The paper upon which the series of 1868 was printed was in general an ordinary white wove variety which varied considerably from a very thin, almost pelure quality to a quite hard and thick variety. Laid paper also makes its appearance again in this set. In Messrs. Corwin and King's article[88] we read:--"The 3 cents on laid paper was first brought to attention in the _Philatelic Record_ for March, 1882,[89] wherein it was stated that Mr. Tapling had a copy in his collection. The 1 cent was first mentioned in the _National Philatelist_ for January, 1883, by Mr. Corwin, its discoverer, in these words: 'Some time since I saw noted in the _Philatelic Record_ the existence of a 3 cent Canada stamp, emission of 1868, on laid paper. In looking through my Canadian varieties, after reading this note, I discovered also a copy of the one cent red, same emission, on laid paper'". The 1 cent yellow is likewise catalogued by the London Society,[90] but the following remark is added: "The One Cent, yellow, on laid paper, is not known to the Society. It is taken from _The Halifax Philatelist_ for July, 1888, page 74." Concerning this Messrs. Corwin and King state:[91] "This was inserted in the _Halifax Philatelist_ in error; so far as we know this stamp does not exist. The original sin of chronicling this stamp, however, rests with M. Moens, for in the _Philatelic Record_ for January, 1883, the fact is stated that M. Moens states that he knows of the existence of the 1c. orange on laid paper." Mr. Charles Lathrop Pack adds his testimony against this quondam stamp:[92] "I do not believe that the 1c, yellow, exists on laid paper, None of the large collectors of Canada or of this country have seen it, and I believe there is no real authority for listing it." There was none: and now that we have tracked it down, the laugh seems to be on the _Philatelic Record_, and M. Moens is absolved from his "original sin." In _Le Timbre-Poste_ for January, 1883, under the heading CANADA we read: "Semblable au 3 cents, 1868, sur papier _vergé_ blanc, il existe: 1 cent, brun-orange." This was the information quoted in the _Philatelic Record_,[93] but the translator evidently mistook the proper rendering of the French color name as _orange-brown_, and translated it simply _orange_, whence the error spread. We can therefore dispose quite effectually of the question and of the phantom stamp in the same breath. [88] =Metropolitan Philatelist=, II: 57. [89] This is an error, for in =Le Timbre-Poste= for November, 1877 (XV: 841). M. Moens says: "M. Fouré nous fait remarquer que le 3 cents [1868] a été imprimé exceptionnellement sur papier vergé." [90] =North American Colonies of Great Britain=, page 16. [91] =Metropolitan Philatelist=, II: 57. [92] =London Philatelist=, XVI: 144. [93] =Philatelic Record=. IV: 213.