WALSH

2018BRITISH NORTH

AMERICASPECIALIZEDStamp Catalogue

11th editionessays, die proofs, stamps, forgeries, flight covers and postal rates of BNA Colonies:

New Brunswick;

Nova Scotia;

British Columbia;

Prince Edward Island;

Classic Canada 1851 - 1951revenues+rate structures of Canada (Bills, Inspections, Law); Ontario; Quebec; British Columbia; Yukon

Cannon BNA Canada Specialized Stamp Perforation Gauge©

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New Brunswick Nova Scotia British Columbia Prince Edward Island Classic Canada 1851 - 1951

John M. Walsh, FRPSC with assistance from C. R. McGuire, OTB, FRPSC and contributions from Charles J. G. Verge, FRPSC, FRPSL and detailed Canada postal rate information from Brian D. Murphy and die proof images, quantities provided and offered by Glen Lundeen and forgeries of these colonies through research by Richard Gratton, FRPSC and dignitary booklets research from Jerome C. Jarnick, C. R. McGuire, OTB, FRPSC and specific subject research findings from George E. MacManus, FRPSC, Jack M. Wallace, FRPSC Mike Salmon, G. Douglas Murray, John Hillson, J. Edward Nixon, FRPSC, Robert C. Smith and revenue research findings from Christopher D. Ryan, J. Richard Fleet, Jean-Pierre Forest, Ian McTaggart-Cowan exhibit books, Edward Zaluski and research findings on Canadian Postage Stamps Printed by the Stickney Rotary Press from Julian J. Goldberg and research findings on Discovery of Stamp Perforation Changes that Started in 1962 from Julian J. Goldberg and Cannon BNA Canada Specialized Stamp Perforation Gauge© from Brian Cannon

revenues+rate structures of Canada (Bills, Inspections, Law); Ontario; Quebec; British Columbia; Yukon

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TABLE of CONTENTS page

FOREWORD by C. R. McGuire, OTB, FRPSC Nepean, Canada LII

NUMBERING SYSTEM EXPLANATION LXII

VALUATION CRITERIA RATIONALE LXIII

ABBREVIATIONS EXPLANATION LXIV

INTRODUCTION by C. R. McGuire LXV

COMPARATIVE TABLE OF STAMP NUMBERS by C. R. McGuire LXVI

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1156, 1161, 1165

NEW BRUNSWICK POSTAGE STAMP issues 1851 - 1867

1851 Pence issue 1000

1860 Connell Essay 1001

1860 Cents issue 1001

Forgeries offered from research done by Richard Gratton 1004

Town Post Offices and Cancel Types with help from George E. MacManus 1009

Table of General Postal Rates 1019

NOVA SCOTIA POSTAGE STAMP issues 1851 - 1867

1851 Pence issue 1033

1860 - 1863 Cents issue 1034

Forgeries offered from research done by Richard Gratton 1038

Town Post Offices and Cancel Types 1045

Table of General Postal Rates 1058

BRITISH COLUMBIA and VANCOUVER ISLAND POSTAGE STAMP issues 1860

1860 Pence issue 1070

VANCOUVER ISLAND POSTAGE STAMP issues 1865

1865 Pence issue 1071

BRITISH COLUMBIA POSTAGE STAMP issues 1865 - 1871

1865 Cents issue 1072

1868 - 1871 Provisional Surcharges 1073

Forgeries offered from research done by Richard Gratton 1074

Town Post Offices and Cancel Types with help from Jack M. Wallace 1079

Table of General Postal Rates 1082

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND POSTAGE STAMP issues 1861 - 1873

