Lot 180 Canada Van Dam#FB51, FB52var 50c - $1 Blue - Blue & Black Queen Victoria, 1868 Third Bill Issue, 2 Fine/Very Fine Used Singles On Single Piece, Cancelled In Pen, With The '$' Showing A Dramatic Shift Of the Vignette Up And To The Right

2 fine/very fine used singles on single piece of the 50c - $1 blue - blue & black Queen Victoria from the 1868 Third Bill Issue, cancelled in pen, with the '$' showing a dramatic shift of the vignette up and to the right.

The shift causes 'ADA' of Canada to be cut in half. Horizontal filing fold affects the $1.

Van Dam values these at $18, so we estimate them at $10. The stamps offered here grade 60 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 20/60, 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10