Large Queen Paper Types (With Cross References To Duckworth Types)
| Printing | Location | Characteristics/Description | Type Code | Values Seen On |
| First | Ottawa | Smooth, but not silky smooth, stout horizontal wove paper, with clear, closely spaced horizontal mesh, and very slight rippling visible on the felt side. I refer, in my Small Queen table to this as ribbing, but on this it is really more of a rippled effect. This paper is also thin and translucent. |
FO-D (A variant of Duckworth paper 9b) |
15c, 6c |
| First | Ottawa | Rough, horizontal wove, with barely discernable mesh. What is striking about this paper is the very rough and fibrous appearance (moreso on the back than the front). This is one of the few papers of this period to show loose fibres on the paper surface under magnification. |
FO-L |
1/2c |
| First | Ottawa | Stout horizontal wove with coarse mesh, smooth, semi-porous felt side. | FO-M (Duckworth 4) | All except 5c |
| First | Ottawa | Stout, medium vertical wove paper, with clear, coarse vertical mesh and a somewhat porous surface under magnification (felt and wire side, though the wire side is more porous than the felt side) | FO-N (Duckworth 6 & Bothwell) | All except 5c |
| First | Ottawa | Thinner to Medium stout horizontal wove with clear, closely spaced horizontal mesh, and a smooth, non-porous felt side. This is a slightly translucent paper, in that you can just make out the text from a book, if you place the stamp face down on top of the printed words. | FO-O (Duckworth 10) | All except 5c |
| First | Ottawa | As FO-L above, but vertical, rather than horizontal mesh | FO-P (Duckworth 3) | 12.5c |
| First | Ottawa | Stout, but silky-smooth horizontal wove paper, with closely spaced horizontal mesh (similar in appearance to FO-O, but for the silky smooth feel) | FO-Q | 15c |
| First | Ottawa | Soft, somewhat translucent horizontal wove paper, with mesh that only really becomes visible under a loupe, or when held up to the light, when it shows up as somewhat coarse. The wire side is semi-porous, while the felt side is non-porous. It "glides" easily between the thumb and index finger. The design is visible through the back, but text is not when laid face down on a book. | FO-R (Duckworth 3) | 1c |
| First | Ottawa | Translucent horizontal wove paper, without clear mesh, even when held up to backlight. The felt side is semi-porous, while the wire side is porous. The translucency is similar to FO-O | FO-S (Duckworth 2?) | 3c |
| First | Ottawa | Very thin, completely transparent, stout horizontal wove paper, with somewhat obscure horizontal mesh on a rough wire side, but a non-porous felt side, that shows horizontal ribbing similar to type MM-B on the Small Queen issue. This paper is so transparent, you can read black text through the back when the stamp is face up on a book. The design is completely visible through the back. | FO-T (Duckworth 10) | 3c |
| First | Ottawa | Soft, translucent horizontal wove paper, with clear, closely spaced horizontal mesh. Both felt and wire side are semi-porous. The design is visible through the back of the paper, but book text is not clearly visible through the paper. | FO-U (A variant of the thin paper, which would be Duckworth 2) | 12.5c |
| First | Ottawa | Medium stout opaque vertical wove paper, showing clear, coarse mesh that only becomes clearer with backlight. Block letter Bothwell watermark. Wire & felt sides are semi-porous. | FO-V (Bothwell, Duckworth Paper 6) | 1c |
| First | Ottawa | Translucent vertical wove paper with no distinct mesh, even when held up to backlight. The felt side is relatively smooth and semi-porous, while the wire side is rougher and porous. | FO-W (Duckworth Paper 1) | 2c |
| First | Ottawa | As FO-V, but mesh is only really noticeable in backlight. | FO-X (variant of Bothwell paper) | 1c |
| First | Ottawa | Thin, translucent vertical wove paper with coarse mesh that is just visible without backlight, and is very clear in backlight. Smooth, slightly porous felt side. | FO-Y (Variant of Bothwell Paper, or Duckworth Paper 6) | 1c, 3c & 15c |
| First | Ottawa | Thin, translucent horizontal wove paper, with coarse horizontal mesh, visible without backlight, that becomes clearer in backlight. The felt side is slightly porous and smooth. | FO-Z (Possibly Duckworth 9b) | 1c, 6c |
| First | Ottawa | Stout, horizontal wove paper with no visible mesh, that only barely becomes visible by backlight. Smooth, non-porous felt side and very slightly porous wire side. | FO-AA (Variant of Duckworth Paper 4) | 3c |
| First | Ottawa | Thin, stout horizontal wove paper, that is transparent, and has coarse mesh that is visible without backlighting, and becomes less visible with backlight. The felt side is smooth and non-porous and the wire side is semi-porous. | FO-BB (Variant of Duckworth Paper 10) | 3c |
| First | Ottawa | Soft opaque white wove paper with fine horizontal mesh that is visible without backlight, but becomes less visible with it. The gum on this paper is light cream with a satin/semi-gloss sheen. | FO-CC (Variant of Duckworth Paper 9b) | 6c |
| First | Ottawa | Hard, stout, translucent horizontal wove paper, with closely spaced horizontal mesh that is visible without backlighting, but only at an angle. This mesh becomes much less visible with backlighting. The felt side is smooth and semi-porous and the wire side is rough and semi-porous. | FO-DD (a variant of Duckworth paper 2) | 6c |
| First | Ottawa | Similar to FO-U, but hard and stout, rather than soft paper. | FO-EE (a variant of Duckworth paper 2) | 12.5c |
| First | Ottawa | Similar to FO-DD, but somewhat ribbed felt side, and the mesh is readily visible, both without backlighting and only slightly less visible with backlighting. | FO-FF ( a variant of Duckworth paper 2) | 15c |
| Mid | Montreal | Stout Horizontal Wove With Coarse Mesh. This paper has a slightly corrugated appearance under magnification on the felt side. | MM-B | 1/2c |
| Mid | Montreal | Hard medium white wove with coarse vertical mesh | MM-D | 1/2c, 15c |
| Mid | Montreal | White stout horizontal wove paper with very coarse horizontal mesh, and smooth, semi-porous felt side | MM-I | 5c (Scarce), 1/2x |
| Mid | Montreal | Thick, hard opaque vertical wove paper with fine vertical mesh that appears coarse in backlight. | MM-F | 5c |
| Mid | Montreal | As MM-D of the Small Queens: Hard medium white wove with coarse vertical mesh, but with a slightly vertically corrugated felt side. | MM-X | 15c |
| Late | Montreal | Stout vertical wove with coarse mesh visible without backlight, that becomes less visible in backlight. Yellow semi-gloss gum. | LM-D | 15c |
| Montreal Gazette | Thin, translucent, smooth vertical wove paper with no visible mesh that is silky smooth to the touch, similar to some of the early First Ottawa papers. The felt side of this paper is smooth and non-porous. | MG-F | 15c | |
| Late | Second Ottawa | Stout, translucent vertical wove with clear vertical mesh, and smooth, non-porous felt side and brownish semi-gloss gum. | SO-JJ | 15c |
| Late | Second Ottawa | As above, but mesh is less distinct, paper is more translucent, and gum is a lighter cream semi-gloss | SO-KK | 15c |