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Post by alanl on Jan 17, 2014 7:45:25 GMT
Mike Painter said they are found at the same location.
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Post by I.L.S. on Jan 17, 2014 9:50:29 GMT
I`ve just noticed there are a couple of posts missing from this thread! Well for the record, I didn't do it! lol |
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Post by alanl on Jan 20, 2014 5:46:33 GMT
It appears as though "alanl" has been adding to the above list! The only reference material that I have are the `Centennial Study Group` newsletters. Here`s something that is not reported in the newsletters. An oval shaped mark on the Queen`s chin. I found another one tonight so now I have three. Perf 10 sheet stamps with right hand straight edge.  |
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Feb 14, 2016 15:30:58 GMT
I humble myself to those who have made strides in this issue. I have been busy trying to place them in my date of release collection. In some instances I have moved them three times. I hope once done they will never be touched again. They were released slowly over seven years and many of the same values were printed several years apart. I hope only to retain a bit of what I've learned from working on them. Kudos to alanl for nice flyspecking. One day I may get back to them.
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Post by jamesw on Jul 26, 2018 21:23:13 GMT
Came across this thread in my journeys, so thought I'd add these. A small collection of precanceled 1967 definitives.  If I'm reading my 2016 Unitrade correctly, the 2¢ stamps catalogue at $45 each. All the blocks are MNH |
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 26, 2018 21:53:36 GMT
I started collecting stamps around the time Canada Post was trying to divest itself of the Centennials. I bought quite a few of them at the time & then a few more. I had tried to get all the paper flourescences, but gave up. They are so subtle. I liked the dark, medium, bright & hibrites. If you think this series is bad, don't look at the Caricature & Landscape Definitives the succeeded the Centennials! Now definitives are boring... PS: that’s a nice lot of precancels, jamesw! Especially the 2¢! |
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Post by firstfrog2013 on Jul 27, 2018 14:17:23 GMT
brightonpete, I found a dealer who was selling classified centennials etc.All the papers and fluences,I inquired how he came to do this and his explanation was his job involved classifying some extremely small insects.For him this was no challenge and actually much easier.Kudos to him 'cause man o man I certainly can't do it.Completeness is one of my goals.
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 27, 2018 15:00:46 GMT
I know what you mean, frog! I look at all the ink splatters and constant varieties & just shake my head at them. There are so many. I've pretty much kept it to a basic set, with a few varieties. One variety that I have - no definitive (pardon the pun!) reason why it was applied, but here is the 6¢ orange (459p) with fluorescent overprint of "9959" on it. Winnipeg tagged, with low fluorescent paper. I think I put it up in the fakes & forgeries section, but here it is again. Bought c. 40 years ago, for some unknown price...   |
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 27, 2018 15:15:46 GMT
Here is a rather large FDC of the Centennials, dated February 8th, 1967 from Vancouver, British Columbia. Personally, I haven't come across too many FDC's of this set.
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 29, 2018 13:08:23 GMT
I didn't collect much in the way of constant plate varieties or EFO's of this series. But I did snap up this bottom strip of 5x10¢ Jack Pine, a painting by Tom Thomson. A crease in the paper affected 3 of the stamps, 2 quite spectacularly.  |
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 29, 2018 13:20:45 GMT
Canada Post sold a plastic stamp box with a Centennial theme to it. The box has a large area to store your stamps, Air Mail & Special Delivery sticker inside. At the top was a round housing to store water & a roller to wet the gum, instead of licking it. This is the card that was included with it. |
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Post by brightonpete on Jul 29, 2018 13:30:04 GMT
... and here is the box, with instructions. Canada Post also put out a brown version for the 1976 Olympics.   Stickers at the bottom, stamps above  In case one could not figure it out for themselves! |
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Post by jimwentzell on Jul 29, 2018 16:50:19 GMT
I bought the plastic box that was sold for the Canada Centennial issue.....last month at our local stamp club. Stiff paper box as well, slightly tattered.
The price: ONE dollar. US, not Canadian :-). I was wondering what to do with it.....
