Lot 411 Canada #896var 17c Multicoloured Rose, 1981 Les Floralies Issue, 4 VFNH Horizontal Pairs, All With Different Potentially Constant Varieties, DF1/LF3-fl and LF3 Papers

4 VFNH horizontal pairs of the 17c multicoloured Rose from the 1981 Les Floralies Issue. all with different potentially constant varieties, DF1/LF3-fl and LF3 Papers. Three of the pairs are on DF1/LF3-fl paper, and include the following varieties: a blemish on the lower rght petal (pos. 42), a blemish on the lower left petal (pos. 19), and an aphid on the upper right leaf (pos. 39). The fourth pair is on LF3 paper and shows a small blemish on the lower left petal (pos. 49).

Unitrade does not list these varieties, but our best estimate of the value, based on what similar varieties sell for is $20. The pairs offered here grade 80-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70 and 54/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10