Lot 87 Newfoundland #38 2c Green Codfish, 1876 - 1879 Rouletted Cents Issue, A Very Fine Used Single On Vertical Wove Paper With Partial Imprint At Lower Left

A very fine used single of the 2c green Codfish from the 1876 - 1879 Rouletted Cents Issue on vertical wove paper with partial imprint at lower left.

Unitrade values this at $70. The stamp offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

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.