Lot 328 Canada #428, var, ii 5c Fireweed, 1964-1966 Emblems Issue, A VFNH Plate 1 UR Sheet Of 50 On DF Vertically Ribbed Paper, With Dropping Flower Blossom (Pos. 30) & Blowing Petal (Pos. 14), Tertiary & Possibly Tertiary, Smooth Dex Gum

A VFNH plate 1 UR sheet of 50 of the 5c dark blue, rose & green Fireweed from the 1964-1966 Emblems Issue on DF vertically ribbed paper, with dropping flower blossom (pos. 30) & blowing petal (pos. 14), tertiary & possibly tertiary, smooth dex gum. The blowing petal variety is a new discovery and may be tertiary. The dropping flower blossom variety is definitely tertiary.

Unitrade values this at $22.15 for the sheet on DF paper, with just the dropping flower blossom variety. Our estimate of the value with both varieties is $28. The sheet offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10