Lot 169 Canada #67 1c Blue Green Queen Victoria, 1897-1898 Maple Leaf Issue, A Fine OG Example, Vertical Wove, Showing Horizontal Guideline in Upper Margin and Frame Retouch at LR
Lot 169 Canada #67 1c Blue Green Queen Victoria, 1897-1898 Maple Leaf Issue, A Fine OG Example, Vertical Wove, Showing Horizontal Guideline in Upper Margin and Frame Retouch at LR
A fine OG example of the 1c blue green Queen Victoria from the 1897-1898 Maple Leaf Issue, printed on vertical wove. This example shows an unerased horizontal guildeline in the upper margin, and a retouch of the outer bottom frameline in the lower right corner. The guideline was supposed to be burnished off the plate, but was overlooked.
Unitrade values this at $20 for the normal stamp. There should be a modest premium for the guideline. The stamp offered here grades 65 as follows:
Centering/Margins: 35/70
Paper Freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 10/10