Lot 366 Canada #1156var 2c Multicoloured Porcupine, 1987-1991 Mammal & Architecture Issue, A VFNH UL Inscription Pair DF Bluish White/DF Bluish White Slater Paper, Unusual As Most Are Duller Greyish

A VFNH ul inscription pair of the 2c multicoloured Porcupine from the 1987-1991 Mammal & Architecture Issue. DF bluish white/DF bluish white Slater paper, unusual as most are duller greyish. Most of the Slater paper printings are either greyish or greyish white and would be a 1 on the Irwin-Freedman scale. This is a 2 on that scale and is bluish white when viewed under UV in normal light. It is gryish white when viewed in darkness, but it is still noticeably brighter than most of the Slater paper stamps.

Unitrade does not list this variety, but we estimate the value at $3. The pair offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10