Canada Stamp #4 - Beaver (1852) 3d

Extremely prominent horizontal ribbed lines, very striking when the back is inspected with watermark fluid, easily one of the strongest examples we have ever seen! Also with a very light four ring cancellation, an outstanding exemple of this very rare paper variety (soft ribbed paper #4c)!

Superb #4 with huge boardwalk margins for the issue, a post office fresh colour (printed in 1852) and a very discreet seven ring target cancellation perfectly centred on the beaver's head, a very hard stamp to find at this level of quality!

Light pen cancellation, almost has an unused look and two huge jumbo margins for this issue!

Orange red on thin paper (#4d), four ample margins, very scarcely so spacious on each side and discreet grid cancellation for the issue, a great example of three pence beaver!

Full margins, orange red on thin oily paper (0.002") with the characteristic coarser printing seen on this paper type (#4iv), magnificent very clean seven ring target cancellation perfectly socked-on-the-nose (centred), light paper wrinkle at lower left (hardly noticeable), a beautiful three pence beaver!

Scarce deep red shade on thick hard paper (0.0038"), superb jumbo sheet margin at bottom, meticulously struck seven ring target cancellation, an excellent variety (#4v) for the specialized pence or beaver collector!

Pristine fresh colour with an extremely discreet four ring cancellation and on the very rare soft ribbed paper (#4c), very striking when inspected with watermark fluid! There are also the first two letters "Ra" (upside-down, from Rawdon, the printer) of the plate inscription on the lower left corner, very rare (no premium counted)!