Lot 99 Canada #66, 74i, 75i, 88, 90, 90i, 96-98 1/2c - 2c on 3c Black - Carmine Queen Victoria & Mercator's Projection, 1897-1899 Various Issues, 9 Fine Unused Singles

9 fine unused singles of the 1/2c - 2c on 3c black - carmine Queen Victoria & Mercator's Projection from the 1897-1899 Various Issues. The lot consists of:
• Plate 9 – horiz ribbed with streaky cream gum & light gum bend affecting 2 stamps. Plate dot under N of ‘Canadian’
• Plate 11 – on horiz ribbed paper with cream gum and plate dot under n of ‘Canadian’
• Plate 14 – on vertical wove with clear mesh and semi gloss white gum. 2 Plate dots below ‘B’ of ‘bank’. Small diagonal crease in selvedge at UR
• Plate 17 – on vertical wove paper with clear mesh & semi glossy cream gum

Unitrade values gummed version of these stamps at $135, so we're estimating these at $65. The stamps offered here grade between 65 and 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/70, 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10