Lot 509 Canada #789var 17c Multicoloured Queen Elizabeth II, 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue, A VF Used Single With GT2 Tagging & Tag Wash On Left Half Of Stamp

A VF used single of the 17c multicoloured Queen Elizabeth II from the 1977-1982 Floral & Environment Issue with GT2 tagging & tag wash on left half of stamp. Adminware lists a G1 tagging error in which there are no tagging bars, but only a tag wash across the entire stamp. This stamp on piece has both tag bars, but also a tag wash that covers almost the full left half of the stamp.

Adminware values the full tag wash variation at $25. Our estimate of the value of this variety is $20. The stamp offered here grades 78 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 40/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10