Lot 197 Canada #34 1/2c Intense Black & Black Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, 3 Fine Used Singles, Perfs 12, 12x11.9 & 12.1, LM-A & LM-B Papers (Description In Body), None Of These Show Position Dots

3 fine used singles of the 1/2c intense black & black Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, perfs 12, 12x11.9 & 12.1, LM-A & LM-B papers (description in body), none of these show position dots.

LM-A refers to Late Montreal, paper type A (stout horizontal, non-porous wove with coarse horizontal mesh) and LM-B refers to late Montreal, paper type B (thick, soft white non porous wove with fine vertical mesh). Without position dots, they are likely late Montreal Printings, likely between 1886 and 1889.

Unitrade values this at $18. The stamps offered here grade between 66 and 68 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10, 8/10