Lot 213 Canada #34i 1/2c Gray Black Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, 2 Very Good/Fine Used Singles, Late Second Ottawa Printing, Paper Type 2O-F (See Body), Perfs 12.1x12 & 12, Full & Partial Offsets On The Back

2 very good/fine used singles of the 1/2c gray black Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, late second Ottawa printing, paper type 2O-F, perfs 12.1x12 & 12, full & partial offsets on the back.

2O-F refers to 2nd Ottawa printing on paper F (Medium vertical wove, soft, while porous). One of the stamps shows portions of 4 stamps and one being an almost perfect mirror image of the front. These resulted from stacking damp sheets prior to gumming.

Unitrade values these at $9, so we estimate them at $12. The stamps offered here grade 60 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 20/60, 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10