Lot 421 Canada #523a, 528a 1970 Christmas issue, Specialized Group of 6 VFNH Se-Tenant Strips of 5 on HF and HB Smooth and Ribbed Papers

A specialized group of 6 different se-tenant strips of 5 of the 5c and 6c designs from the 1970 Christmas issue, printed on different papers. The basic groups of paper for this issue are smoooth paper, and paper showing a distinct vertical ribbing. This group consists of the 5c strips on HF and HB smooth paper, and HF ribbed paper, and then the 6c strips on HF and HB smooth paper, and HB ribbed paper. This is most of the different variations that can be found, though the 5c should exist HB ribbed and the 6c would exist HF ribbed also. Untrade cat. $25.50. The strips offered here grade between 75 and 84.