Canada 111

1912 (circa.) Five cent deep bright blue, mint Plate 1 imprint strip of three, stamps are well centered with noticeably large margins, hinged once in margin, right pair with trivial gum disturbance. A most unusual item in this shade as initial 5 cent Plate 1 examples are almost always seen in the Indigo shade, Very Fine
(Unitrade 111 shade cat. $1,500+ as single stamps)