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Canada #594iii (SG#702p) 10c Forest 1972-1978 Caricature Issue Type 1, W2B Tag, Paper Type 4 Blank UR F-70 NH

Canada #594iii (SG#702p) 10c Forest 1972-1978 Caricature Issue Type 1, W2B Tag, Paper Type 4 Blank UR F-70 NH

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A fine mint NH blank upper right field stock block of 4, of the 10c multicoloured forests definitive from the 1972-1977 Caricature and Landscapes Issue. Type 1, with Winnipeg 2 bar tagging. Comb perf. 12.5 x 12. Horizontal wove paper with visible vertical ribbing on the chalk surfacing. Smooth creamy PVA gum with a satin sheen. Under ultraviolet light, the paper gives the following readings:
  • On the front: dull fluorescent, greyish.
  • On the back: dull fluorescent bluish white, with a sparse concentration of low fluorescent fibres, very sparse concentration of medium fluorescent fibres, and very few high fluorescent fibres being visible in the paper, as well as very few brownish woodpulp fibres.
Unitrade lists this stamp as being on DF paper, but this is a gross over-simplification, as the above description shows. There are actually at least fifteen different paper types of the type 1, on dull fluorescent vertical ribbed paper with Winnipeg tagging. This one is of average scarcity. Unitrade values a F-65 NH block of the basic DF paper at $3.75. The stamp offered here grades F-70 NH as follows: Margins/centering: 40/70 Paper freshness: 5/5 Colour: 5/5 Impression: 5/5 Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5 Perforations: 10/10 Note any vertical or horizontal line shown in the scan is the edge of the acetate strip that the stamp was resting inside on the stockcard. 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.

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