Stamp: North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) (Canada(Province of Canada First Cents Issue) Mi:CA 12,Sn:CA 15,Yt:CA 14,Sg:CA 31 📮

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North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)

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Country:
Canada
Series:
Province of Canada First Cents Issue
Catalog codes:
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Variants:
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Has minor variants: 7
Themes:
Animals (Fauna) | Beavers | Mammals | Rodents
Issued on:
1859-07-01
Colors:
Vermilion
Designers:
Alfred Jones (E) | Sandford Fleming
Printers:
American Bank Note Co.
Format:
Stamp
Emission:
Definitive
Perforation:
12
Printing:
Recess
Face value:
5 ¢ - Canadian cent
Print run:
39,792,172
Score:
50% Accuracy: Very High
Description:
According to Stamp Number, this value exists in three perforations : 11¾, 12x11¾ and 12. All are valued the same. Gibbons describes shade as "Pale Red"
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  • Sn:CA 15ii
    Yt:Unlisted
    Sg:Unlisted
    North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
    Colors:
    iInfringe
    Description:
    According to specialists, this shade can be found in all three perforation varieties : 11¾, 12x11¾ and 12.
  • Sn:CA 15iii
    Yt:Unlisted
    Sg:Unlisted
    North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
    Colors:
    Red
    Paper:
    Very Thick Paper Greater than 0.10 mm thick
  • Sn:CA 15iv
    Yt:Unlisted
    Sg:Unlisted
    North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
    Colors:
    Red
    Paper:
    Very Thin Paper Less than 0.076 mm thick
  • Sn:CA 15ix
    Yt:Unlisted
    Sg:Unlisted
    North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
    Description:
    Plate flaw: Blob above river ("Leaping Fish" flaw) Position 54 in pane
  • Sn:CA 15vi
    Yt:Unlisted
    Sg:Unlisted
    North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
    Description:
    Plate flaw: Scratch across river ("Log In Waterfall" flaw). Position 28 in pane
  • Sn:CA 15vii
    Yt:Unlisted
    Sg:Unlisted
    North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
    Description:
    CopyWrong
  • Sn:CA 15viii
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    Sg:Unlisted
    North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)
    Description:
    Plate flaw: Scratch across beaver's face ("Split Beaver" flaw) Position 90 in pane
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Canada: North American Beaver (Castor canadensis), 1859
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