Canada #1162-1165 37c Queen Elizabeth II – 38c Parliament, 1988-1992 Mammal and Architecture Issue, 5 VFNH LR Inscription Blocks on Various Harrison and Slater Papers

A group of 5 VFNH lower right inscription blocks of the 37c and 38c Queen Elizabeth II stamp and the 37c and 38c parliament stamps. The blocks are on various Harrison and Slater papers as follows:
• 37c Queen Elizabeth II – DF greyish/DF bluish white Harrison paper that curls horizontally.
• 37c parliament – DF greyish/DF Grey Blue Harrison paper that curls vertically.
• 38c Queen Elizabeth II – DF greyish white/DF greyish white Harrison Paper that curls horizontally, shows clear vertical mesh and which also shows diffuse tagging that bleeds through the paper.
• 38c parliament on DF greyish/DF greyish white Slater paper, showing diffused tagging.
• 38c parliament on DF greyish white/LF bluish white Slater paper, showing clear, sharp tagging.
Unitrade does not list the subtle differences in paper or tagging for any of these. The basic blocks catalogue $25. The blocks offered here grade between 75 and 84.

The Mammal and Architecture definitive issue is the subject of this week's blog post. You are encouraged to go here to find more information about the paper, shade, gum and fluorescence varieties that are described here, that are not in Unitrade. There you will find all of the information that you need in one place. That post will be published by the end of the day on Friday, December 16, 2022.