The above statements are correct, and we can vouch for them by documentary evidence. Not only were the various values of the series we are considering on sale in imperforate condition, but also the 8, 20 and 50 cent stamps which we are next to consider, and the shade of the 8 cent stamp shows it to have been among the earlier printings--probably in 1893. We are fortunate in being able to present illustrations of all these imperforates in blocks of four or more, which will be found on Plates IX, X and XII. That these imperforates are perfectly good for postage and are recognized by the Canadian Post Office to this day, equally with their perforated prototypes, has been proved to our satisfaction because we have employed some on registered matter addressed to the United States. As this class of mail requires to be fully prepaid, any irregularity would at once be detected and the covers would tell the story. We illustrate a pair of the 2 cent imperforate on a registered cover mailed at Como, Quebec, on March 20, 1905. [Plate XIII, No. 129.] As before, we find that a few stamps have been "split" and used for half their value, copies of the 2 cent and 6 cent having been cut vertically and doing unquestioned duty as 1 cent and 3 cent stamps respectively. As this practise is unauthorized they can be regarded mearly as freaks that have slipped through by carelessness--or favor. Turning once more to the Postmaster General's Reports, we begin with that of the 30th June, 1875. This notes that:-- The Act passed in the last Session of Parliament for the regulation of the Postal Service of Canada, came wholly into force on the 1st October, 1875. 1. Letters passing by mail at 3 cents per 1/2 oz. 2. Local or drop letters at 1 cent per 1/2 oz. 3. Post cards 1 cent each. 4. Canadian newspapers and periodicals, from office of publication at 1 cent per pound of bulk weight. 5. Transient newspapers and periodicals, circulars, books, pamphlets, etc., open, 1 cent per 4 oz. 6. Newspapers or periodicals weighing less than 1 oz. each, when posted singly, 1/2 cent each. 7. Closed parcels not containing letters, 12-1/2 cents per 8 oz. The Act referred to was "An Act to amend and consolidate the Statute Law for the regulation of the Postal Service. [_Assented to 8th April, 1875._]"[111] and was mainly a repetition of _The Post Office Act, 1867_,[112] with certain amendments incorporated. The principal changes which interest us are as follows:-- [111] 38^o Vict. Chap. 7. [112] 31^o Vict. Cap. X. See page 95. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as "The Post Office Act, 1875," etc., etc.