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Bidboard # 1929
Lot # 135
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $400.00
Current Bid: $70
Canada # 556

ESSAY/PROOF. VF quality Canadian Bank Note Company progressive proof of the 1971 issue 10c Christmas stamp in a sheet margin block of four. Perforated and with full Never Hinged gum. The proof consists of the lithographed background only (missing the engraved silver text and snowflake). The original retail value of this proof when it was first discovered was over $300.00 per stamp ($1,200.00 for a block). Comes with a block of the issued stamp for comparison. Estimate=