Lot 85 Newfoundland #37 1c Brown Lilac Edward, Prince Of Wales, 1876 - 1879 Rouletted Cents Issue, A Very Fine Used Single With Burin, Sept 7,1878 CDS Cancel, Scarce In This Period

A very fine used single of the 1c brown lilac Edward, Prince Of Wales from the 1876 - 1879 Rouletted Cents Issue with Burin, Sept 7,1878 CDS cancel, scarce in this period.

Unitrade values this at $70. The stamp 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

Roulettes: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

The rouletted cents issue displays many of the same paper variations found on the previous Second Cents issue, with both horizontal and vertical wove papers being found, as well as a very soft porous wove paper.