Reference List
Province of Canada
1st. SERIES. Engraved and printed by Messrs. Rawdon, Wright, Hatch &
Edson, New York. Unperforated.
| 1851. | THIN GRAYISH LAID PAPER. |
| April 23. | 3 pence, deep red, red, vermilion. |
| double strike, deep red, red, vermilion. |
| May 15 (?) | 6 pence, black violet, deep brown violet, slate. |
| diagonal half used as 3d. |
| June 15. | 12 pence, black. |
| STOUT WHITE LAID PAPER. |
| 3 pence, red. |
| 6 pence, dull purple. |
| 1851-7. | GRAYISH WOVE PAPER, THIN TO STOUT. |
| 3 pence, deep red, red, vermilion. |
| double strike, deep red, red, vermilion. |
| 6 pence, black brown, brownish black, greenish black, slate, slate violet, deep violet. |
| 12 pence, black. |
| SOFT WHITE WOVE PAPER. |
| 3 pence, deep red, red. |
| double strike, deep red, red. |
| STOUT HARD WHITE WOVE PAPER. |
| 3 pence, deep red, red, vermilion. |
| 6 pence, deep violet, slate violet, brown violet. |
| VERY THICK HARD PAPER. |
| 6 pence, slate violet. |
| VERY THICK SOFT PAPER. |
| 6 pence, dull purple. |
| diagonal half used as 3d. |
| THIN SOFT RIBBED PAPER. |
| 3 pence, red. |
| double strike, red. |
| STOUT HARD RIBBED PAPER. |
| 3 pence, red. |
| double strike, red. |
| 6 pence, black violet. |
| 1855, | Jan. | THIN WOVE PAPER. |
| 10 pence, deep blue, Prussian blue. |
| wide impression. |
| narrow impression. |
| double strike. |
| STOUT HARD WOVE PAPER. |
| 10 pence, deep blue, Prussian blue. |
| wide impression. |
| 1857, | June 2 (?) | THIN WOVE PAPER. |
| 7½ pence, dark yellow green. |
| wide impression. |
| narrow impression. |
| STOUT HARD WOVE PAPER. |
| 7½ pence, dark yellow green. |
| wide impression. |
| 1857, | Aug. 1. | THIN WOVE PAPER. |
| ½ penny, deep rose. |
| STOUT HARD WOVE PAPER. |
| ½ penny, deep rose. |
| THIN SOFT RIBBED PAPER. |
| ½ penny, deep rose. |
| horizontal ribbing. |
| vertical ribbing. |
Same as before, but perforated 12 by the American Bank Note Co. (?)
| 1859, | Jan. (?) | STOUT WOVE PAPER. |
| ½ penny, deep rose. |
| 3 pence, red. |
| double strike. |
| percé en scie 13, (unofficial). |
| perforated 14, (unofficial). |
| 6 pence, black violet, slate violet, deep brown violet, black brown. |
| THIN RIBBED PAPER |
| ½ penny, deep rose (?) |
| 3 pence, red. |
| double strike. |
2nd. SERIES. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., New York. Perforated 12. Wove paper.
| 1859, | July 1. |
| 1 cent, dull red, rose red, rose carmine. |
| imperforate, rose red. |
| thick hard paper, rose red. |
| ribbed paper, dull red. |
| 5 cents, bright red, brick red, deep red. |
| double strike, bright red, red, deep red. |
| worn plate, red. |
| imperforate, red. |
| worn plate imperforate, red. |
| ribbed paper, red, deep red. |
| diagonal half used as 2½c., red. |
| 10 cents, bright red violet, dull red violet, deep red violet, deep violet, slate violet,
brown violet, yellowish brown, brown, dark brown, black brown, gray brown. |
| imperforate, red violet, violet. |
| ribbed paper, deep red violet, brown violet, brown (light to dark). |
| diagonal half used as 5c., red violet, black brown. |
| 12½ cents, light yellow green, deep yellow green, green, blue green. |
| imperforate, blue green. |
| ribbed paper, light yellow green. |
| 17 cents, deep blue, Prussian blue. |
| imperforate, Prussian blue. |
| ribbed paper, Prussian blue. |
| 1864, | Aug. 1. |
| 2 cents, rose red, dull red. |
| imperforate, rose red, dull red. |
| ribbed paper, rose red. |
Dominion of Canada
3rd. SERIES. Large Stamps. Engraved and printed by the British American Bank Note Co., Montreal & Ottawa. Perforated 12, Wove paper.
