tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64304160270585474512024-03-16T11:53:43.781-07:00Canadian Philately - The Stamps and Postal History of Canada 1851 to Present by Brixton ChromeExploring all topics to do with the wonderful postage and revenue stamps issued by Canada since 1851, and the history of their use. Comments are welcome on all posts. Our mission is to spread all relevant knowledge connected with Canadian stamps and postal history.
With over 40 years of philatelic experience, we are your trusted Canadian stamp dealer!Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.comBlogger272125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-51002014526215888652019-10-31T09:51:00.001-07:002019-10-31T09:51:14.442-07:00Our Tenth Auction Ends Successfully and We Now Unveil Auction #11<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It is hard to believe that ten successive auctions have come and gone. In my last post about the third auction I had noted that bidder competition had begun to intensify and that has continued, with 2 or 3 new bidders discovering the auction each week and trying their hand at obtaining some bargains.<br />
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This week we are pleased to offer our usual, balanced selection of early and modern stamps, which you can view by clicking the link below:<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">A special announcement for Centennial Collectors:</span></b><br />
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I have taken possession of the Dr. Jim Watt collection of the Centennial issue. It occupies 11 large rubbermaid bins, so needless to say, I have not yet had time to go through all of it, but from 1 day's examination I was able to gather that it includes:<br />
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<li>Two cartons of better rate covers, including several single usages of the $1, 25c, 50c and 20c high values, the finest known bulk mailing receipts from the Minarski find in Alberta, Acknowledgement of receipt cards and many, many more. </li>
<li>Bob Prince's full collection of booklets and foldover errors intact. </li>
<li>The only known corner block of 459bpii - the 6c orange Winnipeg tagged hibrite.</li>
<li>Numerous positional multiples for varieties and partial sheets with the plastic flows. </li>
<li>Numerous sheets of the 1c and 2c values, showing all the Blinky varieties on the 2c and the Sinusoidal wave variety on the 1c. </li>
<li>Boxes of glassines containing thousands of plate blocks, corner blocks and singles. </li>
<li>Many unlisted paper and tagging combinations, such as the 15c Bylot Island Winnipeg tagged on the dull ribbed paper, which at the moment is only listed in Unitrade as untagged. </li>
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Over the next few months I will be going through the consignment and organizing it with my own stock with a view to listing the material on my website. I will be filling all want lists received first, so if there are items from this series that you have been looking all over for, there is a very good chance that I have it. Although I will have to auction items that several customers indicate an interest in, if you are the only one to request an item within the next 2 months, you will be served first. So be sure to send me your want lists. You can e-mail me directly from the website under the "contact us" link. </div>
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-49298235447739563502019-09-06T15:57:00.000-07:002019-09-06T15:57:16.392-07:00Our Third Weekly Auction Turns Up The Heat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Having held two successful auctions now, it is time to introduce more high value material. In this week's sale there are multiple stamps cataloguing over $200, and mostly all in VF condition. Of note there is a 5c perf. 14 surcharge from British Columbia, an 8c Numeral and a beatifully centered 2c Maple Leaf.<br />
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Postal history features some nice material also, with a mint 10c Nesbitt envelope from 1860, a lovely 1961 registered cover to Czechoslovakia with a mixture of definitives and contemporary commemoratives, and many other items.<br />
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I have tried to include something for everyone, though we have listened to our bidders and left out much of the modern 1970's and 1980's material, as well as the 1930's unless such stamps are pristine NH.<br />
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All but one lot sold last week, and there were many bargains that were had, due to low bidder turnout. Thus you would do well to take a look at the auction and get your bids in early, as earlier bids win in case of ties, which did happen last week, believe it or not.<br />
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You can view the auction here:<br />
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<a href="https://www.brixtonchrome.com/collections/running-auctions">https://www.brixtonchrome.com/collections/running-auctions</a><br />
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Prices realized from last week can be viewed here:<br />
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<a href="https://www.brixtonchrome.com/collections/previous-weekly-auction">https://www.brixtonchrome.com/collections/previous-weekly-auction</a></div>
Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-49023251518495174802019-08-30T08:05:00.000-07:002019-08-30T08:05:32.915-07:00Our First Weekly Auction is a Success and Our Second One is Off to a Strong Start<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Last week's auction saw spiritied bidding by a small handful of customers and new participants. The auction program that I chose turned out to have all kinds of probems, but my customers were good sports and we worked through them. Of the 40 lots on offer, 36 of them sold and while the prices were soft, I was glad to see the bidders get some deals.<br />
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With the conclusion of that auction I replaced the app that did not work with a new one that is much more robust, and have put the current auction up for public viewing:<br />
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<a href="https://www.brixtonchrome.com/collections/running-auctions">https://www.brixtonchrome.com/collections/running-auctions</a><br />
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All 40 lots are selected to be cover a wide range of price ranges and periods within Canadian philately. Although a few of the stamps are the more commonly seen "meat and potatoes" stamps, I try to include material that you will not see regularly on offer at marketplaces like e-Bay,<br />
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Happy Bidding!</div>
Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-31619196486944663572019-08-22T04:05:00.000-07:002019-08-22T04:05:35.584-07:00Announcing Our First Weekly Unreserved Auction! Closing August 28, 2019 at 8pm Atlantic!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has been many months since I have written a post. The business went through a difficult period and I had to focus all my attention on altering the business model and surviving our departure from e-Bay.<br />
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However, I am pleased to announce that soon my postings will be able to resume, hopefully by October.<br />
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In the meantime, I am introducing a weekly public auction. It will close every Wendnesday at 8pm Atlantic time and will feature 40 different stamps, booklets or covers taken from my inventory. The lots will be carefully selected to try to give bidders a range of material to bid on, both in terms of the periods covered, and the price range of material. My intention is for people to have fun and therefore most of the lots are not too expensive. Bidding starts at just $1 per item and proceeds in $1 increments.<br />
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Check out the first auction at the link below, and watch this space for weekly announcements:<br />
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<a href="https://www.brixtonchrome.com/collections/running-auctions">Weekly Auction, Closing August 28, 2019 at 8pm Atlantic</a></div>
Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-47782605498399158552019-02-19T15:15:00.001-08:002019-02-19T15:15:05.354-08:00The Gum and Chalk Surfacing Found on the 1972-1978 Caricature Issue of Canada<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This week I examine the last two physical characteristics of
these stamps before I get into the most significant topic of this issue, which
of course is the paper varieties. The two characteristics that I discuss this
week are the gum found on the stamps, as well as the chalk-surfacing found on
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The 10c value through $1 landscape designs are found with
three different types of chalk surfacing on the paper. Two of them are very
distinct and easy to distinguish, while the third looks very similar to the
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The first printings of the 10c through 50c that were
released in 1972 show distinct vertical ribbing on the surface, as shown in the
picture. It is thought that the ribbed coating was experimental and intended to
see whether or not is was required in order for the ink to properly adhere. The
stamp on the bottom shows the smooth chalk surfacing that replaced the ribbed
coating. This replacement was transitional, with a third type of coating that
was less even and which shows very fine horizontal striations across the
design. This type is generally only found on the very last type 1 printings made
of each stamp, through I have also seen it on the very first printings of the
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The specialized catalogues did not use to list these types,
however, in recent years they have started listing them as collectors become
aware of their significance. If you look at some of the commemorative issues
printed by BABN between 1972 and 1974 you can see the same differences in the
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There is a distinct difference between the gum found on the
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Generally, the BABN gum is thicker and smoother, whereas the
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This gum is not listed on this issue in Unitrade, but it is
listed on the next definitive issue - the 1977-82 Floral issue. This suggests
that it comes from the very last printings made in 1977 or 1978. I have only
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On some late printings of the CBN stamps, the gum has a
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The full post on my website gives a little more detail. This
leaves the largest topic of interest, which is the paper. Next week I will
start looking at the thickness, texture and weave direction of the papers,
then, in the following weeks I will discuss the fluorescence levels found on
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-69675713022149475452019-02-12T15:20:00.002-08:002019-02-12T15:20:44.139-08:00The Tagging on the 1972-1978 Caricature Issue of Canada<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This week I cover the aspect of the tagging on these stamps.
A lot has been written in the catalogues such as Unitrade over the last 30
years about the tagging on these stamps, that did not used to receive any
attention at all: namely the distinction between the OP-2 and OP-4 variations
of Ottawa tagging, as well as the 3 mm and 4 mm variations. However, there are
other qualities to the tagging that are worthy of attention by the diligent
specialist as well. This week's post discusses two of these in depth:<o:p></o:p></div>
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1. The intensity of the tagging, as it appears under normal
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2. The different methods that were used to apply the tagging
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In the case of the low value stamps printed by Canadian Bank
Note Company, there are notable differences in the appearance of the tagging on
the stamps. Some stamps have tagging that is very light, being barely visible
under normal lighting conditions, while others have moderate tagging that is
clearly visible. Some stamps also have very dark tagging that is deep yellow in
colour. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The stamp on the left, shows the light tagging, while the
moderate tagging is shown in the middle, and the dark tagging is shown on the
right. What is interesting is that the dark tagging only seems to occur on the
very late printings made after December 1976. Thus, these differences do appear
to have philatelic significance, rather than just being random. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The method of application of the tagging seems to have
differed for the various printings also. This concept is not new, as those
familiar with the Great Britain stamps for the 1960's will no doubt have had
some exposure to this already. For that country many of the phosphors can be
found applied either by typography or flexography. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The low value stamps printed by CBN always have tagging that
appears completely solid under UV light, and it would appear that this was
applied by flexography. However, for the stamps printed by the BABN, the
earliest printings show a distinct "screened" appearance to the
tagging, in which a dotted pattern is clearly visible within the tagging.
