Canada #910, 912-913 30c, 35c, 60c Multicoloured Champlain's Departure, Mountie, Bluenose, 1982 Canada '82 Issue, 3 VFNH Singles, DF/DF-fl and DF/NF-fl Papers, Not Included in Lot 308

3 VFNH singles of the 30c, 35c, 60c multicoloured Champlain's Departure, Mountie, Bluenose from the 1982 Canada '82 Issue. DF/DF-fl and DF/NF-fl papers, not included in lot 308. Champlain's Departure is on DF/NF-fl violet paper with sparse LF, very sparse MF and very few HF fibres. This paper reads as LF. The Mount Hurd stamp is on DF/NF-fl with sparse LF & MF fibres. This reads as a very LF deeo grey. The Bluenose DF1/DF-fl greyish paper with very sparse LF fibres.

Unitrade only lists one paper variety on the 35c Mountie, even though there are many. Not all are equally common. From our experience the true dull papers on this issue are the scarcest types. Our best estimate of the value, based on what similar listed paper varieties sell for is $15. The stamps offered here grade 80-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70 and 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10