Lot 9 Canada #64 $4 Purple Young & Old Queen, 1897 Diamond Jubilee Issue, A Fine Unused Single With Specimen Overprint, Unused, Nice Color. Probably Fewer Than 400 Made.
A fine unused single of the $4 purple Young & Old Queen from the 1897 Diamond Jubilee Issue, with specimen overprint, unused, nice color. These were given out to members of U.P.U. Consequently probably less than 400 made, as this is the quantity made by most member nations of stamps issued around this time. Most would not have gum, as they would have been glued into presentation folders or sample books. Catalogue value for OG is $400.
Our estimated value is $200. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:
