Canada 1875 Registered 2c Orange (Scf#1) What Variety?

HI Everyone, I have found a Canada 1875 2 cent orange "registered mail" stamp(Sc.#F1).

I see on e-bay that there are several different varieties of this stamp with wildly different valuations that I think has something to do with the centering and something about the "perf variety" But I have no idea.

Based on this photo can anyone enlighten me? Thanks
p.s. the stamp looks in very good condition to me, most of the glue still intact and no hinge.

My concern is it actually never hinged or re-gummed.

So is it worth $300-$450, or $6.00-$9.00

I would grade it about FINE-VERY FINE for centering



Trodent

Hey there. Nice stamp! very nicely centred.
Yes there are varieties, depending on colour and perforations.
The colour is really difficult to tell on our screens because of differences in scanner/camera, and monitors. I can only guess that yours might be orange or vermillion in colour.
As for perfs, with is generally 12 on both top and sides but there is a variety with perf 12x11.5. Can you measure the perforations? There are other varieties, which I don't think yours qualifies for, but a better picture would be helpful.

Looks like perf. 12 all around.



and welcome to the forum.

catalogue value, lol, the Unitrade $ 450 can be purchase around $ 150-100

Thanks everyone. I can't believe that you actually count the perfs!

Just to clarify, when counting the perforations, do you count the pointy bit that sticks out or the "groove"?

The perforation is the hole, so count the bottom of the holes in 2 centimeters.

We use a Stamp Perforation Gauge.



Saves a lot of time counting ;)

Tajmeredith1957..Welcome to the forum.

Also one of these.




Robert

Where can one purchase these stamp perf counting tools??

Stamp stores...Ebay.

Robert

Welcome Tajmeredith1957.
I am from Canada (Ontario) and you can order a perforation guide from Canada Post also.
Enjoy the hobby and the stamp community.

The type of Perforation Gauge recommended by Wert is far more useful.



1. It prevents a lot of guesswork if, say, a stamp's perf is actually 14.27 but is rounded up in the catalogue to 14.5. Just a little bit of parallax could easily result in an incorrect reading of 14.0.

2. Some catalogues, such as the Australian Commonwealth Specialists' Catalogue, round to the quarter and/or give actual perf to a couple of decimal places. Without the sliding scale, the fixed perf gauges are not much good for this.