Lot 233 Canada #35iv 1c Red Orange Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, A Very Good Used Single, First Ottawa Printing, Paper Type FO-B (See Body), Perf 12

A very good used single of the 1c red orange Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, first Ottawa printing, paper type FO-B, perf 12.

FO-B refers to first Ottawa, paper B (smooth, stout vertical wove showing fine vertical mesh).

Unitrade values this at $20 for fine, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 62 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 6/10

Cancellation: 6/10