Canada 4c

1858 Three pence red on soft horizontally ribbed paper, imperforate, a very appealing unused example, characteristic colour and bold impression, plainly visible horizontal ribbing, tiny nick at lower left, otherwise in flawless condition with ample to very large margins including portion of adjacent stamp at right. A rare stamp in sound unused condition, Fine to Very Fine (Unitrade 4c; catalogue value $4,500)

Expertization: 2014 Greene Foundation certificate

Provenance: "Loch" Canadian Pence Issue Collection, Firby Auctions, April 1999; Lot 192 –
described as "Extremely rare & VF+"