Later, this gives way to far more solid appearing tagging, which appears deeper
and brighter yellow under UV. Finally, the last printings of the perf. 12.5 x
12 and all the printings perf. 13.3 show clearly mottled tagging that appears
to have been applied by rubber cylinder. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In addition to the different appearance of the tagging under
UV, the different forms of tagging also appear different under normal light.
The mottled tagging always can be seen on the stamps as thick, glossy bands
that run down the sides of the stamp. In contrast, the other forms of tagging
appear quite dull and, with the exception of the Winnipeg tagging, are barely
visible on the stamps at all. <o:p></o:p></div>
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In this picture, the bottom stamp is one of the original
1973 printings showing the screened tagging. The upper left stamp is the
mottled tagging on a late printing made on hibrite paper, while the upper right
stamp is a more solid, but not mottled tag, from one of the mid-range printings
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Be sure to visit my website to read the full post. In my
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-4834978706857973802019-02-08T06:05:00.000-08:002019-02-08T06:05:08.208-08:00The Perforations on the 1972-1978 Caricature Issue of Canada<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This week, my detailed blog post about this issue looks at the perforations in detail. In addition to the basic differences in measurement, all of which are listed in the catalogues there were some difficulties encountered by the CBN as this was the first time that they had used comb machines to perforate stamps. In addition, there are many instances with the sheets and the plate blocks where you can see double strikes of the comb perforator, which give some clues as to how the panes were laid out in the overall print layout.</div>
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Some examples of the types of things covered in my detailed post are shown below:</div>
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Here this block shows selvage at the sides that is fully perforated through, while that at the top and bottom of the sheet shows only a single extension hole. This suggests that the panes were laid out horizontally in the print run.</div>
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On this pair you can see a clear difference in the appearance of the vertical perforations on the bottom half of the bottom stamp in the strip. This may have resulted from double punching of the perforations at the bottom of the sheet. This pair came from a complete sheet that I broke up several months ago.</div>
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On this block you can see a double strike of the perforator at the very bottom of the block. This suggests that for this stamp, the sheets were arranged vertically in the print layout.</div>
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On this block you can clearly see a slight misalignment in the vertical perforations half way up the side of the top stamps in the block. This shows where one strike of the comb perforator ends and the other one begins.</div>
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This week's detailed post about this issue explores a topic that has surprisingly received little to no attention in even the most specialized catalogues: the shade varieties. It is surprising because all but two of the stamps in this series exhibit at least two and up to 4 or 5 different subtle variations in the shades of the inks that were used to print the stamps. What makes the shade variations especially interesting to me, is the fact that many are associated only with certain printings, and certain time periods within the life of the issue, and consequently, it does not appear that they are merely just random varieties that have no significance.<br />
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In terms of colours, the orange inks seem to exhibit the most variation, followed by the blue inks. However, as I said above, all but two of the denominations exhibit at least 2 variations in shade, with the 4c Mackenzie King and the $2 Quebec being the only stamps for which I was not able to find any significant variation in the stamps that I studied. The $1 Vancouver showed a surprising amount of variation on the last printings, as did the 3c Robert Borden stamp.<br />
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Some of the shade varieties were specific to the printer, as was the case with the CBN and BABN printings of the 1c, 2c, 6c, 7c and 8c, while others were associated only with certain type differences. The 10c and 25c both included some shade combinations that are only found on type 1, type 2, or the later perf. 13.3 type 2 stamps.<br />
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As I mention in my detailed post, I believe that the varieties that I illustrate represent probably about 75-80% of all the shade vareties that exist. However, I do believe that the very high number of stamps printed and used likely means that additional shade varieties do exist and can be found, with patience and careful study of used stamps, which had not received much attention from philatelists at all.<br />
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Here, if you look carefully, you can see that the left stamp and second stamp from the right are both lighter colours than the other two stamps. Then, if you compare them, you should be able to see that the third stamp from the left contains more purple and less brown. Finally, if you compare the second stamp and right stamp, you can see that the right stamp is a much colder shade than the other stamps, and contains more brown and less purple.<br />
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In this example, we have three different type 2 stamps. The first two of these are perf. 12.5 x 12 and show an orange colour which is more yellowish and less red, compared to the perf. 13.3 stamp on the right. The perf. 13.3's always show this deeper more reddish orange, which I believe is significant. Even with the two perf. 12.5 x 12 stamps, there is some very slight variation, with the orange of middle stamp, being ever so slightly lighter than the stamp on the left. </div>
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Most all of the other values exhibit similar differences, which I think will very likely be important for identifying certain, specific printings, some of which will be undoubtedly scarce. </div>
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This concludes my post for this week. Next week, I will be looking at the perforations - not just the basic measurements, but the configuration of the perforations on the selvage of the sheets and some of the problems that CBN experienced when printing the low value stamps, which were the first stamps that they comb perforated. </div>
