Lot 309 Canada #86bvar 2c Black, Deep Blue & Aniline Carmine Mercator's Projection, 1898 Imperial Penny Postage, A VFOG Single With Multiple Extra Islands, Including Misplaced In Left Margin

A VFOG single of the 2c black, deep blue & aniline carmine Mercator's Projection from the 1898 Imperial Penny Postage with multiple extra islands, including misplaced in left margin. This stamp shows four groups of extra islands in the design, which are as follows: (1) a group of three islands in the left margin; (2) A group of 4 islands to the east of New Zealand, almost directly below the four northernmost islands in the pacific group; (3) an extra island to the south of both St. Helena & Ascension and (4) a small island off the coast of east Africa just to the northwest of Madagascar.

Unitrade values this at $75 for the regular design. The misplaced entry of the red is scarce and worth a premium. Our estimate of the value is $100. The stamp 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