Lot 491 Canada #842i, 842ii, 842iii 17c Multicoloured, 1979 Year Of The Child, A VFNH Block of 6 With The Newly Listed “Dash Above Can Handle” And “Two Dots Above Watering Can” Varieties, From Unknown Positions, On DF1/DF2 Paper

A VFNH positional block of 6 on DF1/DF2 paper (listed as LF in Unitrade), showing the newly listed “dash above can handle” and “two dots above watering can varieties” from unknown positions in the sheet. I can confirm that the varieties do not occur in the corner positions, so not positions 1-2 & 11-12, 9-10 & 19-20, 31-32 & 41-42 or 39-40 & 49-50. On this block, the two dots variety is on the upper right stamp, and the dash variety is on the lower left stamp. I believe the sheet is five rows of 10 stamps, so the varieties are 8 positions apart from somewhere in the middle of the sheet. Pinpointing exactly where will require a study of intact sheets to be undertaken. Unitrade lists the varieties and regular singles at $6.40.

The block 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