Canada #217var 1c Deep Bright Green & Deep Green King George V, 1935-1937 Dated Die Issue, 3 VF Used Singles Soft Vertical Wove Paper

3 VF used singles of the 1c deep bright green & deep green King George V from the 1935-1937 Dated Die Issue soft vertical wove paper. The vast majority of the stamps are printed in a deep green that contains a blackish undertone. This is an unusual shade that completely lacks this undertone. It is shown next to a more typical dark green shade.

Unitrade does not list this variety. Our estimate of the value is $3. The stamps offered here grade 78-80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60, 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10, 8/10

Paper types, gum types and shades vary widely on this issue, and with very few exceptions, these variations are not listed in Unitrade. Most values exist printed in at least 2 or three shade variations each, with the $1 blue, 4c yellow and 10c carmine rose showing the most variation. The gum varies from a white gum with a satin sheen to cream with a satin sheen, to semi-gloss cream, to glossy cream to deep yellowish cream gum, that can have either a satin or semi-gloss sheen. The basic dichotomy of the papers on this issue is horizontal and vertical wove. The coils are generally on horizontal wove paper, and this can vary, with some varieties showing clear horizontal mesh, others being very crisp and showing no mesh and still others showing light vertical ribbing. The sheet stamps are all on vertical wove paper, but there are varieties that show clear horizontal mesh in the paper, and still others having a horizontal ribbed surface. Those that do not show these characteristics usually either show vertical mesh or no mesh. Finally, there exists a crisp, translucent wove paper that shows no mesh, and which shows rhw design through the back of the stamp.