Canada #723AT3 50c Multicoloured Prairie Street Scene, 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue, a Fine Used Example Showing G1aR Tagging Error and Shifted Engraving

A fine used example of the 50c multicoloured Prairie Street Scene stamp from the 1977-1982 Floral & Environmental issue, printed using lithography and engraving, showing a G2aR tagging error, and a shifting of all the dark brown engraving a full 2 mm to the right of the lithographed design. Printed on NF/NF paper.

The shades on this vary mostly in terms of the colour of the building on the right. The colour varies from a red brown to a deep brown. The variation arises from the fact that the brown colour is obtained by mixing the red-brown with blue. So, on stamps where the blue screen is faint, the building appears more red-brown, and on those where the blue screen is heavier, the building appears more of a deep walnut brown. The building on this stamp appears a medium brown.

The Adminware database lists a mint NH example at $100 and states that used is not reported. This is clearly an example, although the example offered here has the added colour shift, which is not mentioned in the Adminware listing. Our estimate for this example is $75. The stamp offered here grades 65 as follows:

Margins/centering: 40/60

Paper freshness: 5/5

Color: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 7/10

Cancellation: 8/10