Lot 116 Canada #34 1/2c Jet Black, Gray Black & Black Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, 3 Fine Used Singles On Soft Horizontal Wove & White Vertical Wove Papers, All Ottawa Printings

3 fine used singles of the 1/2c jet black, gray black & black Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue on soft horizontal wove & white vertical wove papers, all Ottawa printings.

The jet black and gray black stamps are on the soft horizontal wove paper. The gray black also has an offset of 4 stamps on the back. The black stamp was printed post 1893, after the introduction of better quality wove paper.

Unitrade values these at $18. The stamps offered here grade between 70 and 71 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10, 6/10

Cancellation: 10/10