Lot 393 Canada #417/424 5c Multicoloured Unity-Lady's Slipper, 1964-1966 Emblems Issue, 11 VFNH Singles On DF2 Vertical Ribbed Paper, Streaky Dextrine Gum, Showing Shade Variations

11 VFNH singles of the 5c multicoloured Unity-Lady's Slipper from the 1964-1966 Emblems Issue on DF2 vertical ribbed paper, streaky dextrine gum, showing shade variations. The shade variations generally are the flower colours, or the maple leaves on the unity stamps.

Unitrade values this at $3.85 for the DF1 paper. The DF2 paper is scarcer, but not as much as the LF and F papers. Our estimate of the value on this paper is $8. The stamps offered here grade 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10