Lot 26 Canada #587iT1a, 587T3a, 587iiT3, 587T2 2c Green Sir Wilfrid Laurier, 1972-1977 Caricature Definitives, 4 VFNH Singles With Various 1 Bar Tagging Errors

4 VFNH singles of the 2c green Sir Wilfrid Laurier from the 1972-1977 Caricature Definitives with various 1 bar tagging errors. The lot includes:
• G2aR – LF-LF smooth white paper, moderate tag
• G2aC – DF/DF smooth off white paper, moderate tagging
• G2aC – NF/NF smooth white paper, moderate tag
• G2aL – NF/NF smooth off white paper, light tag, perf shift

Adminware values this at $107. The stamps offered here grade between 75 and 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 54/70

Paper Freshness: 10/10

Colour: 10/10

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

The Caricature low value stamps are a complex field of study. Unitrade has listed some, but not all of the paper fluorescence varieties that can be found. These are the first stamps in which the front fluorescence often differs from the back. In addition to these variations there are also variations in the shades, paper thickness and texture, as well as the colour of the paper (off-white, bright white and toned), the appearance of the tagging (invisible, light azure, light yellow, moderate yellow and dark yellow), and finally the appearance of the gum (satin PVA, semi-gloss PVA and eggsheel PVA). While Unitrade does not list any of these variations we describe them fully here.