daveg28
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What I collect: U.S., Canada, Great Britain & Commonwealth, France (esp. 1950-80), DDR, USSR
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Post by daveg28 on Jul 3, 2018 12:40:32 GMT
So, what do I have here? I'm not terribly well versed on these small queens yet. I know it's a 37, but beyond that, I need help. It measures a 12.5 perf on all sides, but I'm not going to kid myself that I have the valuable variety shown in my Unitrade catalog with that perf. It appears to be the wrong color for that anyway.  |
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renden
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What I collect: World W collector with ++ interests in BNA (Canada etc) and USA
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Post by renden on Jul 3, 2018 15:01:22 GMT
Dave,
Your image makes it difficult to assess. Since you mention that your 3 c SQ is 12.5 X 12.5, I would appreciate knowing what gauge you used to measure your stamp and what about "shade" as the 3c has a lot !!
Consulting Hillson and Nixon's "Canada's Postage Stamps of the Small Queen Era, 1870-1897", on page 128 there is a full chapter on Perforation 12.5 X 12.5, mentioning that in the first shipment of the Thee Cents, a small number were perforated 12.5 X 12.5.......with probably no more than 150-200 copies of this variety remaining.
Methodology in evaluating a 3 cent SQ is of importance as there exists so many perfs and shades !!
Hope more experienced members get into this discussion as I am not an "expert" of SQs but I do have some good references to help me, including the above book, also the "Canada"s Small Queen Era", 1870-1897, by George Arfken, and the "Color Guide for Canada Small Queens", by Richard Morris. These complement Unitrade Canada Specialized Cat.
René
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