Lot 218 Canada #41 3c Vermilion Queen Victoria, 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue, 6 Fine & VF Used Singles, All With Beautiful SON CDS Town Cancels, All 2nd Ottawa Printings

6 Fine & VF used singles of the 3c vermilion Queen Victoria from the 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue. All with beautiful SON CDS town cancels, all 2nd Ottawa printings. Beautiful full SON strikes that are surprisingly hard to find on these. There are plenty of full stikes that one can read and decipher, but finding centrally struck cancels is not easy.

Unitrade values the basic VF stamps at $6, but we feel that this is too low for SON strikes. Therefore our best estimate of the value is $15. The stamps offered here grade 74-80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60. 40/60, 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

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.