Lot 400 Canada #620-621iii 8c & `5c Multicolored Queen Elizabeth II, 1973 Royal Visit Issue, 10 VFNH Singles Showing Paper Varieties & Shade Differences

10 VFNH singles of the 8c & `5c multicolored Queen Elizabeth II from the 1973 Royal Visit Issue showing paper varieties & shade differences.

620 is DF/DF-fl with sparse LF fibers and woodpulps, DF/LF, and DF/F x2, showing pale Queen's complexion, 621i is DF/DF-fl, 621ii is DF/LF, DF/DF-fl (bronze), 2x DF/F & 621iii is LF/NF.

Unitrade values this at $12.7. The stamps offered here grade between 80 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10