#556pv (10c) CARMINE RARE PROGRESSIVE PROOF ESSAY SINGLE POS. #40 OF 50 VF MNH

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#556pv (10c) CARMINE RARE PROGRESSIVE PROOF ESSAY SINGLE POS. #40 OF 50 VF MNH:
$478.99

EXTREMELY RARE EXAMPLE OF CANADA #556p (10c) DEEP CARMINE PROGRESSIVE PROOF ESSAY SINGLE WITH RIGHT SELVAGE ATTACHED, PLATE POSITION #40 OF 50, VERY FINE, MINT, AND NEVER HINGED, WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM, TAGGED, W2B (WINNIPEG 2-BAR TAGGING) PRINTED BY THE CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY MISSING THE SILVER SNOWFLAKE AND THE ENGRAVING. THIS PROGRESSIVE PROOF ESSAY SINGLE IS PERFORATED 12 x 12, AND HAS THREE (3) LINES OF TAGGING WHICH IS FOUND EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LEFT SELVAGE AND THE LEFT OF THE FIRST STAMP IN THE ROW BETWEEN THE SECOND (2ND) AND THIRD (3RD) COLUMN AS WELL AS BETWEEN THE FOURTH (4TH) AND FIFTH (5TH) COLUMN. THE ORIGINAL TEN (10c) Christmas - SNOWFLAKE STAMP WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 6, 1971 AND WAS PRODUCED BY THE CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY AND IS SHOWN IN PHOTOGRAPH ABOVE TO THE RIGHT OF THE PROGRESSIVE PROOF SINGLE EXAMPLE. YOU WILL RECEIVE THE ACTUAL PROGRESSIVE PROOF SINGLE, PLATE POSITION #40 OF 50 ILLUSTRATED IN THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPH ALONG WITH THE NORMAL COPY, SCOTT #556p, ALSO ILLUSTRATED IN THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPH (LOT #C- 7-19-2013).
THIS DEEP CARMINE PROGRESSIVE PROOF ESSAY SINGLE IS VERY FINE, MINT, AND NEVER HINGED, WITH FULL ORIGINAL GUM. THIS EXTREMELY RARE AND DESIRABLE PROGRESSIVE PROOF ESSAY SINGLE IS MISSING IN EVEN THE MOST ADVANCED COLLECTION. THIS PERFORATED 12 x 12 PROGRESSIVE PLATE PROOF SINGLE IS WITHOUT THE SILVER SNOWFLAKE ENGRAVING AND THE OFFSET PRINTINGS AND IS ON FLUORESCENT COATED PAPER. IT WAS PRINTED BY THE CANADIAN BANK NOTE COMPANY WITH WINNIPEG 2-BAR TAGGING AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IT IS GENUINE IN ALL RESPECTS.
THIS PROGRESSIVE PROOF ESSAY SINGLE IS UNLISTED IN THE UNITRADE SPECIALIZED CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN STAMPS.
BOTH STAMPS ILLUSTRATED ABOVE WILL BE VERY WELL PACKAGED IN A HEAVY CARDBOARD COMMERCIAL MAILER WITH SPECIAL UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE \"DO NOT BEND\" PROCESSING BY UNITED STATES FIRST CLASS MAIL AND WITH DELIVERY CONFIRMATION IN THE UNITED STATES FOR A FEE OF $ 4.95, TO INSURE THAT THEY ARRIVE SAFELY TO YOU IN THE SAME POST OFFICE FRESH CONDITION AS SENT. NOTE TO CANADIAN BUYERS: THE SINGLE PROGRESSIVE PROOF ESSAY SINGLE WITH RIGHT SELVAGE ATTACHED ALONG WITH THE NORMAL COPY, BOTH ILLUSTRATED IN THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPH WILL BE SENT BY EXPRESS MAIL INTERNATIONAL FLAT RATE ENVELOPW, WITH A USPS CUSTOMS DECLARATION - FORM CN 22, AND WITH TRACKING, FOR A FEE OF $ 34.95. CANADIAN BUYERS ARE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CUSTOM DUTIES AND TAXES IMPOSED BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTRY, IF ANY. PROOF OF RECEIPT OF A SHIPMENT AT THE ADVISED PAYPAL ADDRESS SHALL CONSTITUTE DELIVERY.
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