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-36590304105113167672019-01-23T09:55:00.001-08:002019-01-23T09:55:29.767-08:00The Type Differences and Constant Varieties on the 1972-1978 Caricature Issue Part Two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This week, I wanted to do a short post about the varieties
found on the low value stamps. Although Unitrade does list a few constant
varieties on the 8c Queen, and a few varieties on the booklet stamps, most of
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Generally, the kinds of varieties that you can find on these
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1. Hairlines that run vertically through the design. These
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often have several. I have found them on the 2c and 6c most often, but I
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2. Stray dots and smudged blobs that appear either in the
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3. Broken, damaged, or missing design elements. The broken
Tiara, damaged 1, missing 1 are some of the better known ones on the booklet
stamps. However, the sheet stamps can be found with damaged lettering on the
BABN printed sheet stamps.Interestingly, while I have found lots of these types
of varieties on the BABN printed 8c, I have not ever found any on the BABN
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4. Ink migration from one stamp onto another when printed
se-tenant in a booklet. Examples would be the orange in the Queen's hair,
ultramarine on the lettering of the 1c Macdonald and 6c Pearson, and the red in
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5. Reverse offsets of part of the designs caused by ink
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Although many of the dot varieties are constant, this does
not mean that if you have a complete sheet of 100 stamps that you are
guaranteed a find. It turns out that many of these only occur on specific
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These are just a few examples of the type of varieties that
can be found on these issues. My post on my website this week lists the varieties
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-74787436212913842602019-01-15T15:42:00.001-08:002019-01-15T15:42:02.037-08:00The Type Differences and Constant Varieties on the 1972-1978 Caricature Issue Part One<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In this week's detailed blog post, I tackled two topics that relate to the stamps from the 10c Forests to the $1 Vancouver:<br />
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Most collectors who are relatively experienced with Canadian philately are aware that the 10c Forests, 15c Mountain Sheep, 25c Polar Bears and 50c Seashore exist printed in two types for the first perforation, being 12.5 x 12, and just the second type for the later perf. 13.3. However, what collectors may not be fully aware of is that there is also evidence to suggest that different screens displaying different levels of coarseness were used to print these stamps as well. I illustrate several examples for each value that show that generally, the photogravure printing started off coarse, with very clearly identifiable screening dots, and then later becomes very fine, with the inking appearing to be more or less solid. None of these differences are mentioned anywhere in the specialized literature, yet it appears that the differences are attributable to specific printings, and so they may have more significance. In describing the types, I take the approach of identifying which colours were used in printing, whether they were printed by photogravure or engraved, and what order they were printed in.<br />
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In discussing the constant varieties I describe several varieties that are not listed in Unitrade, that may or may not be constant. I am appealing to my readers to help me fill in the gaps in my knowledge of these varieties out. There is a very interesting example of the $1 Vancouver from one of the last printings that shows near doubling of the dollar sign - a variety I had never laid eyes on until just last year sometime, when it was offered to me for sale.<br />
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This week I begin a long series of posts that explores, in depth, my favourite definitive issue: the 1972-1978 Caricature Issue of Canada. This issue followed on the heels of the extremely popular 1967-1973 Centennial issue. Because of how popular the Centennial issue was, many collectors did not pay a lot of attention to this series, with the result that a lot of what are now known to be very scarce printings were overlooked and used for postage. This has resulted in the series being quite challenging to collect. It offers a specialist nearly everything they could want in a stamp series, including:</div>
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<li>Paper fluorescence varieties.</li>
<li>Other paper varieties, such as thickness, texture and coating.</li>
<li>Line and comb perforations, as well as perforated an imperforate selvage.</li>
<li>Interesting postal history</li>
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The detailed post presents the basic stamp designs, and then gives a brief overview discussion of how you can delve into the above aspects to form an in-depth, specialized collection of this issue. </div>
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-48901735304998264032019-01-01T21:24:00.002-08:002019-01-01T21:24:48.748-08:00The Commemorative Issues of 1972 - Part Two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This week's post, my first of the New Year, is the last one that will deal with commemorative issues for a while, as next week I will begin my foray into the complicated 1972-78 Caricature Issue, which I expect will be a very popular series with my readers.<br />
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This post deals with just three issues: the Earth Sciences Issue, the Christmas Issue and the Cornelius Krieghoff Issue. Collectors will already be familiar with the fact that there is the Ottawa and Winnipeg tagging on the Christmas issue, and the five constant varieties on the Krieghoff issue. However, as the detailed post on my website illustrates, these three issues are much more complicated than you Unitrade would lead you to believe.<br />
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For starters, there are the paper varieties. Each issue was printed on paper having different physical characteristics, in terms of thickness, colour, texture and weave direction. The usual range of fluorescence on the front and back of stamps are found. making for a lot of collectible varieties.<br />
