The third known example of the green 2¢ Large Queen on laid paper (Scott #32) discovered on July 16th, 2013 (see our previous article) just sold at Eastern Auctions this past weekend. The winning bid for this rare Canada stamp was $215,000 + 15% buyer’s premium ($247,450)! Even though it brought in less than the last Large Queen sold by Brigham Auctions for $475,000 (see this article about the Brigham auction), you’ll remember that this is the stamp that a collector found in a sales circuit book not too long ago. Some estimate he paid around $5 for it, others say $60; no matter what, that’s a pretty good return on his investment!
I have a stamp that looks just like the picture of the “third known 2¢ Large Queen on laid paper sold at auction”. I have no way of knowing whether the one I have is “on laid paper” and whether it is really a fourth stamp of this kind or something slightly different. How can I tell?
I want to know too.
Laid paper is distinguished from wove paper by the presence of thin, parallel lines visible when the paper is held to light. The lines are usually a few millimeters apart. Follow this link for an image of laid paper https://blog.arpinphilately.com/wp-content/uploads/laid-paper-on-stamps.jpg
Thanks now to go look at all the oldies.