Canada #97 (SG#189) 1c Dark Blue Green Quebec Tercentenary Coarse Mesh Paper F-68 LH

A fine mint OG LH example of the 1c dark blue green Cartier and Champlain stamp from the 1908 Quebec Tercentenary Issue. Printed on vertical wove paper showing coarse vertical mesh. Unitrade values a F-65 OG example at $15. The stamp offered here grades 68 as follows:

Centering/margins: 40/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 8/10