Lot 214 Canada #34i 1/2c Gray Black Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Mid Second Ottawa Printing, Paper Type 2O-B (See Body), Offset on Back, Beautifully Centered With Large Margins, Perf 12

A very fine used single of the 1/2c gray black Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, mid second Ottawa printing, paper type 2O-B, offset on back, beautifully centered with large margins, perf 12.

2O-B refers to 2nd Ottawa printing on paper B (Yellowish toned newsprint with horizontal mesh, porous and thin).

Unitrade values this at $12. The stamp offered here grades 76 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 2/10

Cancellation: 6/10