Post by khj on Jan 23, 2016 23:05:10 GMT -5
I am in need of Stamp Bear assistance in identifying the group of stamps below. They are Canadian revenue stamps (postal note/scrip). I know that they are from either the 2nd or 3rd issue because of the "BON D'APPOINT" text (first issue has "POSTAL NOTE" and "BON DE POSTA", but I don't know how to distinguish the 2 subsequent printings.
In the stamps below, all measure 20½x17mm (none are 20x16mm). However, the 7¢ and 20¢ have noticeably different gum and paper. For the rest of the stamps the gum is yellowish, and the paper fluoresces slightly under both filtered long wavelength and short wavelength UV light. But the 7¢ and 20¢ have paper that is dull under UV light, and gum that is basically colorless.
Can anybody tell me how to distinguish between the 2nd and 3rd issues? And if you have a van Dam catalog, please provide me with the catalog numbers FPSxx and values if any (all stamps are mint, never hinged).
I assume the squares next to the bottom of the "6" and "9" are aids to the stamp orientation.
Thank you!
k
In the stamps below, all measure 20½x17mm (none are 20x16mm). However, the 7¢ and 20¢ have noticeably different gum and paper. For the rest of the stamps the gum is yellowish, and the paper fluoresces slightly under both filtered long wavelength and short wavelength UV light. But the 7¢ and 20¢ have paper that is dull under UV light, and gum that is basically colorless.
Can anybody tell me how to distinguish between the 2nd and 3rd issues? And if you have a van Dam catalog, please provide me with the catalog numbers FPSxx and values if any (all stamps are mint, never hinged).
I assume the squares next to the bottom of the "6" and "9" are aids to the stamp orientation.
Thank you!
k
Thanks!!!
I missing more than half the set. Haven't decided if that's a reason to start collecting revenues or a reason not to!
k