1861 - 1870 Pence issue 1086

1872 Cents issue 1089

Forgeries offered from research done by Richard Gratton 1090

Town Post Offices and Cancel Types with help from G. Douglas Murray 1096

Table of General Postal Rates with help from Mike Salmon 1100

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NSSC TESQ issue

NSSC CPE issue

NSSC TELQ issue

NSSC MC issue

CANADA POSTAGE STAMP issues as a Province

1851 - 1859 Pence issue; on Laid Paper; on Wove paper in 1852 1113

1851 - 1859 Colony of Canada Pence Trial Essay issue: 1118 Dickens Head; Queen Victoria; Viking Head

perf. gauge Cannon BNA Canada Specialized Stamp Perforation Gauge© 1119

1859 - 1864 First Cents issue on Wove Paper 1120

CANADA POSTAGE STAMP issues as a Dominion

1868 - 1875 Queen Victoria - Large Queen Trial Essay issue 1125

1868 - 1875 Queen Victoria - Large Queen issue 1127

1870 - 1893 Queen Victoria - Small Queen Trial Essay issue 1135

1870 - 1893 Queen Victoria - Small Queen issue 1139

1897 Queen Victoria - Diamond Jubilee issue 1153

1897 - 1898 Queen Victoria - Maple Leaf issue 1160

1898 - 1902 Queen Victoria - Numeral issue 1169

1898 Imperial Penny Postage - Map Stamp issue 1177

1899 Provisional - Numeral issue Surcharged 1178

1899 Provisional - Maple Leaf issue Surcharged + article 1178Article on: Overprinted Provisional Surcharges: Who was printed first; ?invert forgeries 1179

1903 - 1908 King Edward VII issue 1185

1908 Quebec Tercentenary issue 1192

1911 - 1925 King George V - Admiral issue 1200Article on: Canada’s Inland Revenue and Postal War Tax Stamps did not Finance its War

Expenditures during the First World War research offered by Christopher D. Ryan 1232

1917 50th Anniversary of Confederation issue 1234

1914 MacDonald Cartier Trial Essay issue 1235

1914 Canada - USA Peace Trial Essay issue 1240

1926 Provisional - King George V - Admiral Surcharges issue + article 1241

1927 60th Anniversary of Confederation issue 1245

1928 - 1929 King George V - Scroll issue 1251

1930 - 1931 King George V - Arch and Leaf issue 1258Article on: Discovery of two sheet perforations that exist on 2¢ green denomination

research by Julian J. Goldberg 1260

1932 Provisional - Arch and Leaf issue Surcharges 1270

1932 Imperial Economic Conference issue 1271

1932 King George V - Medallion issue 1272Article on: 1¢ green NSSC 161a; is it Flat Plate or Rotary Press Printed? Julian J. Goldberg 1273

1933 UPU Meeting issue 1278

1933 Grain Exhibition issue Overprint 1278

1933 Royal William issue 1278

1934 Jacques Cartier issue 1279

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NSSC TCRSx1

NSSC KE8x4

1934 Founding of New Brunswick issue 1280

1935 King George V - Silver Jubilee issue 1281

1935 King George V - Pictorial issue 1287

1935 50th Anniversary of the Completion of the Trans-Canada Railway System Trial Essay issue 1293

1936 King Edward VIII Trial Essay issue 1294

1937 King George VI - Mufti issue 1295

1937 King George VI - Coronation issue 1299

1938 Pictorial issue 1300

1939 Commemoration of Royal Visit issue 1304

1942 - 1943 King George VI - War issue 1307

1946 King George VI - Peace issue 1316

1947 Alexander Graham Bell issue 1318

1947 Advent of Citizenship issue 1319

1948 Royal Wedding of Princes Elizabeth issue 1319

1948 Centenary of Responsible Government issue 1319

1949 Newfoundland Entry Into Confederation issue 1319

1949 Halifax Bicentenary issue 1320

1949 King George VI - WITH - Postes - Postage issue 1320

1950 King George VI - WITHOUT - Postes - Postage issue 1323

1950 Canada Oil Wells issue 1325

1950 Canada Fur Resources issue 1325

1951 Canada Fishing Resources issue 1325

1951 Canada Prime Ministers issue 1325

1951 Canada Stamp Centenary - CAPEX issue 1326

1951 Royal Visit 1326

article on Discovery of Stamp Perforation Changes Started in 1962 by Julian J. Goldberg 1327

