Lot 398 Canada #35d 1c Orange , 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, A Very Good Used Strip of 3, Early Montreal Printing, MM-B Paper, Hitherto Unrecoreded Compound Perf Of 11.7x12,11.7x12 & 11.7x11.75, And Blue Cancels Are Scarce On this Issue.

A very good used strip of 3 of the 1c orange from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, early Montreal printing, MM-b paper, hitherto unrecoreded compound perf of 11.7x12,11.7x12 & 11.7x11.75, and blue cancels are scarce on this issue.

The compound perf demonstrates that the 11.7, 12 & 1.75 machines were used to perforate a single sheet.

Unitrade doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $125. The stamp offered here grades 61 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 6/10