Canada #858a, 859 17c Multicoloured Opening Bars, Composers & John Diefenbaker, 1980 O'Canada & John Diefenbaker Issues, 3 VFNH Horizontal Se-Tenant Pairs & 4 Singles, Various LF/LF, NF/DF, DF/DF and NF/NF Papers, Different Shades of Blue

3 VFNH horizontal se-tenant pairs & 4 singles of the 17c multicoloured Opening Bars, Composers & John Diefenbaker from the 1980 O'Canada & John Diefenbaker Issues various LF/LF, NF/NF, and DF/DF. The O'Canada pairs are printed on LF/LF3, NF/DF1 and NF/NF paper. One Diefenbaker stamp is printed in bright blue, on DF2/DF2 bright white paper. The second one is deep blue on DF2/DF2 cream paper. The third Diefenbaker stamp is dark blue and brighter blue on DF1/NF paper.

Unitrade does not list any paper or shade varieties on these issues, but out best estimate of the value, based on what similar varieties sell for is $8. The pairs offered here grades 75-80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70, 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10