Canada #204 5c Deep Dull Blue, Deep Blue Royal William, 1933 Royal William Issue, 2 VFOG Singles Deep Yellowish Cream Semi-Gloss Gum

2 VFOG singles of the 5c deep dull blue, deep blue Royal William from the 1933 Royal William Issue deep yellowish cream semi-gloss gum.

Unitrade values this at $32. The stamps offered here grade 75, 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

This issue shows some variation in shade, with the most common being shades of deep blue and deep dull blue. We have encountered one used example printed in a shade of bright blue. Unitrade does not list any varieties, but we have discovered some, including a tiny vertical dash in the second "3" of 1833. There is a bird in the sky variety under the first "A" of Canada. There is also a small horizontal dash inside the second A of Canada. Finally, we have found an example having a dot in the "C" of "Canada, and a small arc in the second A of Canada. Many of these may be constant, and we have discovered both mint and used examples of the dash in A of Canada, which proves that the variety is indeed constant. The gum shows the same variations as on the UPU conference issue. I have not, as yet, found any re-entries on this issue.