Lot 219 Newfoundland #167 5c Slate Green Express Train, 1929-1931 Re-Engraved Unwatermarked Publicity Issue, A VFNH Single With Line Perf 13.7

A VFNH single of the 5c slate green Express Train from the 1929-1931 Re-Engraved Unwatermarked Publicity Issue with line perf 13.7.

Unitrade values this at $20. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 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.