Canada #496 - 498 6c-25c Multicoloured - Black & Multicoloured White Throated Sparrow - Hermit Thrush, 1969 Birds Issue, 15 VFNH Singles On Various HB & HF Papers, Light And Dark Shades

15 VFNH singles of the 6c-25c multicoloured - black & multicoloured White Throated Sparrow - Hermit Thrush from the 1969 Birds Issue on various HB & HF papers, light and dark shades.
Includes:
496
-HB level 11 light and dark shades
-HB level 10
-HF level 9
497
-HB level 11
-HB level 10 light and dark shades
-HF level 9 light and dark shades
-HF level 8
498
-HB level 12
-HB level 11
-HB level 10
-HF level 9

Unitrade values this at $18, counting them as basic stamps. The stamp offered here grades 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

The paper used for these stampos is very similar to that found on the John McCrae issue. It is generally HB12 or HB, with the occasional HF paper. I have done my best to capture these differences by taking pictures with my camera under UV light, but the differences can be harder to see than in real life. That should be borne in mind if you are looking at the scans and cannot tell the difference between them.