Lot 85 (C) Canada #41var 3c Orange Vermillion Queen Victoria, 1888-1897 Small Queen Issue, 2 Very Good/Fine Used Singles, Mid 2nd Ottawa Printings, paper 2O-HH, Showing Missing Details On The Corner Ornaments.

2 very good/fine used singles of the 3c orange vermillion Queen Victoria from the 1888-1897 Small Queen Issue, mid 2nd Ottawa printings, paper 2O-hh, showing missing details on the corner ornaments.

The missing details are; 1) entire top half of UL ornament & top pearl on UR ornament and 2) LL portion of LL ornaments (this one has a corner crease). These are the first such varieties I have seen, in examining thousands of #41's.

Unitrade doesn't list these varieties, so we estimate them at $10. The stamps offered here grade 60 and 65 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 30/60, 25/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10

Adjustment for mentioned faults: -10 points.