Lot 91 Newfoundland #40 5c Blue Harp Seal, 1876 - 1879 Rouletted Cents Issue, A Very Fine Unused Single, With Re-entry At Lower Right, Doubling Of Frame

A very fine unused single of the 5c blue Harp Seal from the 1876-1879 Second Cents Issue, with re-entry at lower right, doubling of frame.

Unitrade values this stamp with gum for $400, so unused we're estimating it at $200. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Roulettes: 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.