Lot 30 Newfoundland #91,91a 5c Ultramarine View Of Cupids, 1910 John Guy Lithographed Issue, 2 FOG Single With Perf 14x12 & 12x12

2 FOG single of the 5c ultramarine View Of Cupids from the 1910 John Guy Lithographed Issue with perf 14x12 & 12x12.

Unitrade values this at $40. The stamps offered here grades 70,73 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 42/70, 43/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 8/10, 10/10

Perforations on all Newfoundland stamps have been very carefully checked using an Instant perforation gauge, which measures accurately to the nearest .05 of a hole. Unitrade does state the number of perforation heads used by Whitehead and Morris to print the issues from the 1911 Royal Family Issue up to the Publicity Issue, but it would appear from a study of the stamps that a considerable amount of variation in the perforations on the issues printed by them does indeed exist. The Walsh and Butte Specialized Newfoundland Catalogue lists these variations, but does not price them, as far as I know. So, we have valued them using the basic Unitrade prices.