Lot 432 Canada SC#41 3c Orange/Pale Dull Vermillion Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, 4 Fine Used Singles, Early, Mid & Late Second Ottawa Printings, Papers 2O-Q, 2O-O, 2O-C & 2O-R, Various Target Cancels & Perfs

4 fine used singles of the 3c orange/pale dull vermillion Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, early, mid & late second ottawa printings, papers 2O-Q, 2O-O, 2O-C & 2O-R, various target cancels & perfs.

The target cancels are less commin in this period as compared to the Montreal period. The first stamp is orange on 2O-Q, perf 11.9x12.1, the second is orange vermillion, paper 2O-O perf 12x12.1, the third is pale dull vermillion, perf 12 on paper 2O-C and the final stamp is deep orange vermillion, perf 12x12.1 on paper 2O-R.

Unitrade doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $3. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 25/60, 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