Lot 251 Canada #35i 1c Pale Dull Yellow Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, A Fine Used Single, Late Montreal Printing, Paper Type LM-A (See Body), Perf 12.1x12, Clear Medallion Dot at 9'Oclock & March 3 Hamilton CDS Cancel

A fine used single of the 1c pale dull yellow Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, late montreal printing, paper type lm-a (see body), perf 12.1x12, clear medallion dot at 9'oclock & March 3 Hamilton CDS cancel.

LM-A refers to Late Montreal, paper type A (stout horizontal, non-porous wove with coarse horizontal mesh). The cancel clearly proves that plates after 1880 did have medallion dots before 1886.

Unitrade doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10