Lot 481 Canada #787, 787iii,787xxi 15c Multicoloured Canadian Violet, 1979-1983 Floral Definitive Issue, On Different White Fluorescent Papers & DF Papers With Different PVA Gums. All With Invisible Tagging $15

10 VFNH singles of the 15c multicoloured Canadian Violet from the 1979-1983 Floral Definitive Issue on different white fluorescent papers & DF papers with different PVA gums. all with invisible tagging. Includes:
-DF/DF bluish white, vertical ribbed, semi gloss PVA, white paper
-DF/LF vertical ribbed, semi gloss PVA
-DF/LF smooth white paper, semi gloss PVA
-DF/F vertical ribbed, semi gloss PVA, precancel
-DF/F smooth white paper, satin PVA, precancel
-DF/MF-fl smooth white paper, satin PVA
-DF/DF smooth white paper, satin PVA
-DF/MF-fl vertical ribbed, semi gloss PVA
-DF/F vertical ribbed, satin PVA, reddish grey lilac background
-DF/LF smooth white paper, precancel

Our estimated value is $15. Catalogue value for normal is $10 The stamps offered here grades 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70-54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

The Floral Issue low value stamps show very few varieties in Unitrade, and even then most of these have only appeared in the last decade or so. This issue does show considerable variability, though the variations are much more subtle than for previous issues, and consequently a lot more patience is needed when working with these stamps. Close examination of the gum will reveal differences in sheen, the paper shows slight variations in fluorescence, giving rise to different colours under UV light. Then there is the colour of the paper itself, which can be either a bright white on both sides, and off-white cream, or bright white on the coated side and off-white on the back. The tagging also appears differently on the stamps, with some where the tagging shows as definite yellow bands, and others where the tagging is, for all intents and purposes invisible. There are other differences as well, all of which are covered in this week's blog post, which you are encouraged to read.