Lot 173 Canada #J11-J15 1c-10c Milky Bluish Violet & Reddish Violet Numeral On Fancy Background, 1933-1934 Third Postage Due Issue, 4 Fine & VFOG Singles With Semi-Gloss Cream & Yellowish Cream Gum

4 fine & VFOG singles of the 1c-10c milky bluish violet & reddish violet Numeral On Fancy Background from the 1933-1934 Third Postage Due Issue with semi-gloss cream & yellowish cream gum.

Unitrade values this at $61. The stamps offered here grade 70-75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/70, 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

On this issue, the variations mirror those found in the 1933 and 1934 commemoratives, in terms of the gum variations, which range from an almost white semi-gloss, to a brownish yellow gum. Shades vary from violet, to reddish violet, to bluish violet, with milky versions of those shades.