Newfoundland #227 (SG#251) 5c Deep Reddish Violet 1935 Silver Jubilee VF-80 NH

A well centered and very fine NH example of the 5c deep reddish violet King George V and Windsor Castle stamp from the 1935 Silver Jubilee Omnibus Issue. Printed on vertical wove paper, showing fine vertical mesh when held up to the light, and with smooth cream gum that has a satin sheen. Watermarked crown and script CA. Unitrade values a VF-75 NH single at $7.00. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Margins/centering: 50/70

Paper freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10