Lot 173 Canada #213 3c Carmine, Carmine Red & Deep Carmine Red King George V & Queen Mary, 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue, 4 VFNH Singles Different Paper & Gum Types - See Description For Details

4 VFNH singles of the 3c carmine, carmine red & deep carmine red King George V & Queen Mary from the 1935 Silver Jubilee Issue different paper & gum types - see description for details. Includes: (1) carmine on white paper, yellowish cream semi-gloss gum; (2) as (1) but slightly cream semi-gloss gum; (3) carmine-red on white paper, clear vertical mesh, cream semi-gloss gum; and (4) deep carmine red, cream paper, with streaky cream gum.

Unitrade values this at $18. The stamps offered here grade 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 50/70, 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

On this issue, there are at least two shades of each value that can be collected, and sometimes as many as three of four. The paper, varies from cream to white in tone, and some paper shows no visible vertical mesh, or no obvious mesh, while other papers show clear vertical mesh, or grain in the paper. There is also a thin crisp paper, which is translucent, and will show much of the design detail through the back of the stamp. Gum varies from cream semi-gloss to deep yellow semi gloss, with streaky versions as well. Most values also seem to exhibit the occasional minor plate flaw, or re-entry, though considerable study will be required to establish the significance of these items.