Canada, George V: Varieties of Postage Stamps

A. Types

1916
War Tax Stamps
Canada 1916 War Tax Stamp Die 1
Die I		 Canada 1916 War Tax Stamp Die 2
Die II		 Die I:

  • long horizontal line under the foot of the T,
  • solid upward line of color from 1 to T.

Die II:

  • short horizontal line, two dashes and dots under the foot of the T,
  • without the solid line from 1 to T.
1922/31
1 c., chrome-yellow
Canada George V 1 cent Stamp Die 1
Die I		 Canada George V 1 cent Stamp Die 1
Die II		 Die I:

  • larger spacing between N in ONE and oval frame,
  • larger spacing between CENT and bottom frame,
  • diagonal shading lines behind ONE CENT well visible.

Die II:

  • the spacings are shorter, inscription ONE CENT appears to be larger,
  • horizontal lines behind ONE CENT.
3 c., carmine
Canada George V 3 cents Stamp Die 1
Die I		 Canada George V 3 cents Stamp Die 1
Die II		 Die I:

  • the lowest line below the medals does not touch the thick diagonal line,
  • three white lines above each E in THREE,
  • middle horizontal line of numeral 3 long.

Die II:

  • the lowest line below the medals touches the thick diagonal line,
  • the white lines above the second E in THREE interrupted by steam of maple leaf,
  • middle horizontal line of numeral 3 short.
1930/31
1 c., green

Die I		 Canada George V 1 cent postage stamp Die 2
Die II		 Die I:

  • line inside circle of the right ornament short,
  • three thick and one thin horizontal line between the top ornament and P of POSTAGE.

Die II:

  • line inside circle of the right ornament long,
  • four thick horizontal lines between the top ornament and P of POSTAGE.
2 c.
Canada George V 2 cents Stamp Die 1
Die I		 Canada George V 2 cents Stamp Die 1
Die II		 Die I of 2 cents green, scarlet and deep brown:

  • three thick lines between P of POSTES and top ornament,
  • shading line in the circle of the left ornament short.

Die II of 2 cents, scarlet and deep brown:

  • four thick lines between P and the top ornament,
  • shading line in the circle long.
1932/33
3 c., scarlet
Canada 1932 George V 3 cents Stamp Die 1
Die I		 Canada 1932 George V 3 cents Stamp Die 2
Die II		 Die I:

  • the right numeral 3 placed lower, almost interrupting the left frame of denomination box.

Die II:

  • the right numeral 3 placed higher and further away from the left frame of denomination box.

 

B. Constant varieties

21 September 1928 / 22 February 1932 (surcharged)
5 c., olive brown
I Canada 1932 Airmail postage stamp plate flaw swollen breast
Without surcharge		 Colored dot on breast of the left allegory (the “swollen breast flaw”).
1930/31
2 c., scarlet, deep brown
I Canada George V postage stamp plate flaw extended mustache
2 c., scarlet		 Extended mustache.
II Canada George V postage stamp plate flaw cockeyed king Cockeyed king.
III Canada George V postage stamp plate flaw dot on N
On surcharged stamp of 1932		 Colored dot at the top of letter N in CENTS.
10 c., green
I Canada Parliamentary Library Ottawa postage stamp plate flaw broken spire Broken spire.
12 July 1932: Ottawa Conference
3 c., scarlet
I Canada 1932 Ottawa conference postage stamp flaw dot on E Colored dot on E of POSTAGE.
24 July 1933: World’s Grain Exhibition and Conference, Regina
20 c., red orange
I Canada 1933 postage stamp overprint flaw exhibition Letter X in EXHIBITION damaged on top right.
1 June 1935
1 c., green
I Canada 1935 George V stamp narrow 1 plate flaw Left numeral 1 narrow.
1 June 1936
6 c., red brown
I Canada 1936 airmail stamp flaw Tiny colored dot on letter R in AIR.

 

C. Coincidental varieties

21 June 1932
3 cents on 2 cents, carmine
1 Shifted overprint Canada 1932 George V postage stamp overprint error