Canada, Elizabeth II: Varieties of Postage Stamps

A. Constant varieties

2 November 1953: Industry
50 c., light green
I		The thin sloping line below the last letter A in Canada stretches below the POS in POSTAGE.
1962 – 1963: definitive issue, Queen Elizabeth II
2 c., green
I		With cutting guidelines.
9 September 1964: Centenary of the Quebec Conference
5 c., dark brown and rose
I		Tail of letter Q in QUÉBEC white.
26 April 1965: Prairie crocus and arms of Manitoba
5 c., lilac, green and bistre
I		Colored dot at the top of the central flower.
14 March 1969: Aurele de Foy Suzor-Cote, painter
50 c., multicolored
I		The line from farmer’s knee.
8 October 1969: Christmas
5 c., multicolored
I		Black spot on the chin of the second child.
18 September 1970: Canadian landscape artists “The Group of Seven”
6 c., multicolored
I		There is a reddish spot on the small tree (the fire in the bush flaw).
11 August 1971: Paul Kane, painter
7 c., multicolored
I		Stroke at the top of the tipi.
17 March 1972: Quebec
$2, multicolored
I		A short dark line above the third rooftop from the left (airplane in the sky).
8 September 1972: Mountain sheep
15 c., multicolored
I		Blue tail.
29 November 1972: Cornelius Krieghoff, painter
8 c., multicolored
I		The dark horizontal line at the entrance of the blacksmith’s shop.
1973 – 1976: definitive issue, prime ministers and Queen Elizabeth II
8 c., ultramarine
I		Double rouletted.
9 October 1974: Centenary of UPU
8 c., violet, red and blue
I		Pale-faced Indian.
3 July 1975: Centenary of the founding of Calgary
8 c., multicolored
I		The blue dot at the top of the letter n in Canada.
II		A dot (fly) beside the mane.
6 August 1975: Olympic games in Montreal
10 c., multicolored
I	<	A red dot on the bicep.
17 September 1976: The Iroquoians
10 c., gray
I	Missing medallion on both stamps	Missing medallion.
26 May 1977: Tom Thomson
12 c., multicolored
I		Stroke above letter D in CANADA.
18 November 1977: Canadian Sailing Ships
12 c., multicolored
I		Two dots (pulleys) below the second mast.
18 January 1978: Philatelic exhibition CAPEX
12 c., multicolored
I		Colored dot below letter O in POSTAGE.
March – July 1973: definitive issue, Queen Elizabeth II
17 c., multicolored
I		Mis-registration of colors is often referred to, or mis-identified as doubling of face or double printed.
6 March 1980: Centenary of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
35 c., multicolored
I		Vertical line over N in CANADA.
6 June 1980: Centenary of the national anthem “O Canada”
17 c., multicolored
I		Dot on mustache.
20 June 1980: John George Diefenbaker, prime minister
17 c., dark blue
I		White dot above letter G.
4 August 1982: Centenary of Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
30 c., multicolored
I		Thin sloping line (apostrophe) on top of the second letter n in Canadian.
18 May 1984: Tall Ships Visit
32 c., multicolored
I		Double anchor hole.
29 August 1986: Exploration of Canada
34 c., multicolored
I		Crossed N in CANADA.
1 June 1988: Wildlife Conservation.
37 c., multicolored
I		Bug on the leaf. Position 19. UCS 1204i.
4 July 1988: International Entomology Congress, Vancouver
37 c., multicolored
I		An additional dot right from the first butterfly (above letter D in CANADA).
19 August 1988: 250 years of forges of Saint-Maurice
37 c., multicolored
I		There is a feather on the cap.
II		Cuff link. Position 6. UCS 1216ii
12 October 1999: Millennium
46 c., multicolored
I		The last letter A in CANADA is broken on the left.
12 October 2007: Beneficial Insects – Golden-eyed Lacewing
3 c., multicolored
I		For positions 11-14 there is no space between “Canada” and the scientific name of the insect as “Canada” is shifted to the right. Full pane.