Lot 376 Canada #36i, 36ii 2c Green - Bluish Green , 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, 2 Very Good Used Singles, 2nd Ottawa Printings, Scarce Cork Cancels

2 very good used singles of the 2c green - bluish green from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, 2nd Ottawa printings, scarce cork cancels.

Corks are scarcer on 2nd Ottawa printings, because most corks had been phased ut by the 1890's. Unchecked as to specific paper or perf.

Unitrade doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $3. The stamps offered here grade between 59 and 64 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60, 30/60, 35/60

Paper Freshness: 3/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 0/5, 5/5

Perforations: 5/10

Cancellation: 6/10