Lot 400 Canada #593-593bi 8c Royal Blue Queen Elizabeth II, 1972-1977 Caricature Definitives, 26 VFNH Singles Including Most Unitrade Listed Papers & Additional Unlisted Varieties

26 VFNH singles of the 8c royal blue Queen Elizabeth II from the 1972-1977 Caricature Definitives including most unitrade listed papers & additional unlisted varieties. The lot includes:
• Milky blue, DF/NF smooth white paper, dark tagging, precancel, eggshell PVA (593xx)
• DF/NF, Pale milky blue, smooth off-white paper, dark tagging, eggshell PVA (593vii)
• DF/NF milky blue, smooth white paper, dark tagging, eggshell PVA (593vii)
• LF/DF milky blue, smooth white paper, dark tagging, eggshell PVA (593viii)
• DF/DF, smooth paper, invisible tagging, satin PVA gum, Perf 12.5 (593i)
• DF/NF, smooth paper, invisible tagging, satin PVA gum, Perf 13.5 (593b)
• LF/LF ultramarine, smooth vertically meshed white paper, invisible tag, satin PVA (593iii)
• MF/LF ultramarine, smooth white paper, azure tagging, satin PVA (593vi)
• HF/HF paper, ultramarine, smooth vertically meshed white paper, invisible tagging, satin PVA (593ix)
• MF/MF ultramarine, smooth vertically meshed off-white paper, invisible tagging, satin PVA (593vi)
• DF/DF ultramarine, horizontal ribbed white paper, light azure tagging (593ii)
• NF/NF ultramarine, thinner smooth white paper, invisible tagging (593)
• LF/LF ultramarine, horizontal ribbed paper, invisible tagging (593iv)
• LF/LF ultramarine, horizontal ribbed paper, light azure tagging (593iv)
• DF/DF ultramarine, smooth white paper, invisible tagging (593i)
• MF/MF ultramarine, yellowish smooth paper, invisible tagging (593vi)
• DF/DF ultramarine, smooth off white paper, invisible tagging, eggshell PVA (593bi)
• DF/DF smooth white paper, bright ultramarine, invisible tagging, eggshell PVA (593bi)
• LF/LF light milky blue, off white paper, very dark tagging, eggshell PVA (593viii)
• DF/DF, milky blue, smooth white paper, dark tagging, precancel, eggshell PVA (593xx)
• HF/HF ultramarine, smooth white paper, invisible tagging, satin PVA, light azure tagging (593ix)
• MF/LF ultramarine, smooth white paper, azure tagging, satin PVA (593v)
• HF/HF ultramarine, smooth off-white paper, invisible tagging (593ix)
• DF/DF ultramarine, horizontal ribbed paper, invisible tagging, off white paper (593ii)
• LF ultramarine, horizontal ribbed white paper, azure tagging, semi glossy PVA gum (593iv)
• DF/NF smooth off white paper, invisible tagging, satin PVA gum, perf 13.3 (593b)
• LF ultramarine, horizontal ribbed white paper, invisible tagging, semi glossy PVA gum (593iv)
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Unitrade values this at $17.4. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 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

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.