Lot 409 Canada #891var 17c Multicoloured Maps of Canada, 1981 Canada Day Issue, 2 VFNH Singles, Shipping Route Variety & Border Patrols Varieties, DF1/NF Paper, Possibly Constant or Tertiary, Unknown Positions

2 VFNH singles of the 17c multicoloured Maps of Canada from the 1981 Canada Day Issue. Shipping route variety & border patrols varieties, DF1/NF Paper, possibly constant or tertiary, unknown positions. The shipping route variety looks at first like a scratch. I examined the surface of the stamp carefully under a loupe and can see that the paper is not, in any way damaged. So this appears to be a legitimate variety. The border patrols variety consists of 2 white dots on the black border line, separating Greenland from the Arctic Islan ds.

Unitrade does not list these varieties, but our best estimate of the value, based on what similar varieties sell for is $10. The stamps offered here grade 75 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10