Canada #591iii (SG#698) 6c Scarlet Pearson 1972-1978 Caricature Issue LF Paper Types 9, 12 & 15 VF-75 NH

Three very fine NH singles of the 6c scarlet and bright scarlet Lester Pearson stamps from the 1973-1977 Caricature Issue, each printed on a different LF paper. General OP-2 Ottawa tagging, 4 mm wide, of light strength (barely visible to the naked eye) and glowing a bright yellow under ultraviolet light. Smooth creamy PVA gum with a satin sheen. The paper gives different reactions under UV light as follows:

• A scarlet stamp is on a vertical wove paper with a burnished smooth surface texture. Under UV light, the paper gives a dull fluorescent greyish reaction on the front, with a low density concentration of low fluorescent fibres, a sparse concentration of medium fluorescent fibres, and a very sparse concentration of high fluorescent fibres visible. On the back the paper gives a low fluorescent bluish reaction, with a low density concentration of low fluorescent fibres and a sparse concentration of medium fluorescent fibres, being visible in the paper.
• A bright scarlet stamp is on vertical wove paper with a burnished smooth surface texture. Under UV light, the paper gives a dull fluorescent blue grey reaction on the front, with a low density concentration of low fluorescent fibres, a very sparse concentration of medium fluorescent fibres and a very sparse concentration of brownish woodpulp fibres visible. On the back the paper gives a low fluorescent bluish grey reaction, with a low density concentration of low fluorescent fibres and a very sparse concentration of medium fluorescent fibres, being visible in the paper.
• A bright scarlet stamp is on vertical wove paper that shows a burnished smooth surface. Under UV light, the paper gives a dull fluorescent bluish white reaction on the front and back, with a low density concentration of low fluorescent fibres, a very sparse concentration of medium fluorescent fibres, and a very sparse concentration of brownish woodpulp fibres visible in the paper.

Comb perforated 12.0 x 12.5. Unitrade values three VF-75 NH singles at $0.75. The stamps offered here grade 75 as follows: Margins/centering: 45/70 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.