Lot 96 (C) Canada #41 3c Very Pale Dull Vermillion Queen Victoria, 1888-1897 Small Queen Issue, A Fine Used Single, Very Scarce & Distinct Shade, Late Second Ottawa Printing, Paper 2O-N, Perf 12x12.2.
A fine used single of the 3c very pale dull vermillion Queen Victoria from the 1888-1897 Small Queen Issue, very scarce & distinct shade, late second Ottawa printing, paper 2O-n, perf 12x12.2.
This is the only example I have found in several hundred #41s. The vast majority are full to deep shades of vermillion or orange vermillion.
Unitrade doesn't list this variety, so we estimate it at $10. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:
