Lot 132 Newfoundland #132 2c Carmine, Carmine Red, Red South West Arm, Trinity, 1923 - 1924 Pictoral Issue, 15 Very Fine Used Singles And 2 Pairs Specialty Lot, All Different Shades, Line And Comb Perfs. Hard To Assemble Even Though Inexpensive

15 very fine used singles and 2 pairs of the 2c carmine, carmine red, red South West Arm, Trinity from the 1923 - 1924 Pictoral Issue specialty lot, all different shades, line and comb perfs. hard to assemble even though inexpensive. Includes:
-carmine, line 14.2x14.1
-carmine, line 14.1 pair
-carmine, comb 14.1
-carmine, line 14.2
-carmine, line 14.2x14
-Red, comb 14.1x13.9
-red, line 13.9x14
-red, line 14x14.1
-red, comb 14.2x13.8
-red, comb 13.75x14
-red, line 14
-red, comb 14.1x14
- carmine red, line 14.1x14.2
- carmine red, comb 14
- bright red, comb 14.1x13.8
- dull carmine red, comb 14.1x13.8
- dull carmine red, comb 14.1x14

Unitrade values this at $6.65. Our estimated value is $8. The stamps offered here grades 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60-44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Perforations on all Newfoundland stamps have been very carefully checked using an Instant perforation gauge, which measures accurately to the nearest .05 of a hole. Unitrade does state the number of perforation heads used by Whitehead and Morris to print the issues from the 1911 Royal Family Issue up to the Publicity Issue, but it would appear from a study of the stamps that a considerable amount of variation in the perforations on the issues printed by them does indeed exist. The Walsh and Butte Specialized Newfoundland Catalogue lists these variations, but does not price them, as far as I know. So, we have valued them using the basic Unitrade prices.