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Secondly, the Krieghoff stamp exists with at least 24 constant varieties, and what is most interesting about this is that the varieties only usually occur on one position from one of the four panes of 50 that comprised the press sheet. In my detailed post I illustrate 9 of the remaining 19 varieties that are not listed in Unitrade. Although I do not illustrate all 24, as I do not know what some of them are, I will be adding more to this post as I identify additional varieties.<br />
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Perforations and gum are much more uniform than before, although, there are some interesting differences to be sought in the size of the perforation holes, as well as the selvage, which exists both imperforate and perforated through on the Christmas issue.<br />
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You can read all about the above in the full detailed version of this post, which is located on my website. You can access it at the following link:<br />
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-39642659204068013592018-12-18T20:10:00.000-08:002018-12-18T20:10:06.280-08:00The Commemorative Issues of 1972 - Part One<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my last post before my Christmas break, and my second last post before I get into another very long series of posts for the 1972-1978 Caricature Issue. This week, I have explored the first four commemorative issues of 1972. Like the previous issues of 1971, a good grounding in the paper varieties of these stamps will prove to be a very useful reference for the specialist of the 1967-73 Centennial issue, who is trying to sort the 1972 printings of some of the stamps from the 1971 printings, as the stamps of 1972 exhibit characteristics that were not seen on the earlier stamps.<br />
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In my detailed post I go through the usual discussions of paper types, fluorescence, gum and perforations. There are several things though about these issues that stand out:<br />
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<li>There are many fewer varieties of fluorescence on most of these stamps, with most having fewer than 5 varieties, in contrast with 1971, where there were many more on some stamps. </li>
<li>All the stamps have PVA gum, and generally there is only three types of PVA gum found, which appear, very, very similar to one another. </li>
<li>There are fewer types of paper used to print the stamps, though some of these, such as the ribbed chalky paper are making their appearance for the first time. </li>
<li>All of the stamps, except for the World Health Day issue are on chalk surfaced paper. </li>
<li>There are practically no shade varieties to speak of on these stamps.</li>
<li>There are three basic perforation measurements, as well as line and comb perforations, but there is almost no variation within an issue, except for the Figure Skating issue, where there may be as many as 9 different line perforations!</li>
<li>All of the issues except the Figure Skating issue exist tagged, but all of the tagged issues use the new Ottawa tagging. None are Winnipeg tagged. The Ottawa tagging exists in either the migratory OP-4 tagging, or the stable OP-2 tagging. However, no issue exists with both types of tagging. </li>
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Of course there are the usual range of first day covers and commercial covers that can be collected, and the se-tenants present a challenge to the collector looking for used, because the pairs and blocks do not correspond to any specific postage rate, which means that they will generally only be found on larger registered or special delivery covers, and even then only in larger multiples. </div>
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Next week, I am off for Christmas, so there will be no posts until the new year. In my first post of 2019, I will cover the last issues of 1972, and will then start my series of posts on the 1972-78 Caricature issue. </div>
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-36942389440043613412018-12-12T13:14:00.001-08:002018-12-12T13:15:38.378-08:00The Commemorative Issues of 1971 - Part Two<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This week's post completes my examination of the last six commemorative issues from 1971. This is the last year to include stamps with dextrine gum, and the formula for PVA gum had more or less been perfected by both the BABN and CBN by the end of the year, after several months of experimentation.<br />
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The use of chalk-surfaced paper continued and by the end of the year, only 2 stamps were issued on non-chalky paper. BABN introduced, with the last stamp of 1971, the Pierre Laporte stamp, a ribbed, chalk-surfaced paper, that continued to be used to produce the first printings of some of the 1972-78 Landscape definitives.<br />
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Fluorescence turns out to be a far more complicated topic on these issues than it has been for any other period in quite a long time. The main reason is that the fluorescence on the front and the back of the stamps varies, due to the chalk surfacing on the front of the stamps. Most issues show at least 3 or 4 varieties of fluorescence on the front, and almost as many on the back of the stamps. In addition, for many of the issues, like the Paul Kane Issue and the BC Centennial Issue, most combinations of front and back fluorescence exist, with the Paul Kane issue being extraordinarily complicated.<br />
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These issues also have the distinction of being the first group in several years for which proof material can be found and for which a few major errors can also be found. Finally, the plate blocks, first day covers and commercial postal history offer lots of scope for the budding specialist as well, and almost all for very little money.<br />
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Finally, this is an important reference period to those interested in the study of the 1967-1973 Centennial Issue, as several of the paper and gum types introduced in 1971-1972 make their first appearance on these stamps. Thus, these stamps can provide important clues that will help a Centennial specialist narrow down the dates of issuance for some of the PVA gum printings. For example, the Census and Radio Canada Issues, which appeared on June 1, 1971 were the last to have the "spotty white gum". Thus, one might conclude that the spotty white gum on the 10c Centennial must come from printings made before July 1971. Similarly, the papers on the Pierre Laporte stamp may prove useful when studying the printings of the 8c Parliamentary Library with PVA gum, or the booklet stamps with PVA gum, as they would have utilized the same papers.<br />
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-34022930288049566022018-12-05T11:52:00.002-08:002018-12-05T11:52:41.680-08:00The Commemorative Issues of 1971 - Part One<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In this week's post I explore the first six commemorative issues of 1971, which comprised 10 stamps, including the "Maple Leaf in Four Seasons" which was issued over the course of the year, at the beginning of each season. </div>
