Another of the part-perforate blocks from the 1927 Confederation series:
Lot 253 Canada #146b 1927 5c violet D’Arcy McGee, Imperforate Vertically, mint never hinged upper sheet margin Plate A2 block of 20. The selvedge at top shows a full printer’s imprint plus a cutting arrow at right. A lovely and very rare large multiple, as the Unitrade catalogue footnote states that regular VF NH plate blocks are rare, and that part-perforate plate blocks are very rare, with only 5-10 of any value known. Unitrade also adds that Jephcott and Gates have reported only 250 pairs only of each perforation variety. Fresh and extremely fine. Unitrade CV$3,840, sold for $3,000 plus buyer’s premium.