Lot 244 Canada #216 13c Deep Blue Royal Yacht Britannia 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, A VFOG Example, Streaky Brownish Yellow Gum With a Semi-Gloss Sheen, Vertical Wove Paper With Vertical Mesh

A VFOG example of the 13c deep blue Royal Yacht Britannia from the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue. Printed on vertical wove paper with vertical mesh and streaky brownish yellow gum with a semi-gloss sheen. Although not listed specifically by Unitrade, the stamps of this issue exist with several different paper and gum types, with certain gum types typically only being found with certain paper types. In terms of paper so far I have been able to ascertain that there are at least two basic types (1) a medium vertical wove paper that shows light horizontal mesh on the back and has a smooth printing surface, and (2) a soft vertical (or horizontal on the 10c) wove paper that shows either no clear mesh, or clear vertical (or horizontal) mesh. The gum found on these stamps seems to be either a streaky cream gum with a semi-gloss sheen, a smooth cream gum with a semi-gloss sheen and a deeper, yellowish cream gum with a semi-gloss sheen.

Unitrade values this at $12. 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