The 2c Pacific Coast Totem Pole Stamp of the 1967-73 Centennial Issue Part Two
Today, I will be looking at all the printings of the 2c tagged stamps from this series. Unitrade's listings for the tagged examples of this stamp are quite extensive now, with no fewer than 7 varieties listed. This has grown over the years from just four when I was young, in the early 1980's. However, if you take paper colour under UV light into account, there are even more than 7. Today's post will hopefully shed light on this. The basic varieties of tagging, and the dates on which they were first introduced are: The Winnipeg 2-bar tagging, which was introduced when the set was issued on February 8, 1967. Such stamps only came with dextrose gum. The Winnipeg centre bar tagged examples with dextrose gum. These were first issued in December 1968. The Winnipeg centre bar tagged examples with PVA gum. These were first issued in March 1972. The general Ottawa tagged examples with PVA gum. These were first introduced in December 1972, and remained in use until the 2c