Lot 217 Newfoundland #166 4c With Different Shades Of Prince Of Wales, 1929-1931 Re-Engraved Unwatermarked Publicity Issue, 6 Very Fine Used Singles And 2 Strips Of 3 With Different Perfs

6 very fine used singles and 2 strips of 3 of the 4c with different shades of Prince Of Wales from the 1929-1931 Re-Engraved Unwatermarked Publicity Issue with different perfs. Includes:
-magenta strip of 3, line13.7x13.6
-magenta strip of 3, line 13.6x13.7
-magenta, line 13.7x13.7
-magenta, line 13.7x13.75
-cerise, comb 14x13.7
-pale cerise, comb 13.9x13.9
-lilac rose, comb 13.9x13.7
-lilac rose, comb 14x13.8

Unitrade values this at $24. The stamps offered here grades 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60-44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Perforations on all Newfoundland stamps have been very carefully checked using an Instant perforation gauge, which measures accurately to the nearest .05 of a hole. Unitrade does state the number of perforation heads used by Whitehead and Morris to print the issues from the 1911 Royal Family Issue up to the Publicity Issue, but it would appear from a study of the stamps that a considerable amount of variation in the perforations on the issues printed by them does indeed exist. The later issues printed by Perkins Bacon also exhibit The Walsh and Butte Specialized Newfoundland Catalogue lists these variations, but does not price them, as far as I know. So, we have valued them using the basic Unitrade prices.