Lot 198 Canada #599, $1 Vancouver, 1972-1977 Caricature Issue, 2 VFNH LL Field Stock Blocks Of 4 On DF/DF Paper, Perf 12.5 x 12, GT2 Tagged, Two Different Mountain Shades
2 VFNH LL field stock blocks of 4 of the $1 Vancouver from the 1972-1977 Caricature Issue on DF/DF paper. The two shades of the mountain are gray-blue and pinkish gray-blue. Perf 12.5 x 12, GT2 Tagged. Most all of the field stock blocks of this issue were used up by dealers for postage, because of a widely held belief at the time that blank corner blocks had little collector value. They were unaware that this is the only way these printings usually come.
Unitrade values these at $35. The blocks offered here grade 84 as follows:
