Lot 444 Canada SC#41 3c Deep Orange Vermillion & Dull Red Orange Queen Victoria, 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, 2 Very Good/Fine Used Singles, Mid & Late Second Ottawa Printings, Paper 2O-C, Perfs 12 & 12x12.2, Both Showing Cancellation Date Errors

2 very good/fine used singles of the 3c deep orange vermillion & dull red orange Queen Victoria from the 1870-1893 Small Queen Issue, mid & late second ottawa printings, paper 2O-C, perfs 12 & 12x12.2, both showing cancellation date errors.

The date errors include 1864 instead of 1894, and 1869 instead of 1896. The first is a Rat postage squared circle, and the second shows the day added in manuscript. The rat postage stamp unfortunately does have a diagonal crease.

Unitrade doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $3. The stamps offered here grade 60 and 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: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.