Lot 399 Canada #592,iii, 593Ai-Aiii, 604-604ix, 605iii 7c-10c Dark Brown - Dark Carmine Louis St Laurent & Queen Elizabeth II, 1972-1977 Caricature Definitives, 17 VFNH Sheet & Coil Singles With Different Paper, Shade & Tagging Varieties

17 VFNH sheet & coil singles of the 7c-10c dark brown - dark carmine Louis St Laurent & Queen Elizabeth II from the 1972-1977 Caricature Definitives with different paper, shade & tagging varieties. The lot includes:
• DF/LF BABN printing, smooth paper, invisible tagging (592)
• DF/DF BABN printing, smooth paper, invisible tagging (592)
• LF/LF CBN printing, smooth white paper, moderate tag (592iii)
• DF/DF CBN printing, smooth off-white paper, moderate tag (592iii)
• DF/DF smooth white paper, invisible tagging (593Ai)
• LF/LF smooth white paper, invisible tagging (593Aii)
• LF/LF rose-tinted paper, invisible tagging (593Aiii)
• MF/MF smooth off white paper, invisible tagging (593Aiii)
• NF/LF milky blue light tag (Unlisted – 604ivvar)
• HB, bright white paper, milky blue, invisible tagging (604i)
• DF/DF white paper, milky blue, invisible tagging (604iv)
• DF/NF white paper, milky blue, invisible tagging (604ivvar)
• MF/MF off white paper, milky blue, invisible tag (604ix)
• LF/LF white paper, milky blue light tag (604)
• LF/LF blue-tinted paper, milky blue light tag (604)
• NF/NF rose-tinted paper, light tag (605iii)
• Deep rose tinted paper, light tag, short coil, ghost tag bars on back (605iii)

Unitrade values this at $12.05. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

The Caricature low value stamps are a complex field of study. Unitrade has listed some, but not all of the paper fluorescence varieties that can be found. These are the first stamps in which the front fluorescence often differs from the back. In addition to these variations there are also variations in the shades, paper thickness and texture, as well as the colour of the paper (off-white, bright white and toned), the appearance of the tagging (invisible, light azure, light yellow, moderate yellow and dark yellow), and finally the appearance of the gum (satin PVA, semi-gloss PVA and eggsheel PVA). While Unitrade does not list any of these variations we describe them fully here.