Lot 52 Canada #341iivar 5c Bright Blue Queen Elizabeth II, 1954 Wilding Issue, A VFNH Block Of 6, On Fluorescent Paper With Dramatic Pre-Printing Crease
Lot 52 Canada #341iivar 5c Bright Blue Queen Elizabeth II, 1954 Wilding Issue, A VFNH Block Of 6, On Fluorescent Paper With Dramatic Pre-Printing Crease
A VFNH block of 6 of the 5c bright blue Queen Elizabeth II from the 1954 Wilding Issue on fluorescent paper with dramatic pre-printing crease.
Dramatic pre-printing crease affecting four stamps in the block. The paper is also the vertical ribbed paper from the post 1960 period. A fantastic showpiece for the wilding specialist. Unitrade does not value pre-print folds, but they tend to sell for $200-$300 each. The fluorescent paper singles catalogue $30 each. So a reasonable value would be : $180 + (200x2) + (300x2) - $1,180.
The block 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