Lot 215 Canada #320var 7c Steel Blue Canada Goose, 1952-1962 Karsh & Wilding Issue, A VFNH Plate 1 Inscription Pair, With Fine Hairlines through the Inscription And Between Stamps

A VFNH plate 1 inscription pair of the 7c steel blue Canada Goose from the 1952-1962 Karsh & Wilding Issue. With fine hairlines through the inscription and between stamps. The paper is very lightly ribbed horizontally, and has smooth semi-gloss cream gum. The hairlines are very faint and may not show up in the scan. But you can see them clearly if you look on either side of the inscription, and in the margin between the two stamps.

Unitrade does not list this variety, but our best estimate of the value, based on what similar varieties sell for is $15. The pair offered here grades 80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10