Lot 85 Canada #86b 2c Deep Blue, Black & Carmine Mercator's Projection, 1898 Imperial Penny Postage Issue, A Very Fine Ungummed Block Of 5 With Extra Islands On 4 Stamps, And Extra Territory In Northeast Africa
Lot 85 Canada #86b 2c Deep Blue, Black & Carmine Mercator's Projection, 1898 Imperial Penny Postage Issue, A Very Fine Ungummed Block Of 5 With Extra Islands On 4 Stamps, And Extra Territory In Northeast Africa
A very fine ungummed block of 5 of the 2c deep blue, black & carmine Mercator's Projection from the 1898 Imperial Penny Postage Issue with extra islands on 4 stamps, and extra territory in northeast Africa.
The extra islands are as follows; 1) off the east & west coasts of Africa, 2) In the Carribean, 3) In the Pacific Group and 4) In the Pacific Group to west of South America.
Unitrade values this at $75. 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