Lot 206 Canada #35, 36i 1c, 2c Yellow & Green Queen Victoria, 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue, 11 Fine & VF Used Singles, All With Full to Partial, Dated Squared Circle Cancels, 2nd Ottawa Printings

11 fine & VF used singles of the 1c, 2c yellow & green Queen Victoria from the 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue. All with full to partial, dated squared circle cancels, 2nd Ottawa printings. All of the town cancels on these are different. The paper is generally the soft poor quality wove that is somewhat brownish, as well as the thinner, more translucent paper, but NOT the newsprint-like paper.

Unitrade values the basic stamps at $8.50, but for full and different cancels we would estimate the value at $10. The stamps offered here grade 67-75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5 and 3/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10 and 5/10

Cancellation: 10/10