Lot 155 Canada # 50 1/2c Jet Black and Grey Black Queen Victoria, 1897 Diamond Jubilee Issue, Two Fine OG Examples of Both Shades on White and Toned Paper

Two fine OG examples of the 1/2c black Queen Victoria from the 1897 Diamond Jubilee Issue. One is printed on white paper in an intense jet black shade, while the other is grey black on a toned paper. These varieties are not listed in Unitrade, but are quite distinct.

Unitrade values these stamps at $120. The stamps offered here grade 65 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70 and 35/70
Paper Freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 10/10