Canada #1178 76c Multicoloured Grizzly Bear, 1987-1991 Mammal & Architecture Issue, 2 VFNH Singles Perf. 14.4 x 13.8 Harrison Paper, Minor Upward Shift of the Turquoise

2 VFNH singles of the 76c multicoloured Grizzly Bear from the 1987-1991 Mammal & Architecture Issue. Perf. 14.4 x 13.8 Harrison paper, minor upward shift of the turquoise. The fact that any shifts exist on this issue at all is curious, since the stamps were only printed by lithography, and one would expect the designs to print with just a single pass through the press. That, would suggest that no shifts should exist. The fact that they do exist reveals that they must have been printed in more than one pass through the press. This being said, they are less common than one might expect. On these examples: (1) the red brown colour is shifted about 1/2 mm down, revealing the beige underneath, (2) the red brown panel has shifted about 1/2 mm to the right, and (3) The bronze green and red brown have shifted apart, resulting in a thin ,line of beige between the two main background colors.

Unitrade does not list these varieties, but we estimate the value at $10. The stamps offered here grades 80-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70 and 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10