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As I note in my detailed post, 1971 was a significant year in three respects, the main one of which os that this is the first time that PVA gum is introduced to replace dextrine gum. As we will see next week, this replacement is not completed until 1972, with two of the Christmas stamps having the old dextrine gum. 1971 was, therefore a year in which experimentation was undertaken by the printing companies to find a gum that was optimal for use. In addition to the so called "spotty white gum" that is found on a few of the stamps from this year, there were also gums with a distinctly dull sheen, which I refer to here as eggshell, and I have even discovered a small number of stamps with what appears to be almost completely invisible gum. This is not listed anywhere and I was unaware of its existence until I discovered it almost two years ago. So, there are still discoveries to be made within this material. </div>
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The usual ranges of paper fluorescence exist on these stamps, and I illustrate them all in my post, but what makes these stamps different from their predecessors is that the fluorescence is often different on the back and front of the stamps, due to the chalk surfacing, which was now almost universally adopted on these stamps. So, there are potentially many more paper varieties that can be collected than was the case previously as for most issues, all combinations of front and back fluorescence can be found. </div>
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In addition to paper fluorescence, there continues to be a wide variety of papers used to print the stamps that differ in terms of thickness, colour, weave direction and surface coating. Most issues are found on 1 or two different types of paper. </div>
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There are a fair number of shade varieties, despite the fact that all stamps from this group are multicoloured, and there are also a good number of constant plate flaws, most all of which I have been able to illustrate in my post. There are also a number of major errors, two of which I have been able to illustrate in this post. </div>
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This is the first year that Canada post official first day covers are issued, starting with the Maple Leaf in Four seasons issue. As I explain in my post, these covers, in addition to the private cachets, can be collected in a considerable amount of depth. Finally, some interesting and challenging opportunities exist to collect covers for higher value rates where the postage is paid using a combination of 6c and 7c stamps. I illustrate one very interesting surface mail cover at the end of the post, that at first appears to be a standard airmail cover, but is not, with the postage rate being the only way to definitively identify it for what it is. </div>
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My apologies for being late with this week's post. I had a computer hardware disaster yesterday that saw me lose most of my data, and I spent most of yesterday trying to recover it, without any success I might add. So, I did not get a change to write this week's post until today.<br />
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Today, I delved into the last 17 stamps of 1970, 12 of which came from the Christmas issue. These issues were replete with varieties that are not listed in Unitrade, such as:<br />
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In all, it continues to show how interesting these issues can be when looked at in depth. This is the first year that Ashton Potter first appears on the Canadian stamp production scene - a scene that they will dominate for the next 25 years. This year continued the re-introduction of se-tenant designs, with the Christmas issue. </div>
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Today, I began my examination of the stamps of the 1970's with the first 10 stamps of 1970. This is one of the supposedly simpler periods according to Unitrade, with no varieties other than the basic Winnipeg tagged versions of the commemoratives being listed. </div>
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In contrast to the previous two years, in which most of the stamps are printed on fluorescent papers, this is the first time in two years that the vast majority of the 10 stamps are printed on dull fluorescent papers, with only one issue being issued on high fluorescent paper. Despite the relatively simple appearance, it turns out that most of the issues have upwards of 6 different varieties of dull fluorescent paper. There are also the usual variations in perforation on the CBN printed stamps. When these two factors are combined, there is quite a bit more collecting scope than one would expect at first glance. </div>
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There are not really much shade varieties to collect, nor are there any constant varieties known at the current time. However, there are a couple of different ink varieties, which only show under UV light, and there could be more - it is really a matter of diligently studying this material in greater depth, and seeing what turns up. </div>
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The higher value Expo 70 issue and the United Nations issue have some interesting paper and tagging varieties, not to mention the 21 different se-tenant combinations that can be collected. One very challenging aspect to these stamps is the better postal history, with proper, commercial usages of the 10c, 15c and 25c stamps being quite difficult to find. Also, the Winnipeg tagged stamps are greatly underestimated in Unitrade, especially in commercially used condition, as generally less than 2% of all issued stamps were tagged. </div>
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Today's post completes my examination of the 1969 commemorative issues of Canada, and looks at the last 9 stamps issued in that year. Canadian Bank Note Company (CBN) printed all but two of these using either lithography or engraving and lithography, while the British American Bank Note Company printed the other two, using engraving and photogravure. </div>
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For these last 9 stamps, high fluorescent or hibrite paper is now the norm, for all except two issues: the Issac Brock Issue and the Stephen Leacock issue, which was the last one to appear on November 12, 1969. Unitrade does list a dull paper variety on the other BABN issue, the Charlottetown Bicentennial, though no other dull paper varieties, are, as yet known on the other issues. Gum and perforation displays the usual variations that were noted in the last post and there are a good number of constant varieties on the lithographed stamps. None of these were listed 20 years ago, having all reached prominence since then. So, there may well be others to discover, that are of a semi-constant nature. This was also the second and last year that the Christmas issues were available in the large softcover booklets of 20 stamps. The probable reason for this was that the booklets tended to fall apart. We won't see Christmas booklets again until 1985!</div>
