reaction on the back, with no fluorescent fibres visible in the paper. Comb perf. 10.8 x 11.0. Smooth colourless PVA gum with an eggshell sheen. Unitrade values a VF example of this stamp at .40 cents. The stamp offered here grades 80:

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: 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.