Lot 414 Canada #420i 5c Blue, Pink & Green Mayflower, 1964-1966 Emblems Issue, A VFNH LR Plate 1 Pair On Fluorescent Vertically Ribbed Paper With Streaky Dex Gum

A VFNH LR plate 1 pair of the 5c blue, pink & green Mayflower from the 1964-1966 Emblems Issue on fluorescent vertically ribbed paper with streaky dex gum. The true fluorescent paper, which is noticably brighter than the LF paper, is quite a bit scarcer than the LF. Unitrade's listings are for F paper, but in reality what they are really listing is LF, with the true F paper being a scarcer subset of that. I've only found it on a handful of the earlier stamps up to the Lady's Slipper stamp. I haven't seen it in the later issues from 1966.

Unitrade values this at $4 for the LF paper. The F paper is scarcer. Our estimate of the value on this paper is $10. The pair offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10