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As expected, the stamps of the later half of 1969 are generally all found on either high fluorescent or hibrite paper. What is interesting is that for most issues, there are between 2 and 3 varieties of the high fluorescent or hibrite paper. Only two of the issues are found on dull paper, and for these, it turns out that there are several varieties of each, including some that are non-fluorescent and others that contain enough fluorescent fibres to make them low fluorescent - both facts that Unitrade does not make clear. </div>
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In addition to the listed constant varieties, I show several of the non-constant donut flaws and repellex flaws that can be found on the lithographed stamps, which form an interesting study, I think. Finally, all the usual perforation varieties for the CBN line perforation are present on these issues, as are all of the gum variations that I have discussed in previous posts. </div>
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This week is the first of my shorter posts, which will explore the first half of the commemorative issues that were released by the Canadian post office in 1969. 1969 continues the innovation that was begun in 1968, with hibrite papers firmly taking hold as the standard paper used for stamp printing, and the prevalence of dull paper beginning to drop off. The 10 comb perforation that the BABN had introduced in 1968 is abandoned by them and replaced with a much finer 12.5 x 12 comb perforation. In terms of printing techniques, photogravure and engraving and lithography and engraving are the most common, but pure photogravure and pure lithography are used also.<br />
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Perhaps the most marked difference between the 1969 issues and the 1967 and 1968 issues is the lack of perforation varieties. Only 2 stamps of the first 6 stamps issued in 1969 have four variations of the the 11.85 or 11.95 line perforation. The remaining stamps are all only known in a single perforation. This is also the first year in which there are almost no shade varieties, except for the few that are found on the Suzor Cote stamp.<br />
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-46213019968965700352018-11-01T04:05:00.000-07:002018-11-01T04:05:01.952-07:00I will Be Shortening The Length Of My Posts Effective Next Week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has become apparent lately that I simply do not have enough time to write my detailed blog posts, while tending to the other aspects of my business and personal life that need attention. I am finding that to complete these posts to the standard that I believe is important is taking me between 8-10 hours, which is essentially an entire day for the Canadian post and about half a day for the Nigeria post. I can only really devote a day to blogging in a week. So, my choices are basically to either change my posting schedule to once per week, or shorten the length of my posts, so that I can still deliver some content each and every week.<br />
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After careful consideration, I have decided to opt for the shorter posts. I have done some research on reader engagement, and there is quite a lot of evidence to support the notion that readers will engage better with shorter posts anyways.<br />
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This week I turn my attention to the 1968 commemorative issues. As I point out in my detailed post that follows, this year marks the beginning of a new era in which certain aspects of stamp production that had been experimental in previous years now becomes standard practice. These aspects are:<br />
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<li>Lithography, photogravure, engraving and lithography, and engraving and photogravure all become mainstream methods of printing. Photogravure and engraving is a completely new method of printing that BABN introduces in this year, and photogravure is introduced for the first time by CBN. Prior to this almost all Canadian stamps had been engraved. In 1968, only one stamp is produced entirely by engraving, other than the current Centennial definitives. </li>
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In this post, I spend a lot of time looking at the papers, which exhibit a wide variety of different physical characteristics, as well as the different types of dextrine gum. Most of these papers and gums are confined to only a few of the 10 stamp issues that were released, while some are only found on a single issue. One area I cover in a lot of depth, as usual is the fluorescence, and I illustrate the different levels of fluorescence found on each of the 10 issues, and explain which levels are standard for the issue and which are scarcer. </div>
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Perforations are another interesting aspect to these issues, because it is in this year that we see the first comb perforations, being the perf. 10. In addition both BABN and CBN use line perforating as well, but BABN's line perforations measure 10.9, while CBN's are the usual 11.85 and 11.95 with compounds. This is the first year since the Small Queen era where there is more than one standard perforation measurement for stamps. </div>
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Today's post marks the first in a new series - one that will explore the intricacies of the commemorative stamps that were issued between 1967 and 1972, just before the next definitive issue, the Caricature issue appeared. I have elected to keep each post restricted to the stamps of just one year, so I anticipate that this series will consist of six posts. </div>
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The commemorative issues are often overlooked by specialists who think that since they were only issued for a brief period of time, and because they are aimed at collectors, that there is nothing interesting to study about them. I wholeheartedly disagree. For one thing they serve as important time markers for the various changes that the post office adopted in terms of paper, perforation, gum, ink and tagging. By carefully studying these changes in the commemorative stamps and being familiar with the dates, you form a basis against which to study the same changes that you encounter in the definitive stamps of the same period. Thus, the commemorative stamps are a very important tool to the study of the definitive sets. Perhaps they may even be the most important tool of all. </div>
