Canada #193 5c Deep Dull Blue Prince Of Wales, 1932 Ottawa Economic Conference Issue, A VFNH Single Semi-Gloss Cream Gum

A VFNH single of the 5c deep dull blue Prince Of Wales from the 1932 Ottawa Economic Conference Issue semi-gloss cream gum.

Unitrade values this at $20. The stamp offered here grades 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

These two stamps, the 5c and 13c, from this short lived June 1932 commemorative issue seem to exist with both semi-gloss cream gum and glossier yellowish or brownish cream gums, much like many of the dry rotary press stamps of the previous Arch issue. I haven't seen either the white gum of the early Arch issue stamps, nor have I come across the mottled brownish cream gum on these stamps, which suggests very strongly that these two gums fall outside the period of usage represented by this issue. The shades do vary on both stamps, though most are quite subtle. However, the extremes at both end of the range are drastically different, with the 5c existing in a light, bright blue and a blackish blue, and the 13c existing in a pure, crisp green shade as well as a dark yellowish green.