Lot 292 Canada #109,109as 3c Carmine King George V, 1911-1925 Admirals Issue, 2 Fine OG Singles One From a Booklet, Wet & Dry Printings, Die 1

2 fine OG singles of the 3c carmine King George V from the 1911-1925 Admirals Issue, wet & dry printings, die 1. The booklet single is definitely a wet printing, which contradicts the notion that all 3c carmines are dry printings. I've thought for a long time that there were some wet printings of the 3c carmine, as I have seen several that lack the embossing in the gum, but are the same width as the dry printings. This onje lacks the embossing, but is also narrower than the dry printing, just as a wet printing would be. But Unitrade does not list this as existing wet.

Unitrade values these at $17.5. The stamps offered here grade 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

A note about postage charges: due to the bulky nature of the packets and the larger lots containing souvenir sheets, we will be charging actual postage incurred to send the lots throught this sale, unless the postage comes to less than $3 in total, in which case we will continue to charge our standard rates. We will invoice the lots as normal, with basic postal charges and then will follow up with a second invoice after we return from the post office, and the cost of the postage is known. One exception is for smaller lots on 102 cards, which contain no souvenir sheets or covers.