Canada Airmail Stamps

1928 Airmail Issue - Allegory of Flight 1330

1930 Airmail Issue - Mercury in Flight 1330

1932 Airmail of 1928 - Allegory of Flight issue Surcharged 1331

1932 Airmail of 1928 - Allegory of Flight issue Surcharged and with Overprint of OTTAWA CONFERENCE 1932 issue 1331

1935 Airmail issue - Daedalus in Flight 1331

1938 Airmail issue - Steamer and Monoplane 1332

1942 Airmail issue - 6¢ R.C.A.F. Training Plane 1332

1943 Airmail issue - 7¢ R.C.A.F. Training Plane 1333

1946 Airmail issue - Canada Goose 1333

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Canada Airmail Special Delivery Stamps

1942 - 1943 16¢ and 17¢ Special Delivery - War issue - Plane Facing Left over City 1334

1946 17¢ Special Delivery - Peace issue - Plane Facing Right over City 1334

Canada Special Delivery Stamps

1898 10¢ Green issue 1335

1922 20¢ Carmine issue 1335

1927 20¢ Orange - Confederation Issue - Train, Plane, Horse etc 1336

1930 20¢ Henna Brown issue - TWENTY CENTS in tablet 1336

1932 20¢ Henna Brown - CENTS in tablet 1336

1935 20¢ Carmine issue - Allegory of Progress 1337

1938 20¢ Carmine issue - Coat of Arms in Oval 1337

1939 10¢ on 20¢ Carmine issue - Coat of Arms in Oval Surcharged 1338

1939 10¢ Green - Coat of Arms in Oval 1338

1942 10¢ Green - War issue - Coat of Arms with Flags - War 1338

1946 10¢ Green - Peace issue - Coat of Arms with Olive branches - Peace 1338

Canada Postage Due Stamps

1906 - 1928 Violet Color issue - Top, side Scrolls turn Outside 1339

1930 - 1932 Violet Color issue - Top, side Scrolls turn Inside 1340

1933 - 1934 Dark Violet Color issue Numerals in Rectangle Box 1341

1935 - 1965 Dark Violet Color issue Numerals in a Shield 1342

Canada Registration Stamps

1875 2¢ Orange Color issue 1344

1875 5¢ Dark Green Color issue 1345

1875 8¢ Blue Color issue 1345

Canada Officially Sealed

1879 OFFICIALLY SEALED brown with Medallion in top and bottom of scroll 1346

1902 Queen Victoria issue on blue paper; later white paper 1346

1913 OFFICIALLY SEALED black brown with Leaf in corners 1346

Canada Booklets 1898 - 1943 1347

Canada Dignitary Booklets to 1994offered from research done by Jerome C. Jarnick, C.R. McGuire 1356

