Lot 353 Canada #977i 2 Multicoloured Map Of The Earth, 1983 Commonwealth Day, A VFNH Single, Scarce NF/NF Paper

A VFNH single of the 2 multicoloured Map Of The Earth from the 1983 Commonwealth Day. Scarce NF/NF paper. This is the true NF/NF paper that contains no fluorescent flecks AT ALL. The difficulty in identifying this paper is that the stamp exists on both LF-fl and DF-fl papers, but Unitrade only lists dull. When you compare the DF-fl to LF-fl, the DF-fl can appear very dull by comparison, so it is easy to conclude that the DF-fl is NF, when it isn't. I would guess, from how few of these I have seen over the years, that less than 5% of the printing was on this paper. The stamp is NH, but there is a very light gum blemish that is not a hinge mark, but which I must mention here for accuracy, and which I have reflected in my estimate.

Unitrade values this at $20 for VFNH, but with the very slight gum blemish our estimate of the value is $15. The stamp offered here grades 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10