Lot 420 Canada #35, 35a, 35i 1c-3c Yellow - Vermilion Queen Victoria, 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue, 27 Fine Used Singles Montreal & Second Ottawa Printings, Various Papers & Shades

27 fine used singles of the 1c-3c yellow - vermilion Queen Victoria from the 1870-1897 Small Queen Issue Montreal & second Ottawa printings, various papers & shades. Includes: two Montreal 1c printings printed in dull yellow & orange; 4 second Ottawa 1c in various shades of yellow; two second Ottawa 2c, one in green and one in blue green; three Montreal 3c dull red oranges on different papers and one in bright orange, and 15 second Ottawa 3c's printed in various shades of vermilion and orange vermilion on different papers.

Unitrade values this at $22.7. The stamps offered here grade 66-70 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: 6/10, 8/10 and 10/10