Canada Forgeries offered from research done by Richard Gratton 1381

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Canada Miscellaneous

1916 BAHAMAS 5 pence stamps overprinted SPECIAL DELIVERY for use in Canada 1391

1923 COLOMBIA stamps of 1923 overprinted CA. (signifying Canada) for the SCADTA air mail system used from Canada 1392

Canada Semi-Official Airmail Stamps and flights

1918 - 1919 Aero Club of Canada issue 1393

1920 Grand Army of Canada issue 1393

1924 Laurentide Air Service Limited issue 1394

1924 Estevan - Winnipeg issue 1394

1925 Northern Air Service Limited issue 1394

1926 Jack V. Elliot Air Service issue 1395

1926 Elliot - Fairchild Air Service issue 1395

1926 Elliot - Fairchilds Air Service issue 1396

1926 Elliot Fairchild Air Transport Limited issue 1396

1926 Fairchild Air Transport Limited issue 1396

1926 - 1927 Patricia Airways and Exploration Limited issue (Style ONE) 1397

1926 - 1927 Patricia Airways and Exploration Limited issue (Style TWO) 1398

1926 - 1927 Patricia Airways and Exploration Limited issue (Style THREE) 1400

1927 Western Canada Airways Limited Service issue 1402

1927 Western Canada Airways Limited Jubilee issue 1403

1927 London (Canada) to London (Great Britain) issue 1403

1927 Yukon Airways & Explorations Co. Ltd. issue 1403

1928 Patricia Airways Limited issue 1404

1928 British Columbia Airways Limited issue 1404

1928 Moose Jaw Flying Club issue 1404

1928 Klondike Airways Limited issue 1404

1929 - 1930 Commercial Airways Ltd. issue 1405

1929 Cherry Red Airplane Limited issue 1406

1932 - 1934 Canadian Airways Limited issue 1407

Canada Government Official Airmail Flights 1912 - 1996 1408

Canada Postal Stationery

1871 - 1953 Post Cards 1452

1893 - 1902 Letter Cards 1463

1947 - 1948 Air Letters 1464

1875 - 1953 Post Bands and Wrappers 1465

1860 - 1949 Envelopes 1467

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CANADA PENCE, DECIMAL and AIRMAIL POSTAL RATES 1474Detailed Rate Table 1489

offered from research done by: Brian D. Murphy; C. R. McGuire, OTB, FRPSC;Robert C. Smith; Charles J. G. Verge, FRPSC, FRPSL

Canada REVENUE Stamps (only issues as listed)help offered from research done by Christopher D. Ryan, J. Richard Fleet, Jean-Pierre Forrest, Ian McTaggart-Cowan(exhibit) and Edward Zaluski (much research is on his “Canadian Revenues” cds)

Canada Bill Revenue Stamps Rate Structure 1497

1864 First Bill Revenue issue 1498

1864 Second Bill Revenue issue 1502

1868 Third Bill Revenue issue 1509

1875 Crown Gas Meter Inspection issue 1513

1897 Queen Victoria Gas Meter Inspection issue 1514

1915 King George V Gas Meter Inspection issue 1515

1895 Crown Electric Light Meter Inspection issue 1516

1900 Lady of the Light Allegory Electric Light Meter Inspection issue 1517

Canada Electric Light Meter Inspection Rate Structure 1519

1930 King George V Electricity and Gas Meter Inspection issue 1522

Canada Gas Meter Inspection Rate Structure 1523

1876 - 1885 Crown Weights and Measures Meter Inspection issue 1524

1897 Queen Victoria Weights and Measures Meter Inspection issue 1526

1906 King Edward VII Weights and Measures Meter Inspection issue 1528

1915 King George V Weights and Measures Meter Inspection issue 1528

1930 King George V Weights and Measures Meter Inspection issue 1529

Canada Weights and Measures Meter Inspection Rate Structure 1530

1876 Young Queen Victoria Canada Law issue (Exchequer and Supreme Law Courts) 1535

1897 Widow Queen Victoria Canada Law issue (Exchequer and Supreme Law Courts) 1537

1915 King George V Canada Law issue (Exchequer and Supreme Law Courts) 1538

1936 Crowned King George V Canada Law issue (Exchequer and Supreme Law Courts) 1538

1938 - 1966 King George VI Canada Law issue (Exchequer and Supreme Law Courts) 1539

Canada Exchequer Law Courts Rate Structure 1540

Canada Supreme Law Courts Rate Structure 1541

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Ontario Law Courts Rate Structure 1544

