Canada #74i (SG#150) 1/2c Grey 1898-1902 Numeral Issue Horizontal Wove Paper VF-80 Unused

A well centered and very fine unused example in the grey shade. On white horizontal wove paper measuring 0.003" thick. Unitrade does not list the horizontal wove paper, although it should as it is much scarcer than the more common vertical wove paper. Unitrade values a VF-75 OG example of the normal white paper at $30. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/margins: 50/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations:10/10