| 1868, | April 1. |
| ½ cent, gray black, black. |
| horizontal pair, imperforate between. |
| very thin paper. |
| 1 cent, brown red, deep brown red. |
| watermarked, brown red. |
| laid paper, brown red, deep brown red. |
| very thin paper, deep brown red. |
| 2 cents, pale yellow green, pale green, green, deep yellow green, deep blue green. |
| watermarked, green. |
| very thin paper, deep yellow green. |
| 3 cents, vermilion, bright red, deep red, brown red. |
| watermarked, brown red, red. |
| laid paper, vermilion, bright red. |
| very thin paper, deep red. |
| very thick paper, brown red. |
| 6 cents, pale brown, brown, deep brown, gray brown, pale yellow brown, deep yellow brown. |
| watermarked, deep brown. |
| very thin paper, deep brown. |
| diagonal half used for 3c., deep brown. |
| 12½ cents, dull blue, deep blue, pale blue. |
| watermarked, deep blue. |
| very thin paper, dull blue. |
| 15 cents, mauve, deep mauve, lilac gray, gray violet, deep gray violet, blue gray, slate blue, greenish blue. |
| watermarked, lilac gray, gray violet. |
| thin laid paper, mauve. |
| ribbed paper, lilac gray. |
| very thick paper, mauve, slate blue, purple. |
| imperforate, brown violet. |
| 1869, | Jan. |
| 1 cent, yellow, pale orange, orange yellow, orange. |
| imperforate, yellow. |
| 1875, | Oct. 1. |
| 5 cents, light olive gray, dark olive gray. |
4th SERIES. Small Stamps. Engraved and printed by the British American Bank Note Company, Montreal & Ottawa. Perforated 12. Thin to thick wove paper.
| 1870, | Jan. (?) |
| 3 cents, dull rose red, deep rose red, rose carmine (1888), brown red, red, bright red, vermilion, orange red. |
| imperforate, dull red, vermilion. |
| ribbed paper, red. |
| 1870, | Mar. (?) |
| 1 cent, orange, orange yellow, deep yellow, bright yellow, pale yellow, olive yellow. |
| imperforate, bright yellow. |
| ribbed paper, yellow. |
| vertical half, used for ½c. |
| 1872, | Jan. (?) |
| 6 cents, pale yellow brown, brown, dark yellow brown; (1888) pale chestnut, deep chestnut. |
| imperforate, deep chestnut. |
| ribbed paper, deep chestnut. |
| vertical half, used for 3c. |
| 1872, | Feb. (?) |
| 2 cents, pale green, green, deep green; (1888) blue green, deep blue green. |
| imperforate, green. |
| ribbed paper, green. |
| vertical half, used for 1c. |
| 1874. | Nov. 1. (?) |
| 10 cents, pale lilac, lilac, mauve, red violet, violet; (1888) dull rose red, dull rose, salmon red, brown red, indian red. |
| imperforate, brown red, indian red. |
| ribbed paper, dull rose red, dull rose. |
| 1876, | Feb. 1. (?) |
| 5 cents, pale olive gray, olive gray, dark olive gray; (1888) gray, brownish gray, brownish black. |
| imperforate, brownish gray. |
| ribbed paper, brownish black. |
| 1882, | July. |
| ½ cent, gray black, black. |
| imperforate. |
| horizontal pair, imperforate between. |
| vertical pair, imperforate between. |
| ribbed paper. |
5th SERIES. Engraved and printed by the British American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper.
| 1893, | Feb. 17. |
| 20 cents, bright red, vermilion. |
| imperforate, vermilion. |
| 50 cents, deep blue. |
| imperforate, black blue. |
| 1893, | Aug. 1. |
| 8 cents, bluish gray, bluish slate, slate violet, dark slate, black violet, gray black. |
| imperforate, bluish gray. |
6th SERIES. Jubilee Issue. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper.
| 1897, | June 19. |
| ½ cent, gray black, black. |
| 1 cent, yellow orange, orange, deep orange. |
| vertical half, used for ½c. |
| 2 cents, green, deep green. |
| 3 cents, carmine. |
| 5 cents, deep blue. |
| 6 cents, deep brown, deep yellow brown. |
| 8 cents, slate violet. |
| 10 cents, brown lilac. |
| 15 cents, bluish slate. |
| 20 cents, vermilion, bright scarlet. |
| 50 cents, ultramarine. |
| 1 dollar, carmine lake. |
| 2 dollars, deep violet. |
| 3 dollars, orange brown. |
| 4 dollars, violet. |
| 5 dollars, olive green. |
7th SERIES. “Maple Leaf” Issue. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Company, Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper.
| 1897, | Nov. 9. | ½ cent, gray black, black. |
| Dec. 1. (?) | 6 cents, deep brown. |
| Dec. | 1 cent, dark blue green. |
| 2 cents, red violet, violet, deep violet. |
| 5 cents, dark blue on bluish (pale and strong). |
| imperforate, dark blue on pale bluish. |
| 8 cents, yellow orange, deep orange. |
| 1898, | Jan. | 3 cents, deep carmine. |
| 10 cents, brown lilac. |
8th SERIES. “Numerals” Issue. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper.
