Canada #1460&var 43c Hockey Players & Stanley Cup , 1993 Stanley Cup Issue, 3 VFNH Singles With Both Plain Silver & Pinkish Silver Backgrounds, Grey, Grey Brown & Deep Grey Brown Canada Inscriptions, All On NF/DF1-fl Coated Papers Paper

3 VFNH singles of the 43c multicoloured Hockey Players & Stanley Cup from the 1993 Stanley Cup Issue with both plain silver & pinkish silver backgrounds, grey, grey brown & deep grey brown canada inscriptions, all on NF/DF1-fl Coated Papers paper. On this issue, both the silver background colour and the inscription colours vary. The common background is silver with a slightly pinkish tone, with the pure silver being scarcer. The inscription colour is most commonly either brown or grey brown, with the scarcer colour being grey, which is very close to the pinkish silver, and which almost disappears into the background when viewed straight on . This group includes three different shade combinations, all on the more common NF/DF1-fl Coated Papers paper. Includes the common deep greyish brown inscription with the plain silver background, the grey brown inscription and pinkish silver background and brownish grey inscription and pinkish silver background (the inscription almost disappears into the background).

Unitrade does not list these varieties, but our estimate of the value is $7. The stamps offered here grade 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10