Canada #497 var 10c Ultramarine & Multicolured Ipswich Sparrow, 1969 Birds Issue, 2 VFNH Singles With White Outlined Sparrow Due To Slight Downward Shift Of Sparrow On HB & HF Papers

2 VFNH singles of the 10c ultramarine & multicolured Ipswich Sparrow from the 1969 Birds Issue with white outlined sparrow due to slight downward shift of sparrow on HB & HF papers. HB fluorescence level 11, HF level 9

Our estimated value is $6. The stamps offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70

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.