| 1898, | June. | 1 cent, blue green, deep blue green. toned paper, deep green. |
| 3 cents, carmine, deep carmine. |
| Sept. | ½ cent, gray black, black. |
| 2 cents, purple, pale violet, violet, deep violet. |
| 6 cents, deep yellow brown, dark brown. |
| Oct. | 8 cents, yellow orange, orange, deep orange. |
| Nov. | 10 cents, brown violet, deep brown violet. |
| 1899, | July, 3. | 5 cents, dark blue on bluish (pale and strong). |
| Aug. 20. | 2 cents, rose carmine, carmine. |
| 1900, | Dec. 29. | 20 cents, olive green. |
| 1902, | Dec. 23. | 7 cents, olive yellow. |
9th SERIES. Imperial Penny Postage Issue. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper.
| 1898, | Dec. 7 |
| 2 cents, | { | black, red and lavender. |
| black, red and bluish. |
| black, red and greenish blue. |
| black, red and green. |
| imperforate. |
| 2 cents, | { | black, red and bluish. |
| black, red and greenish blue. |
| black, red and green. |
| Unofficial Provisional. Used at Port Hood only. |
| 1899, | Jan. 5. | 1 cent, | greenish surcharge on vertical third of 3c. 1898. |
| 2 cents, | purple surcharge on vertical two-thirds of 3c. 1898. |
| (These two occur as both “lefts” and “rights”) |
10th SERIES. Provisionals. Surcharge typographed in black.
| 1899, | July 28. | 2 cents on 3 cents, 1898, carmine. |
| inverted surcharge, carmine. |
| Aug. 8. | 2 cents on 3 cents, 1897, carmine. |
| inverted surcharge, carmine. |
11th SERIES. King’s Head Issue. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. (Portrait engraved by Perkins, Bacon & Co., London). Perforated 12. Wove paper.
| 1903, | July 1. |
| 1 cent, blue green, deep blue green. |
| toned paper, deep yellow green. |
| 2 cents, rose carmine, carmine. |
| imperforate, rose carmine. |
| 5 cents deep blue on bluish (pale and strong). |
| indigo on bluish (pale and strong). |
| 7 cents, deep olive yellow. |
| 10 cents, brown lilac, brown violet, deep brown violet. |
| 1904, | Sept. 27. |
| 20 cents, deep olive green. |
| 1908, | Nov. 19. |
| 50 cents, violet. |
12th SERIES. Quebec Tercentenary Issue. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper.
| 1908, July 16. |
| ½ cent, black brown, brown. |
| 1 cent, deep blue green. |
| 2 cents, carmine. |
| 5 cents, deep blue. |
| 7 cents, olive green. |
| 10 cents, deep violet. |
| 15 cents, red orange. |
| 20 cents, deep brown. |
| STAMP BOOKS. |
| Manufactured by American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. 12-2 cent stamps. |
| 1900, | June 11. | 2 cents, issue of 1898. |
| 1904, | (?) | 2 cents, issue of 1904. |
| REGISTRATION STAMPS. |
| 1875, | Nov. 15. | Engraved and printed by the British American Bank Note Co., Montreal and Ottawa. Perforated 12. Thin to thick wove paper. |
| 2 cents, orange, orange red, vermilion; (1888) brick red. |
| imperforate, orange. |
| 5 cents, yellow green, green, dark green; (1888) deep blue green. |
| imperforate, dark green. |
| 8 cents, bright blue, dull blue. |
| POSTAGE DUE STAMPS. |
| 1906, | July 1. | Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper. |
| 1 cent, deep violet. |
| 2 cents, deep violet. |
| 5 cents, deep violet, red violet. |
| SPECIAL DELIVERY STAMP. |
| 1898, | July 1. | Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper. |
| 10 cents, deep green, deep blue green. |
| toned paper, deep green. |
| OFFICIALLY SEALED LABELS. |
| Engraved and printed by the British American Bank Note Co., Montreal. Perforated 12. Wove paper. |
| 1879 (?) | | (no value), dark brown. |
| imperforate (?) |
| Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper. |
| 1905 (?) | | (no value), black on light green. |
| 1907 (?) | | (no value), black. |
| STAMPED ENVELOPES. |
| Province of Canada. |
| Laid paper, watermarked Ca / POD Size 5½ × 3¼ inches (138 × 83 mm.) |
| 1860, | Feb. 1.(?) | Cream toned paper, flap rounded. |
| 5 cents, bright red. |
| 10 cents, black brown. |
| error(?) |
| 10 cents, bright red. |
| 1864 | (?) | Very white paper, flap more pointed. |
| 5 cents, bright red. |
| UNOFFICIAL REPRINTS, 1868. |
| On pieces of white wove or vertically laid buff paper. |
| 5 cents, bright red. |
| 10 cents, dark red brown. |
| On diagonally laid white or buff envelopes, watermarked POD / US |
| Size 5½ × 3 inches (138 × 77 mm). |
| 5 cents, bright red. |
| 10 cents, dark red brown. |
Dominion of Canada
| Sizes: | A—5½ | × 3⅛ inches (138 × 79 mm.) |
| B—6 | × 3⅜ inches (150 × 85 mm.) |
| C—9⅝ | × 4½ inches (265 × 113 mm.) |
| D—5⅞ | × 3½ inches (148 × 87 mm.) |
| E—6 | × 3⅝ inches (152 × 90 mm.) |