Lot 439 Canada #720var 30c Multicoloured Red Oak, 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue, A VFNH Right Sheet Margin Pair On DF2/LF4-fl Paper, Guide Dot In UR Margin, Finely Screened Grey Violet Background

A VFNH right sheet margin pair of the 30c multicoloured Red Oak from the 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue on DF2/LF4-fl paper, guide dot in ur margin, finely screened grey violet background. Harris discusses the guide dots found on the 75c Quebec street scene, but does not discuss them on the 30c. However, as this lot and lots 435 & 437 will show, both black and red guide dots are found at various positions on some sheets, both in the margins between stamps, and in the selvedge. On this pair, there is a dark maroon guide dot in the upper right margin (pos. 20 - verified as this was the lower pair in an UR plate block). This variety is definitely tertiary, as I have seen a number of UR blocks that all show the variety in the exact same place, but not all such blocks.

Unitrade values this at $5. 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