Lot 174 Canada #1 3d Oxidized Red , 1851 Pence Issue, A Very Good Used Single, Horizontal Laid Paper (Pence-A), Very Faint Laid Lines, Barely Visible In Fluid, Repaired Scissor Cut At LR.
A very good used single of the 3d oxidized red from the 1851 Pence Issue, horizontal laid paper (Pence-a), very faint laid lines, barely visible in fluid, repaired scissor cut at lr.
The paper shows the porosity and transparancy that distinguishes the laid paper from the thin wove paper (4d). #1's are also distinguised by shade, with 1's being much paler than 4's. Margins ample on 3 sides to just touching at LL.
Unitrade values this at $400. The stamp offered here grades 56 as follows:
