Lot 189 Canada #63var $3 Brown Ochre , 1897 Diamond Jubilee Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, ABN-QQQQ Paper, Perf 12x11.75, Showing Distorted P For I In RIV.
A very fine used single of the $3 brown ochre from the 1897 Diamond Jubilee Issue, ABN-qqqq paper, perf 12x11.75, showing distorted p for i in riv.
In this variety a semi-circular white protrosion on the I that effectively converts it into a distorted 'P'. Violet corner cancels, indicating that it was used by the Winnipeg Free Press.
Unitrade values this at $1600, so we estimate it at $2500. The stamp offered here grades 75 as follows:
