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 11.9 |
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". (5) as (1), but also with horizontal guideline through "anad" of "Canada. |
| 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 11.9 11.85 x 11.9 12 x 11.9 11.9 x 11.85 11.95 x 12 |
Bright Yellowish Orange Deep Orange Yellowish Orange Brownish Orange (oxidized orange) Light, Bright Yellow Orange |
(1) Dot in right margin and arc between EN of Cent. (2) Vertical break in first A of Canada (3) 5 minute dots in the margin under the letters of "Cents" (4) Plate damage consisting of white dots inside the "3" of "1837" and between the "8" & "3" of "1837, below the curved line. |
| 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 11.9 x 11.8 |
Deep Bluish Green Bluish Green Green |
(1) Dot in right margin opposite the top of the lower right scroll. (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 Light Aniline Rose Deep Rose Very Pale 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 11.9 x 12 12 x 11.8 |
Dark Bright Blue Dark Blue Blackish Blue Prussian Blue Deep Blue |
(1) Doubling of letters "FIVE" at extreme left edge of the letters. (2) Dot in "R" (3) Plate damage: white dot under "C" of Canada.
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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" (3) As (2) with two small dots in the LL margins, on each side of the LL corner. |
| 8c Black Violet |
ABN-U
ABN-V |
11.95 x 11.9 12 11.9 x 12 11.9 12 x 11.8 12 x 11.9 12.1 x 12 |
Blackish Violet Deep Blackish Violet Lighter Blackish Violet Deep Grey Violet Grey Violet |
(1) Dot in "3" Of "1837" (2) Apostrophe between "E" and "I" of "Eight". |
| 10c Brown Violet |
ABN-W ABN-AAAA |
12 12 x 11.9 11.9 x 11.85 |
Brown Purple Deep Brown Purple Deep Purple Brown Deep Reddish Purple |
(1) Dot in central ribbon (2) as (1) but also light horizontal guideline in lower margin. (3) Very minor re-entry: slight extension of the horizontal shading lines into the white ornamental line at left. (4) As (1), but also with major diagonal white scratch through the "N" of "Ten" all the way up to the left medallion. |
| 15c Steel Blue |
ABN-W ABN-AAAA |
12 x 11.95 12 12 x 11.9 12 x 11.8 11.9 x 12 |
Blue Black Blackish Blue Deep 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 11.95 x 11.8 12.1 x 12 |
Dull Vermilion Vermilion Deep Vermilion Dark 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 Ultramarine Powder Blue |
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| $1 Lake |
ABN-W ABN-V ABN-QQQQ ABN-AAAA |
12 12 x 11.9 11.9 x 12 11.8 x 11.9 |
Lake | (1) Dot in central ribbon |
| $2 Violet |
ABN-W ABN-AAAA
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12 x 11.9 11.9 x 12 |
Milky Violet Blackish Violet (Michel Colour Key) Deep 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 |
ABN-W ABN-QQQQ |
12 x 11.9 12 x 11.75 |
Brown Ochre (Michel Colour Key) | (1) Distorted"P" for "I" in RIV - The I has a small hump on it, which makes it resemble a disproportionate P |
| $4 Purple | ABN-AAAA | 11.9 | Lively Grey Violet (Michel Colour Key) | |
| $5 Olive Green | ABN-AAAA | 12 x 11.9 | Blackish Grey Olive (Michel Colour Key) |
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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