4 fine used singles of the 8c violet black, bluish slate & blue gray Queen Victoria from the 1888-1897 Small Queen Issue 2nd Ottawa printings, different papers & cancels.
The stamps are as follows: 1) violet black on paper 2O-N, perf 12.1x12, 2) bluish slate on paper 2O-HH, perf 12, Collingwood corner, Feb 10 1896 Cancel, 3) slate on paper 2O-H, perf 12 and 4) bluish gray, paper 2O-N, perf 12.
Unitrade values these at $20. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 70 as follows:
Centering/Margins: 30/60, 35/60
Paper Freshness: 0/5, 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 0/10, 5/10, 10/10
Cancellation: 10/10
