Lot 43 Canada #599ii $1 Multicolored Vancouver, 1972 Landscape Definitives, A VFNH LL Field Stock Block Of 4 On DF/DF Gray, Strong 4mm Tag

A VFNH LL field stock block of 4 of the $1 multicolored Vancouver from the 1972 Landscape Definitives on DF/DF gray, strong 4mm tag.

Unitrade lists as NF, but is actually DF while Unitrade's DF listing is DF-fl.

Unitrade values this at $25. The block offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

We have listed the two or three colour shift varieties that can be found on each of the values in this issue. For some strange reason, Unitrade only listed, until recently those varieties related to the 15c and 25c values. They de-listed them in the 2023 edition of the catalogue on the grounds that they aren't constant. However, our position is that this was a poor decision because these varieties are visually striking and thus very much collectible in our opinion. They also are not anywhere near as common as one might think, making up between 5-10% of all the stamps printed for each major printing. For each of the varieties found on the 10c, 20c and 50c that were never listed in Unitrade, we have coined a name for the variety and explained what causes it. We have generally estimated most at between $5-$15 each, which is in line with what Unitrade valued them at before they de-listed them. The main variety that exists on this value is the leftward shift of the green and rightward shift of the periwinkle colour, which causes dots to appear to the left of the mountains. On this value, although Unitrade does not mention it, there exist two distinct widths of tagging on the perf. 12.5 x 12 printings: 3.5 mm and 4 mm. The 3.5 mm bars are found on the first printings made between 1973 and 1974. Later printings from 1974 up through 1977 have 4 mm tag bars.

The tagging can be found in strong and weak versions on the perf. 12.5 x 12 printings. The weak version shows clear screening dots visible in the tagging, whereas it appears solid on the strong version.