Lot 141 Newfoundland #135 5c Royal Blue, Deep Blue, Ultramarine Coast Of Trinity, 1923 - 1924 Pictoral Issue, 5 Very Fine Used Singles With Different Shades And Perfs

5 very fine used singles of the 5c royal blue, deep blue, ultramarine Coast Of Trinity from the 1923 - 1924 Pictoral Issue with different shades and perfs. Includes:
-royal blue, comb 13.8x14.2
-deep blue, line 14.1x14.2
-deep blue, line 14.2x14.1
-ultramarine, line 14.1x14.2
-ultramarine, line 14.2x14.25

Unitrade values this at $15. The stamps offered here grades 75-80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60-40/60

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.