The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great Britain
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The postage stamps, envelopes, wrappers and post cards of the North American colonies of Great Britain
Postage stamps -- Canada; Postal stationery -- Canada
_Five values._ Engraved and printed in _taille-douce_ by the American
Bank Note Company, of New York, on white wove paper; brownish gum;
machine perforated 12. The entire sheet of each value contains 100
stamps, arranged in ten rows of ten. There is no engraver’s name found on
the margins of the sheets of the four lowest values, but the Seventeen
Cents has “American Bank Note Co., New York,” on the edges of the sheet.
This value and the Five Cents were not issued until after the other three
stamps. Designs: ONE CENT.—Railway train, within transverse coloured
oval band inscribed in white Roman capitals. Small slanting ovals in the
upper, and larger upright ovals in the lower corners, with white Arabic
numeral of value. Curved octagonal label below, with “CENT” in white
Roman capitals. The remainder of the stamp is filled in with fine hatched
lines, with border of two plain coloured lines. FIVE CENTS.—Diademed,
nearly full-face portrait, of Queen Victoria looking to left, on ground
of horizontal lines, within an upright coloured oval, lettered in
white Roman capitals. Small slanting ovals in the upper, and larger
upright ones in the lower corners, with white Arabic numerals of value.
Oblong octagonal label below, with “CENTS” in white Roman capitals. The
spandrels are filled in with hatched lines, and two outer lines of colour
complete the design. TEN CENTS.—Similar to last, but small slanting ovals
in the spandrels, with Roman numeral in white. The bottom corners of the
stamp contain small octagonal coloured labels, with white Arabic numerals
of value. TWELVE AND A HALF CENTS.—Steamer sailing to right in transverse
oval, lettered with white Roman capitals. Small octagonal labels in the
upper, and larger circular ones in the lower corners, containing Arabic
numerals of value in white. Beneath the oval is a curved octagonal label
with “CENTS” in white Roman capitals. The spandrels are filled in with
hatching, and two outer lines of colour complete the design. SEVENTEEN
CENTS.—Nearly full face portrait of the Prince of Wales in Highland
costume looking to right, within a coloured upright oval lettered with
white Roman capitals. Small transverse ovals in each corner, with Arabic
numerals of value in white. Straight oblong octagonal label below the
oval, with “CENTS” in white Roman capitals. Spandrels filled in with
hatching, and border of two outer coloured lines. Shapes, small oblong
rectangular for the One and Twelve and a Half Cents; small upright
rectangular for the other three values. (_Illustrations 52, 53, 54, 55,
56._)
T. “NEW BRUNSWICK POSTAGE.” B. “ONE CENT,” “FIVE,” “TEN,”
“TWELVE AND A HALF,” “SEVENTEEN CENTS.”
1 c., lilac-brown, reddish-mauve (shades).
5 c., bronze-green, green ( ” ).
10 c., scarlet-vermilion ( ” ).
12½ c., Prussian blue ( ” ).
17 c., black ( ” ).
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