Lot 163 Canada #596xii, 20c Multicolored Prairies, 1972-1977 Caricature Issue, A VFNH UR Field Stock Block Of 4 On LF/DF Ribbed Paper, W2B Tagging, Paler Duller Orange Shade, One of the Key Blocks

A VFNH UR field stock block of 4 of the 20c multicolored prairies from the 1972-1977 Caricature Issue on LF/DF ribbed paper, W2B tagging. This is printed in the paler and duller orange shade, with the difference between this and the deeper, brighter orange is in the shading around "Canada", which appears lighter. One of the key blocks as most all of the vertical ribbed papers are either DF or NF. Very few are LF, and most all known are on field stock. Most all of the field stock blocks of this issue were used up by dealers for postage, because of a widely held belief at the time that blank corner blocks had little collector value. They were unaware that this is the only way these printings usually come.

Unitrade values this at $35. The block offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10