Lot 496 Canada #789, ii-iii, 790, iii, iv 17c Multicoloured & Dark Green Queen Elizabeth II & Parliament Buildings, 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue, 8 VFNH Plate Pairs On Various DF/DF, DF/LF, And LF/LF Papers

8 VFNH plate pairs of the 17c multicoloured & dark green Queen Elizabeth II & Parliament Buildings from the 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue on various DF/DF, DF/LF, and LF/LF papers. Includes: (1) DF1/LF3 bluish paper, 4.5 mm tagging; (2) LF3/LF4-fl paper, 4.5 mm tagging; (3) DF2/DF2 paper, 4.5 mm tagging; (4) plate 2 dark green on LF3/LF3 paper, satin PVA, invisible tagging; (5) plate 1 dark green, DF2/DF2 paper, eggshell PVA, invisible tagging; (6) as (5) but plate 2; (7) plate 2, DF1/DF1 paper, invisible tagging, eggshell PVA; (8) as (7) but plate 2.

Unitrade values this at $20.1. The pairs offered here grade 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70, 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