Lot 212 Canada #34ivar 1/2c Gray Black Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, A Fine Used Single, Late Second Ottawa Printing, Paper Type 2O-G (See Body), Re-entry of Upper Left Ornament Showing Doubling Of Outer Vertical Lines, Perf 11.9x12

A fine used single of the 1/2c gray black Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, late second Ottawa printing, paper type 2O-G, re-entry of upper left ornament showing doubling of outer vertical lines, perf 11.9x12.

2O-G refers to 2nd Ottawa printing on paper G (Thinner, porous vertical wove). Squared circle postmark.

Unitrade doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 71 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10