Lot 25 New Brunswick - Canada #8Pii 5c Olive Green Queen Victoria, 1860-1867 Cents Issue, A VFNG Plate Proof Block Of 4 On India Paper, With Red Vertical Specimen Overprint

A VFNG plate proof block of 4 of the 5c olive green Queen Victoria from the 1860-1867 Cents Issue on India paper, with red vertical specimen overprint. With Type C, with thick sans-serif letters with ink smudge between two stamps at right

Unitrade values this at $200. The block offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

As this is a consignment lot, a 15% buyer's premium will be added to the hammer price, which is necessary for us to cover the full cost of our labour in processing and selling consignments.