Lot 118 Canada #MR2a 2c Rose Carmine King George V, 1915-1918 Admiral War Tax Issue, A VF Top Sheet Margin Pair Showing Print Order Number With Re-Distributed OG

A very well centered top sheet margin pair of the 2c rose carmine war-tax stamp showing obliterated print order 296 and reinserted new print order number 317, with retouched frame line in the upper right corner of both stamps. The gum on one of the stamps appears at first to be never hinged, however it is redistributed original gum in our opinion. This pair came from a larger block that we broke up and because we didn't see any residual gum in the perforation holes of the block, and because the perforations of the outside stamps feel soft to the touch we concluded that it is not regummed, but rather the original gum has been expertly redistributed across the block to make all the stamps appear as if they were NH. Consequently we value them as hinged singles. 2023 Unitrade catalog value is $120. The pair offered here grades 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10