Lot 178
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Canada, 1857, Queen Victoria, 7½d green, horizontal stitch watermark (Unitrade 9iii), large to oversize margins with bright color and light Toronto square grid cancel, exceptionally fresh and choice Extremely Fine. Scott 9 var. Unitrade C$6,000 ($4,500),
AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF THIS RARE VARIETY ON THE ALREADY RARE 7½D — QUITE LIKELY THE FINEST IN EXISTENCE.
Expertization: 1988 Greene Foundation Certificate.
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