Lot 336 Canada #35var 1c Bright Yellow Queen Victoria, 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue, A VF Used Single Early Second Ottawa Printing, Medium Porous Horizontal Mesh Paper (2O-E), Showing Multiple Dots In "C" Of "Cent", Perf. 12 x 12.1, Lovely Centering

A VF used single of the 1c bright yellow Queen Victoria from the 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue early second Ottawa printing, medium porous horizontal mesh paper (2o-e), showing multiple dots in "c" of "cent", perf. 12 x 12.1, lovely centering. 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 $20. The stamp offered here grades 78 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 8/10