Lot 403 Canada SC#41 3c Dull Vermillion Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, A Very Good Used Single, Montreal Gazette Printing, Paper MG-E, Perf 12, No Pos. Dots

A very good used single of the 3c dull vermillion Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, Montreal gazette printing, paper MG-E, perf 12, no pos. dots.

With either an April 6 or Sept. 6 1888 Saint John NB Cancel. Small punch fault behind 'Ts' of cents. Scarce reference example of the early trasitional printing bridging the Montreal and Ottawa periods.

Unitrade doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $5. The stamp offered here grades 60 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.