Canada #593iii (SG#700) 8c Ultramarine Queen Elizabeth II 1972-1978 Caricature Issue 1 Dots To Left of Tiara VF-75 NH

A very fine NH single of the 8c ultramarine Queen Elizabeth II stamp from the 1973-1977 Caricature Issue, showing the 1-bar tagging error, and two dots to the left of the Queen's Tiara. Printed on vertical wove paper with no ribbing. The paper gives a dull fluorescent greyish reaction under ultraviolet light on the front and back, with a sparse 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. General OP-2 Ottawa tagging, 4 mm wide, of very weak strength (nearly invisible to the naked eye), and glowing a bright yellow under ultraviolet light. The bars have been shifted so as to produce a single 4 mm bar running down the centre of the stamp (Rose classifies this as G1Ac). The dots are not reported to be a constant variety, but are similar to other Unitrade listed constant varieties. Comb perforated 12.0 x 12.5. Smooth, white PVA gum with a satin sheen. Unitrade lists 593iii as LF paper. I have found at least 9 varieties of LF paper and tagging, which all differ slightly from one another. This is one of those varieties. Rose values a VF-75 NH single, without the variety at $10. 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.