Lot 86 Canada #231-233, 231xx, 231-233as, O9-231, O9-233 1c-3c Green-Carmine, 1937 Mufti Issue, 28 VFNH Singles Includes Different Paper & Gum Variations Than Lot #85

28 VFNH singles of the 1c-3c green-carmine from the 1937 Mufti Issue includes different paper & gum variations than lot #85. The lot consists of;
• Green – horizontal mesh paper, cream gum, satin sheen
• Bright green, vertical wove, crackly cream gum
• Green – translucent vertical wove, cream/white gum
• Bright green – vertical wove, cream gum – booklet
• Green – horizontal ribbed, streaky yellow gum
• Green – horizontal ribbed, crackly, yellowish gum with streaks
• Green – vertical wove, white gum – booklet
• Green – vertical wove, crackly cream gum – booklet
• Green – vertical wove, crackly white gum, OHMS position F
• Brown (2 shades) – horizontal ribbed, semi glossy cream gum
• Brown – vertical wove, crackly cream gum
• Brown – vertical wove, cream gum – booklet
• Light brown, horizontal mesh paper, streaky semi glossy cream gum
• Brown (2 shades) – horizontal mesh paper, semi glossy cream gum
• Green – Precancel – vertical wove, crackly cream gum with brown streaks
• Carmine – ribbed paper, streaky yellowish gum – booklet
• Carmine – horizontal ribbed, cream gum
• Carmine – horiz ribbed, streaky gum
• Carmine – 2 shades, vertical wove, smooth cream gum
• Carmine – vertical wove, smooth white gum
• Carmine – vertical wove, streaky cream gum
• Carmine – vertical wove, streaky yellowish cream
• Carmine – 4 hole OHMS position E

Unitrade values these at $42. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

The Mufti and Pictorial issue of 1938-1942 contains many paper, shade and gum variations that are not explicitly listed in Unitrade. In describing the paper and gum types I have attempted to be as clear as possible in describing all visible aspects. My two blog posts on this issue describe these in more detail, and a third post delves into the complexity of the dotted cover booklets, which began with this issue. In addition to these differences and those discussed in my blog posts, there is also a new perforation difference currently being researched my Mr. Julian Goldberg, as it relates to the coil stamps. Most of the coils of this issue were perforated by a rotary bar method, which results in perforations that are perfectly aligned on vertical sides (i.e. right across from one another). However, there are some singles that show perforations out of alignment, which is suggestive of a rotary wheel perforation. However, strips have also been found, one of which is offered in this sale, where alternating columns of vertical perforations align with one another, but not whth the intervening columns. Research is ongoing as to the nature and significance of these differences. However, in this sale we have made reference to this when describing the coil stamps. Finally, there have been some new re-entries found on the 6c airmail stamp, and three minor type differences found on the $1 Chateau de Ramezay, which are illustrated in the listings.

You can access those blog posts by clicking on the links at the top of the auction page.