The Diamond Jubilee Issue -1897
| Value | Paper/Gum Type | Perf | Shades | Plate Flaws/Re-Entries Etc |
| 1/2c Black |
ABN-U ABN-QQQQ ABN-V |
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 12.1 x 12 11.95 x 11.8 11.9 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 12 x 11.95 |
Deep Bright Rose Pale Rose Bright Rose Salmon-Rose
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| 5c Dark Blue | ABN-U, ABN-V |
11.9 11.95 x 12 12 11.95 x 11.9 11.9 x 12.05 |
Dark Bright Blue Dark Blue Blackish Blue |
(1) Doubling of letters "FIVE" at extreme left edge of the letters. (2) Dot in "R"
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| 6c Yellow Brown |
ABN-W ABN-QQQQ |
11.9 x 12 11.8 12 x 11.9 11.9 x 11.8 11.9 12 x 11.8 |
Deep Yellow Brown Dark Yellow Brown |
(1) Dot in margin under "CE" of "Cents" (2) Dot inside "V" |
| 8c Black Violet |
ABN-U
ABN-V |
11.95 x 11.9 12 11.9 x 12 11.9 12 x 11.8 |
Blackish Violet Deep Blackish Violet |
Dot in "3" Of "1837" |
| 10c Brown Violet |
ABN-W ABN-AAAA |
12 12 x 11.9 |
Brown Violet Deep Brown Violet |
(1) Dot in central ribbon (2) as (1) but also light horizontal guideline |
| 15c Steel Blue |
ABN-W ABN-AAAA |
12 x 11.95 12 12 x 11.9 |
Blue Black Blackish Blue |
(1) crossed horizontal and vertical guidelines that meet through the "N" of "Fifteen", and markings in "D" of "Canada" and "P" of "Postage" |
| 20c Vermilion |
ABN-W ABN-AAAA |
12 x 11.9 11.9 12 11.9 x 12 |
Dull Vermilion Vermilion Deep Vermilion |
(1) Thin crossed guidelines in LR corner margin and dot in bottom margin under "Y" of "Twenty" |
| 50c Ultramarine |
ABN-W ABN-AAAA |
11.9 x 12 12 11.8 x 11.9 12 x 11.9 |
Deep Ultramarine | |
| $1 Lake |
ABN-W ABN-V ABN-QQQQ |
12 12 x 11.9 11.9 x 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.
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