Canada #720var 30c Multicoloured Red Oak, 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue, A VFNH UL Plate Block On DF2/LF4 Paper, Guide Dot In Right Margin, Tertiary, Finely Screened Grey Violet Background

A VFNH UL plate block of the 30c multicoloured Red Oak from the 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue on DF2/LF4 paper, guide dot in right margin, tertiary, finely screened grey violet background. Harris discusses the guide dots found on the 75c Quebec street scene, but does not discuss them on the 30c. However, as this lot and lots 435 & 439 will show, both black and red guide dots are found at various positions on some sheets, both in the margins between stamps, and in the selvedge. On this block, there is a dark maroon guide dot in the right margin (pos. 2). This variety is definitely tertiary, as I have seen a number of UL blocks that all show the variety in the exact same place.

Unitrade does not list this variety. Our estimate of the value is $10. The stamps offered here grade 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