Lot 485 Canada #378-379 5c Bright Ultramarine, Dark Green & Bistre La Verendrye Statue & Champlain, 1958 La Verendrye & Founding of Quebec Issues, 39 VF Used Singles, With SON Dated CDS Town/RPO Cancels & In-Period

39 VF used singles of the 5c bright ultramarine, dark green & bistre La Verendrye Statue & Champlain from the 1958 La Verendrye & Founding of Quebec Issues. With SON dated CDS town/RPO cancels & in-period. All different towns. Includes several RPO cancels. Mostly Manitoba towns, with a few from Saskatechewan, Alberta and BC.

Unitrade values most used stamps at 20c each for this period. However the full strikes of CDS cancels should be worth a premium, especially for socked-on-the-nose, as the vasy majority of stamps from this time were cancelled with wavy lines. Consequently we estimate the value at $12. The stamps offered here grade 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60, 40/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10 & 8/10