Lot 334 Canada #35var 1c Yellow Queen Victoria, 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue, A Fine Used Single Mid To Late Second Ottawa Printing, Medium Porous Horizontal Mesh Paper, Large White Flaw Between "PO" Of Postage, Perf. 12

A fine used single of the 1c yellow Queen Victoria from the 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue mid to late second Ottawa printing, medium porous horizontal mesh paper, large white flaw between "po" of postage, perf. 12. 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 66 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: 6/10