Canada #539ii (SG#681) 1971 6c Multicoloured 1971 Papineau Death Centenary Issue LF/LF-fl, LF, MD Paper VF-80 NH

A well centered and very fine NH single of the 6c L.J Papineau death Centenary Issue from 1971. Printed on horizontal wove paper showing no ribbing or mesh and giving a low fluorescent light violet reaction under ultraviolet light on the face, and a low fluorescent bluish white reaction on the back, with a medium density concentration of low fluorescent fibres visible in the paper. This is what Unitrade lists as F/MF . Comb perforated 12.5 x 12.0. Smooth, creamy PVA gum with a satin sheen. Unitrade values a VF-75 NH single at $3.50. The stamp offered here grades 80 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: 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.