The Small Queens

First Ottawa Period

Four denominations were issued during this period - One, Two, Three and Six Cents.

One Cent
March 1870		 Two Cents
February 1872		 Three Cents
January 1870		 Six Cents
January 1872

All plates made had lower left position dots and had either Type III or Type IV imprints, placed centrally top and sides and bottom. Additionally a Counter was added to one side or the other of the top imprint.

Stamps are generally on good quality wove paper, usually creamy, but in 1872 some were printed on a very white thin wove. The Thick Soft paper also comes from this period c.1871.

Perforations gauge either just under 12 or just over 11.75.

Montreal Period | Second Ottawa Period