Lot 138 Newfoundland #132-135 2c-5c Carmine-Ultramarine South West Arm-Coast Of Trinity, 1923-1924 Pictoral Issue, 12 FOG Singles With Different Shades And Perfs

12 FOG singles of the 2c-5c carmine-ultramarine South West Arm-Coast Of Trinity from the 1923-1924 Pictoral Issue with different shades and perfs. Includes:
-2c carmine, line perf 14.1x14.2
-2c red, comb perf 14.1x13.9
-2c red, comb perf 14.1x14
-2c red, line 14.2x13.9
-2c carmine line 14.2(crease so not counted)
-3c deep brown, comb 13.8x14.1
-3c deep brown, comb 14x14.2
-4c maroon, line perf 14
-4c maroon, line perf 14.2x14
-5c ultramarine, line 13.9x14.1
-5c dark ultramarine, line14x14.2
-5c royal blue, comb 13.9x14.1

Unitrade values this at $28. The stamps offered here grades 65-70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/70-40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 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.