Lot 289 Canada SC#65 $5 Olive Green , 1897 Diamond Jubilee Issue, A Very Fine Used Single, Perf 12x11.9, ABN-W Paper, Only 16,500 Issued, Light Cancel.

A very fine used single of the $5 olive green from the 1897 Diamond Jubilee Issue, perf 12x11.9, ABN-w paper, only 16,500 issued, light cancel.

Unitrade values this at $1600. The stamp offered here grades 79 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 4/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10