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In studying these stamps closely we come to see that there are 11 different varieties of paper, ignoring fluorescence, four line perforations, and seven types of dextrine gum. Some of these are found on only one stamp, while others are found on nearly all the issues for the year. Some appear in a narrow 2 or 3 month period in 1967. Because of this, we can use the information we learn about the paper and gum types and when they appeared to draw conclusions about the 1967-1973 Centennial definitives and can likely assign at least some of the early printings to specific months in 1967. </div>
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Today, I finally reach the end of my detailed coverage of this incredible definitive issue, with the $1 value depicting the Edmonton Oilfield, by H.G Glyde. Like most of the stamps in this issue, this stamp had many printings and there are plenty of paper and gum varieties to collect, as well as a few subtle shades. </div>
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Unitrade lists no fewer than 6 varieties of this stamp, four of which have dextrine gum, and the remaining two of which are PVA gum printings. The dextrine gum printings are listed as existing on dull, dead, low fluorescent and hibrite paper. As is the case for the other values of this series, the paper exhibits other differences besides the fluorescence level, and the low and medium fluorescent papers are actually flecked papers at a lower fluorescence level, which appear brighter than they actually are, due to the fluorescent fibre content of the paper. </div>
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The shades found on this stamp are very subtle and really only visible when several stamps are very closely compared. Consequently, I am not going to approach this stamp by discussing the shades first. Rather, I will go back to describing the different attributes of the stamp: the paper characteristics, fluorescence, gum, etc. </div>
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According to Unitrade, all of the dextrine gum printings were issued in 1967. The printings on hibrite paper were issued in March 1971. Finally, the printings with PVA gum were issued in December 1971, like the 50c value. Given the prevalence of the perforation varieties on the other values, I would expect to find all four line perforations on all printings of this stamp. Indeed this proves to be the case on all printings that I examined. </div>
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There are between 3 and 5 different identifiable variations for each of the Unitrade listed fluorescence levels. In addition, there are 4 different shades of ink, and nine different types of paper, ignoring fluorescence. However, it would appear that each variety of paper and shade corresponds to one fluorescence level, so that the number of possible collectible varieties, while significant, is not as vast as one might as first assume. Finally, there are 6 different types of dextrine gum and 2 types of PVA gum, which does further add to the complexity of the stamp, as it does appear that several of the fluorescence levels exist with more than one type of gum. </div>
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For the full article, please go to my website, which you can access via the following link:</div>
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Today's post took longer than expected because I took a different approach this time. Rather than detail the paper varieties, shades and paper varieties separately, I identified the shade varieties first and then for each identified variety of shade, I detailed the paper and gum varieties. This makes for a more precise determination of the maximum number of varieties that may be found.<br />
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In any event, you can access the full post on my website, by clicking on the following link:<br />
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Canada's Stamp Dealerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048248796843456571noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430416027058547451.post-48858708967103504652018-09-24T15:25:00.000-07:002018-09-24T15:25:44.348-07:00Off On Vacation for 2 Weeks And The New Brixton Chrome Website Is Finally Ready<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I must apologize again to my readers for another break in the continuity of my posts. I had resumed posting last week and had hoped to complete this week's post today before I go on vacation tomorrow for two weeks. However, the final content edits that I had to make to the my new website took more time than I expected, so unfortunately I did not get a chance to prepare this week's post.<br />
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However, the website is now completely functional. The only thing I have left to do is migrate these blogs to it, install the language translation app and connect all the social media sales channels. I will deal with all that when I return, as well as resuming my regular posting schedule. I do apologize for all the interruptions, but I can promise you all that I don't have any other plans, except possibly to take a week in January next year. So, you can look forward to at least 2 or three uninterrupted months of postings.<br />
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The website itself has been well worth the effort and the patience that it has taken to complete it. It is my belief that it has the potential to be a truly world-class website and resource for stamp collectors. In its pages you will find all the information you could be looking for regarding major topics of concern to intermediate and advanced collectors, and an entire section devoted to beginners. There is also an emphasis on trying to get in touch with your innermost interests as a collector, in order to help you identify other collecting possibilities that may be well suited to you, which you may not have considered yet. There is a fast, and intelligent live search function that will bring up a list of possible matches as you type into the search bar, and I have my material laid out in different collections, organized along topical lines, which you can browse at your leisure.<br />
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So, while I am away, I would strongly encourage you to visit the new website and explore its pages. If any of you have any suggestions as to topics you would like to see covered, or issues that you think should be addressed, please send me a comment.<br />
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I look forward to resuming my regular posting schedule, once and for all, starting with the 50c Summer's Stores Stamp of the 1967-73 Centennial Issue on Tuesday, October 9, 2018.<br />
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Until then, you can visit the new website at:<br />
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