Anyone want it for the price of mailing it? (or $3, whichever is lower)
--Jim
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Post by alanl on Jan 7, 2020 2:22:31 GMT
That is a nice paper crease, Pete. I have only found one, on an 8c coil.  |
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Post by alanl on Jan 29, 2020 20:54:10 GMT
Bulge on the middle A of CANADA. Sc 459A. Perf 12.5x12. Row 10 Stamp 1.  |
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 29, 2020 21:55:04 GMT
I should have one too, as I collected LL plate blocks
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Post by brightonpete on Jan 30, 2020 14:51:13 GMT
I just checked my 6¢ orange LL plate/blank blocks (I have 6) and none have that blob. I do note two do have about a 1 pixel-sized addition on the same side, and a very thin ribbon connecting the C to the A. But on just a quick cursory check, that's all I saw. I'd have to spend a bit more time to note anything else.
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Post by WERT on Feb 1, 2020 23:24:46 GMT
Here is a 544a booklet. Notice the lines across the one cent Queen head on both stamps. Had a couple of people offer to buy it..But, i am keeping on to it.
Robert
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Post by alanl on Apr 8, 2020 18:58:11 GMT
I just checked my 6¢ orange LL plate/blank blocks (I have 6) and none have that blob. I do note two do have about a 1 pixel-sized addition on the same side, and a very thin ribbon connecting the C to the A. But on just a quick cursory check, that's all I saw. I'd have to spend a bit more time to note anything else. That line connecting the C to the A is called InkDrag. It`s often found on the 6,7 and 8 cent Centennials printed by BABN. Here are a few extreme examples:  |
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Post by alanl on Apr 27, 2022 1:44:10 GMT
Here is a nice example of the doubling of the C. Unitrade 459III. I have not read anything how
this happened but I think it is a re-entry.   |
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Post by alanl on Apr 28, 2022 16:21:19 GMT
Here we have a slight doubling of the 6. 6 cent black die II.
Unitrade # 460c iv. They say this was caused by plastic flow. |
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Post by alanl on Apr 28, 2022 18:44:53 GMT
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Post by alanl on Apr 30, 2022 16:58:12 GMT
This variety is called "Airplane in the Sky". It`s found in
the booklet BK69.
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Post by alanl on May 1, 2022 17:06:08 GMT
Here are a pair of varieties from booklet BK69. The 6 cent black has two dots in the bottom margin. The 1 cent stamp has a dot in the top right margin.
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Post by renden on May 1, 2022 18:55:55 GMT
Here are a pair of varieties from booklet BK69. The 6 cent black has two dots in the bottom margin. The 1 cent stamp has a dot in the top right margin.
Allan, you are having fun......great - I wish I could join you (maybe not !!) - All my Centennials are in Norway (given to a friend....lots of them) as I did not have the incentive (courage) to do them - Bravo to you !!! René |
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Post by djcmh on May 3, 2022 17:24:37 GMT
Question re 7c Green Unit face 543. My 2016 Unitrde says ttphis value is only on dull fluorescent paper, with minimal glow. A Colnect user has a copy that appears to be very bright under UV, does this stamp exist with other fluorescence levels Picture below is Colnect user's picture of 2 7c stamps, one on left looks dull to me, other looks like could be HiBrite Any help appreciated.  |
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Post by renden on May 3, 2022 17:31:46 GMT
djcmhThe reason I cannot help you is that a friend in Norway wanted to go "deep" into the Centennials - so I gave him all my definitives I had in a binder (Canada). Still have the ones my late dad collected but he did not go into varieties. René
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Post by alanl on May 3, 2022 19:18:42 GMT
It`s very easy to turn a used stamp into a hibrite.
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Post by alanl on May 4, 2022 18:01:23 GMT
Here we have the dot on the forehead variety. Found in booklet BK69.
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Post by alanl on May 6, 2022 16:45:21 GMT
Another variety found in the booklet BK69. A dot under the C. This was unreported when I came across it.
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