1864 Ontario Allegory of Justice Law issue 1546

1870 -1911 Ontario Allegory of Justice Law issue 1561

1908 Ontario Allegory of Justice Law issue 1563

1929 - 1940 Ontario Allegory of Justice Law issue 1563

Ontario Law Fees Applicable in 1940 and 1951 1565

Ontario Security Transfer Tax Stamps Fee Structure 1569

1911 - 1926 Ontario Transfers Tax Stamps issue 1571

1926 Ontario Stock Transfer Tax Surcharge and Overprint Issue on - Luxury Tax Stamp design 1572

1935 Ontario Transfer Tax Stamps issue 1572

1936 Ontario Transfers Tax Stamps issue 1573

1969 Ontario Transfers Tax Surcharge Stamp issue 1573

Ontario Luxury Tax Stamps Fee Structure 1574

1925 - 1936 Ontario Luxury Tax Stamps issue 1574

Ontario Gasoline Tax Stamps Fee Structure 1575

1928 - 1936 Ontario Gasoline Tax Surcharge Issue on - 1870 - 1911 Ontario Allegory of Justice Stamp Design 1575

1929 - June 1936 Ontario Gasoline Tax Surcharge Issue on - Luxury Tax Stamp Design 1577

1929 - June 1936 Ontario Gasoline Tax Surcharge Issue on - 1911 Transfers Stamp Design 1577

1864 Quebec Allegory of Justice Law issue 1578

1871 - 1912 Quebec Allegory of Justice Law issue 1580

1912 - 1962 Quebec Allegory of Justice Law issue 1584

1962 - 1966 Quebec Coat of Arms Law issue 1587

Quebec Registration Stamps Fee Structure 1589

1867 Quebec Registration Lower Canada Stamps issue 1589

1871 Quebec Registration issue 1590

1912 Quebec Registration issue 1591

1971 Quebec Registration issue 1591

Quebec Assurance License Stamps Fee Structure for insurance 1592

1875 - 1877 Quebec Assurance License issue 1592

Quebec Licenses Stamps Fee Structure for alcoholic liquor 1593

1889 - 1908 Quebec Licenses issue 1594

1901 Quebec LICENSES Overprint on - 1893 - 1906 Quebec Allegory of Justice Law issue 1594

1912 - 1921 Quebec LICENSES Overprint on - 1912 Quebec Allegory of Justice Law issue 1594

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Quebec Prohibition Stamps Fee Structure 1595

1919 - 1921 Quebec Prohibition issue 1595

Quebec Stock Transfer Tax Stamps Fee Structure 1596

1906 Quebec Stock Transfers Tax issues 1597

1913 Quebec Transferts Transfers Stamp Bilingual issue 1598

1879 - 1880 British Columbia First Series Law issue 1599

1888 - 1891 British Columbia Second Series Law issue 1599

1893 - 1901 British Columbia Third Series Law issue 1599

1905 - 1912 British Columbia Fourth Series Law issue 1600

1912 - 1926 British Columbia Fifth Series Law issue 1600

1926 - 1932 British Columbia Sixth Series Law issue 1601

1933 - 1941 British Columbia Seventh Series Law issue 1601

1942 - 1948 British Columbia Eighth Series Law issue 1602

1948 - 1957 British Columbia Ninth Series Law issue 1602

1958 British Columbia Tenth Series - Centennial Law issue 1602

1958 - 1981 British Columbia Eleventh Series Law issue 1603

1981 British Columbia Twelfth Series Law issue 1604

British Columbia Supreme Court Stamp Rate Structure 1605

1884 - 1890 New Brunswick Law issue 1622

1890 - 1900 New Brunswick Law issue 1622

1940 New Brunswick Law issue 1622

1895 New Brunswick Probate issue 1623

1915 New Brunswick Probate issue 1623

1925 New Brunswick Probate issue 1623

1934 New Brunswick Probate issue - ornaments around denominations 1623

1934 New Brunswick Probate issue - no ornaments around denominations 1624

1902 Yukon Territorial Court Law issue 1625

1902 Yukon Territorial Court Law issue - Surcharge 1626

1902 Yukon Dawson Mining Court Law issue 1627

Yukon Law Stamps Rate Structure 1628

Article: Canadian Postage Stamps Printed by the Stickney Rotary Press from research by Julian J. Goldberg 1631