Lot 373 Canada #F2iivar 5c Dark Green , 1875-1896 Registration Issue, A Very Good Used Single, Second Ottawa Printing, MG-I Paper, Perf 12.1, Showing A Major Re-Entry, R Registered Cancel.

A very good used single of the 5c dark green from the 1875-1896 Registration Issue, second Ottawa printing, MG-i paper, perf 12.1, showing a major re-entry, r registered cancel.

The major re-entry consists of a large curved slash inside the S of Registered, and a smaller, more horizontal slash inside the R of Registered. Appears, based on Trimble's website to be from plate 2, pos. 44. Three light creases.

Unitrade values this at $100, so we estimate it at $50. The stamp offered here grades 56 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 8/10

Cancellation: 8/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.