Lot 109 Canada #198 4c Bright Ochre King George V, 1932-1935 Medallion Issue, A Fine OG Single Coffee Coloured Semi-Gloss Gum, Likely A 1933 Printing

A fine OG single of the 4c bright ochre King George V from the 1932-1935 Medallion Issue coffee coloured semi-gloss gum, likely a 1933 printing.

Unitrade values this at $35. The stamp offered here grades 70 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

The shades found on this stamp, and the gum types cover quite a wide range. Unitrade lists only two shades: ochre and brownish ochre, but in reality these two names actually encompass groups of shades that all vary slighhtly, in addition to a bistre and bistre yellow group, so classifying a stamp between 198 and 198i can get tricky. I tend to use the gum: with 198i being the 1934 printings that have white satin gum, and the rest being assigned to 198. Gum types vary from a mottled brown glossy gum in late 1932 to deep brownish cream/deep cream or deep yellowish cream gum in 1933, finally to white satin gum in 1934.