Lot 171 Canada #C5 6c Red Brown Daedalus, 1935-1937 Dated Die Issue, 5 VFOG Singles Different Paper & Gum Types - See Description For Details

5 VFOG singles of the 6c red brown Daedalus from the 1935-1937 Dated Die Issue different paper & gum types - see description for details. Includes: (1) red brown on vertical wove, with satin white gum; (2) red brown on horizontal wove, cream semi-gloss gum; (3) red brown on vertical wove, with glossy yellowish cream gum; (4) deep red brown, vertical wove paper with streaky glossy cream gum; and (5) red brown on vertical wove paper with clear mesh, semi-gloss cream gum.

Unitrade values this at $30. The stamps offered here grade 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Paper types, gum types and shades vary widely on this issue, and with very few exceptions, these variations are not listed in Unitrade. Most values exist printed in at least 2 or three shade variations each, with the $1 blue, 4c yellow and 10c carmine rose showing the most variation. The gum varies from a white gum with a satin sheen to cream with a satin sheen, to semi-gloss cream, to glossy cream to deep yellowish cream gum, that can have either a satin or semi-gloss sheen. The basic dichotomy of the papers on this issue is horizontal and vertical wove. The coils are generally on horizontal wove paper, and this can vary, with some varieties showing clear horizontal mesh, others being very crisp and showing no mesh and still others showing light vertical ribbing. The sheet stamps are all on vertical wove paper, but there are varieties that show clear horizontal mesh in the paper, and still others having a horizontal ribbed surface. Those that do not show these characteristics usually either show vertical mesh or no mesh. Finally, there exists a crisp, translucent wove paper that shows no mesh, and which shows rhw design through the back of the stamp.