Lot 21 Canada #327, 329 3c & 5c Carmine Rose & Ultramarine Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 Karsh Issue, 12 F/VFNH UR Plates 1-4 Blocks Of 4 On Ribbed & Smooth Papers & With Additional Shades

12 F/VFNH UR plates 1-4 blocks of 4 of the 3c & 5c carmine rose & ultramarine Queen Elizabeth II from the 1953 Karsh Issue on ribbed & smooth papers & with additional shades.

Plate 3 of the 5c is the deep ultramarine shade. Small natural gum bend on 5c plate 3, and there is a paler shade of the 5c plate 3, 3c plate 3 & 3c plate 1, with the 3c plate 1 also available on smooth paper. The 5c plate 2 also has an additional shade.

Unitrade values these at $31.35. The blocks offered here grade between 70 and 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70, 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10