The Maple Leaf Issue -1897-1898

 Value Paper Type Perf Printing Dimensions Shades Plate Flaws, Markings & Re-Entries
1/2c Black

ABN-X, ABN-Y, ABN-A

ABN-Z

ABN-AA

12 x 12

11.9

11.9 x 11.8

12 x 11.9

17 x 21 mm, 16.8 x 21, 16.8 x 20.8, 

17 x 20.75 or 17 x 20.8 mm

Jet Black

Black


1c Green

ABN-Y, ABN-X

ABN-Z

ABN-BB

11.9 x 11.8

12 x 11.9

11.85 x 11.9

11.9

11.8 x 12

11.9 x 12.1

17 x 21 mm

17 x 20.75 mm

16.75 x 21 mm

17 x 20.8 mm

17.75 x 21mm

16.75 x 20.75 mm

Blue Green

Deeper Blue Green


2c Purple

ABN-Y

ABN-BB

ABN-CC

12

11.9 x 11.85

11.9 x 12

12 x 12.1

11.8 x 11.9

12.1 x 12

11.75 x 12.1

12 x 11.9

17 x 21 mm

16.8 x 21 mm

17.25 x 21 mm

17.4 x 20.5 mm (squat printing)

Purple, Deep Purple, Purple Violet
3c Carmine

ABN-Y, ABN-BB, ABN-CC

ABN-DD

11.9 x 12

12.1 x 12

11.9

12

12 x 11.9

11.8 x 11.9


20.75 x 21mm

17 x 21mm

17.2 x 20.5 mm

17.25 x 20.5 mm

16.75 x 20.8 mm

Carmine, Bright Red, Deep Carmine Rose (1) Guide dot in LL corner margin, similar to that found on the 5c
5c Blue

ABN-FF

ABN-HH

12

11.9

12 x 12.05

12 x 11.9

17.4 x 20.8 mm

17.4 x 21 mm

Dark Blue

Dark Bright Blue

(1) Guide dot in lower left corner with diagonal scratch.

(2) Guide dot in portrait medallion, left centre. 

(3) Break in top frame over DA of Canada

6c Brown ABN-Z 12 17 x 21 mm Dark Yellowish Brown
8c Orange

ABN-CC

ABN-BB

ABN-GG

ABN-AA

ABN-II

ABN-JJ

11.9 x 11.8

11.8 x 12

12

12 x 11.9

11.9 x 12

17.4 x 20.5 mm (squat printing)

17 x 21 mm

17.5 x 20.6 mm

Orange

Pale Orange

Bright Orange


10c Brown Violet

ABN-Z

ABN-AA

11.9 x 12 17 x 21 mm

Brown Violet

Reddish Brown Violet


 

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