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Brixton Chrome

Lot 60 Canada #138 3c Carmine, 1924 King George V Admiral Issue, 5 VF Used Imperf Singles On ABN-M, Plus Two Of Each Of The 2c & 3c Faked Imperfs

Lot 60 Canada #138 3c Carmine, 1924 King George V Admiral Issue, 5 VF Used Imperf Singles On ABN-M, Plus Two Of Each Of The 2c & 3c Faked Imperfs

5 VF Used imperf singles of the 3c carmine from the 1924 King George V Admiral Issue on ABN-M, plus two of each of the 2c & 3c faked imperfs. Made by trimming perforated stamps. These can be identified as follows: 2c both dry printings when the genuine imperfs are wet printings. 3c dry printings as required but the wrong shade. The genuine imperfs are usually bright carmine red whereas the sheet stamps are a more bluish carmine. Also the margins on these two look too narrow. Catalogue value is not including fakes.

Unitrade values this at $25. The stamps offered here grades 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

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