Lot 415 Canada #896var 17c Multicoloured Rose, 1981 Les Floralies Issue, 2 VFNH Horizontal Pairs & 1 Single, With Different, Possibly Constant Blemish on Rose Petal Varieties, DF2/F5-fl Paper

2 VFNH horizontal pairs & 1 single of the 17c multicoloured Rose from the 1981 Les Floralies Issue. With different, possibly constant blemish on rose petal varieties, DF2/F5-fl Paper. The UL pair shows a donut flaw above the rose and a blue blemish on the leaf (pos. 2). The upper right pair shows a firefly below the "17" (pos. 9), and the single shows a blemish on the lower central petal at left. It is from the left edge of the sheet, and so could be any of position 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41 or 46.

Unitrade does not list these varieties, but our best estimate of the value, based on what similar varieties sell for is $25. The pairs and stamps offered here grade 75-80 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 50/70 and 45/70

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10