Lot 178 Canada #72 8c Deep Orange 1897-1898 Maple Leaf Issue, A VFNH Example on Vertical Wove Paper
Lot 178 Canada #72 8c Deep Orange 1897-1898 Maple Leaf Issue, A VFNH Example on Vertical Wove Paper
A very well centered and VFNH mint example of this difficult stamp, on the vertical wove paper. One unpunched perforation at lower right, resulting in a very wide perforation tooth. Unitrade values a VFNH example at $1,350. This stamp grades 75 as follows:
Centering/margins: 50/70
Paper freshness: 5/5
Colour: 5/5
Impression: 5/5
Absence of visible paper flaws: 5/5
Perforations: 5/10