The Diamond Jubilee Issue -1897

Value  Paper/Gum Type Perf Shades Plate Flaws/Re-Entries Etc
1/2c Black ABN-U

11.9 x 11.8, 11.9 x 12

12

Jet black

Black

(1) Fine vertical line through crown.

(2) Fine horizontal dash inside first A Of Canada.

(3) Two small dashes across lower frameline near "H" of "Half".

(4) Dot inside "R".

1c Orange ABN-U, ABN-V

12 x 11.8

11.95 x 11.9

11.9 x 12

11.9 x 11.8

12

Bright Yellowish Orange

Deep Orange

Yellowish Orange

(1) Dot in right margin and arc between EN of Cent.

(2) Vertical break in first A of Canada

2c Green ABN-U, ABN-V

12 x 11.9

12

12 x 11.8

12 x 11.9

11.95 x 12

Deep Bluish Green

Bluish Green

Green

(1) Dot in right margin

(2) Horizontal dashes across both legs of "V"

3c Rose ABN-U, ABN-V

11.9 x 12

12

12 x 11.9

11.9

12 x 12.1

Deep Bright Rose

Pale Rose

Bright Rose

Salmon-Rose

 


5c Dark Blue ABN-U, ABN-V

11.9

11.95 x 12

12

Dark Bright Blue

Dark Blue

(1) Doubling of letters "FIVE" at extreme left edge of the letters.

(2) Dot in "R"

 

6c Yellow Brown ABN-W

11.9 x 12

11.8

Deep Yellow Brown

Dark Yellow Brown

(1) Dot in margin under "CE" of "Cents"
8c Black Violet

ABN-U

 

ABN-V

11.95 x 11.9

12

11.9 x 12

11.9

Blackish Violet

Deep Blackish Violet

Dot in "3" Of "1837"
10c Brown Violet ABN-W

12

12 x 11.9

Brown Violet (1) Dot in central ribbon
15c Steel Blue ABN-W

12 x 11.95

12

Blue Black

Blackish Blue


20c Vermilion ABN-W

12 x 11.9

11.9

Dull Vermilion

Vermilion

(1) Thin crossed guidelines in LR corner margin and dot in bottom margin under "Y" of "Twenty"
50c Ultramarine ABN-W 11.9 x 12 Deep Ultramarine
$1 Lake ABN-W 12 Lake (1) Dot in central ribbon
$2 Violet ABN-W 12 x 11.9 Milky Violet (2) Major slip-print or re-entry, showing doubling of several letters of "Two Dollars", "ada" of "Canada" and "PO" of "Postage"
$3 Yellow Bistre



$4 Purple



 

This table is a work in progress. Cells will be filled in and additional entries made as more stamps are examined.