Who else but Guillaume would start my Saturday morning with an email containing an image of an amazing, almost unbelievable stamp?
'We' now have an example of one of the least common Small Queen varieties in very fine, mint condition. Guillaume confirms perf. 11.5 x 12, and his example more clearly shows the additional markings in and around the 'CA' of Canada
Guillaume Vadeboncoeur has just provided us with a scan of a 2¢, which is one we all should be looking for. It is the first time a re-entry showing doubling in all 5 zones has been reported. The doubled lines in the nose and forehead are striking.
It was almost two years ago that we reported 5F2.2 and now, thanks to a nice auction win by Jim Jung, we have more information on this very interesting CPV.
Guy is back at it with two more great additions to our growing list of Constant Plate Varieties reported on stamps of the Small Queen issue. First up is an interesting flaw which shows marks on the Queen's neck and in the 'NT' of Cents of the 2¢ ~ 2F18.3. This was quickly followed by the report of a very strong scratch in the lower portion of the 3¢ ~ 3F19.3.
Hold the press...Guy just sent along another: 3F2.17 shows a strong 'blob' like plate flaw in the bottom margin, just below the right '3'.
Guy Jeffery has been at it again. After a very successful visit to the Royal in Fredericton recently, he submitted two covers. The first is a great domestic cover showing a strip of three of the 1¢. The left stamp showing 1F8.1s2 and providing us with a date for this CPV. The second cover, to the US is franked with the earliest reported example of 6F2.1 from position A-66.
Previously, he had sent me two examples of a new 3¢ CPV - 3F1.24, a scratch in the 'CE' of Cents.