Lot 173 Canada #C4 6c on 5c Deep Olive Brown Mercury & Globe, 1932 Ottawa Economic Conference Issue, A VFOG Single Semi-Gloss Cream Gum

A VFOG single of the 6c on 5c deep olive brown Mercury & Globe from the 1932 Ottawa Economic Conference Issue semi-gloss cream gum.

Unitrade values this at $50. The stamp offered here grades 84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

This stamp, from the Arch issue, always seems to have semi-gloss or satin cream gum, which tends towards white. I have never seen any other type. Given that only 400,000 C2's were issued and 500,000 C4's, it would appear that there was only one printing of C2, or quite possibly two, one in each of the two shades, olive brown and deep olive brown, for a total of 900,000 stamps, a majority of which were overprinted. There appears to be two design types: one with no small, extra island off the coast of Greenland, and another showing an extra island. Lots 535 and 536 prove that these types both occur reqularly in the same sheet.

As this is a consignment lot, a 15% buyer's premium will be added to the hammer price, which is necessary for us to cover the full cost of our labour in processing and selling consignments.