Canada #593bi (SG#700a) 8c Ultramarine Queen Elizabeth II 1972-1978 Caricature Issue P. 13 x 13.3 DF Paper Type 3 VF-75 NH

A very fine NH single of the 8c ultramarine Queen Elizabeth II stamp from the 1973-1977 Caricature Issue. Printed on vertical wove paper showing no ribbing on either the front or back, and with a burnished smooth texture on the printed surface. The paper gives a dull fluorescent greyish white reaction on the front, and a dull fluorescent greyish white with a tinge of blue on the back. General OP-2 Ottawa tagging, 4 mm wide, of very weak strength (almost invisible to the naked eye), and glowing a bright yellow under ultraviolet light. Comb perforated 13.0 x 13.3. Smooth, white PVA gum with a satin sheen. Unitrade lists 593bi as DF paper, I have found five varieties of paper that are all DF in overall appearance, but which differ slighty. This is one of those variations. Unitrade values a VF-75 NH single of the basic DF paper at $2. The stamp offered here grades 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.