Lot 79 Canada Van Dam#FB50var 40c Light Blue - Deeper Blue, 1868 Third Bill Issue, 3 Very Good Used Singles, Perf 11.75x12 & 12, Stout & Thin Horizontal Wove Papers, Showing Doubling of the Outer Frameline Under & To The Right Of 'Forty Cents'.

3 very good used singles of the 40c light blue - deeper blue from the 1868 Third Bill Issue, perf 11.75x12 & 12, stout & thin horizontal wove papers, showing doubling of the outer frameline under & to the right of 'forty cents'.

Vandam doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $60. The stamps offered here grade 60 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 20/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10