Lot 328 Canada #35i 1c Greenish Yellow, 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue, A Fine Used Single Late Montreal Printing, Stout Horizontal Non-Porous Wove With Coarse Horizontal Mesh (LM-A), Perf. 12.1 x 12.2, Large Printing Flaw Below "O" Of "Postage"

A fine used single of the 1c greenish yellow Queen Victoria from the 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue late Montreal printing, stout horizontal non-porous wove with coarse horizontal mesh (lm-a), perf. 12.1 x 12.2, large printing flaw below "o" of "postage". Flaws like this are much less common on these stamps that you would expect. The dozen or so lots offered in this sale with printing flaws came from several hundred used 1c stamps that I went through thoroughly.

Unitrade does not list this variety. Our estimate of the value, based on scarcity and condition is $10. The stamp offered here grades 68 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: 8/10