_Seven values._ Engraved and printed in _taille-douce_ by the British-American Bank Note Company, of Montreal and Ottawa, on white wove paper, varying greatly in substance, or on white laid paper; white gum; machine perforated 12. Designs: The central design is the same in each value, and consists of a diademed profile portrait of Queen Victoria to right, on background of horizontal lines, enclosed within a narrow circular white line. The borders, the shape of the labels, and the position of the numerals, vary in each value. Shapes, small upright rectangular for the Half Cent, large upright rectangular for the other six values. (_Illustrations 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28._) T. “CANADA POSTAGE.” B. “HALF CENT,” “ONE CENT,” “TWO,” “THREE,” “SIX,” “TWELVE AND A HALF,” “FIFTEEN CENTS.” (A) _White wove paper._ ½ c., black. 1 c., brown-red (shades). 1 c., orange-yellow ( ” ). 2 c., green, yellow-green ( ” ). 3 c., red ( ” ). 6 c., brown ( ” ). 12½ c., blue ( ” ). 15 c., lilac ( ” ). (B) _White horizontal laid paper._ 1 c., brown-red. 1 c., yellow. 3 c., red (shades). (C) _Bluish-white wove paper._ ½ c., black. _Remarks._—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. Some of the stamps on wove paper have been catalogued with a watermark, consisting of various letters. It is probable these letters are portions of the name of the papermaker, which most likely exists in the margin of the sheets. The Half Cent, on bluish paper, is taken from the sixth edition of M. Moens’ _Catalogue_. Issue II. 1870-1874. _Five values_.—Engraved and printed in _taille-douce_ by the British-American Bank Note Company on white wove paper, varying in substance; white gum; machine perforated 12. The entire sheets contain 100 stamps, each in ten rows of ten. The size of the stamps and the designs are similar to that of the Half Cent of the preceding issue, except as regards the borders of the stamps, which differ for each value. The Six Cents was not issued until January, 1872; while the Ten Cents did not make its appearance until the end of 1874. (_Illustrations 29, 30, 31, 32, 33._) 1 c., orange, yellow (shades). 2 c., green, yellow-green (shades). 3 c., vermilion, red, rose, vermilion-red (shades). 6 c., brown (shades). 10 c., lilac-rose (shades). _Varieties._ (A) 3 c., imperforate, (B) 5 c., perf. 13½ × 12. _Remarks._—_The Halifax Philatelist_, in its number for February, 1887, mentions that the Three Cents exists in very dark brown, almost black. The specimen seen was unused, and purchased among others from the Post Office. Probably the change in colour is due to oxidation, or some other accidental cause. Issue III. 1875-1876.