Lot 338 Canada #35ii 1c Pale Lemon Yellow Queen Victoria, 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue, A Fine Used Single Mid Montreal Printing On Hard Medium White Wove With Fine Vertical Mesh (MM-F), Dry Inking Flaw Under "CAN" & "Post", Perf. 11.5 x 12

A fine used single of the 1c pale lemon yellow Queen Victoria from the 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue mid Montreal printing on hard medium white wove with fine vertical mesh (mm-f), dry inking flaw under "can" & "post", perf. 11.5 x 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 values this at $, for a normal stamp. Our estimate of the value for this variety is $20. 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