The Small Queens

Imperforates


Ten Cents Imperf Pair

One sheet of each value, including the Large Queen Fifteen Cents was printed about 1892 and given to a gentleman who had been of service to the Department, some further few sheets were printed and ‘got out’, if I remember correctly some were actually on sale at Montreal. However, the bulk was purchased by the New England Stamp Company, by devious means, which can be read about elsewhere, but eventually were cloaked with respectability.  The only good thing that can be said about them is that imperforate or not, they were valid for postage and occasionally turn up on cover in unseparated pairs. Unfortunately, if one is a specialist in Small Queens one has to have them – gummed and ungummed where the values were so issued.

One sheet of each value, including the Large Queen Fifteen Cents was printed about 1892 and given to a gentleman who had been of service to the Department, some further few sheets were printed and ‘got out’, if I remember correctly some were actually on sale at Montreal. However, the bulk was purchased by the New England Stamp Company, by devious means, which can be read about elsewhere, but eventually were cloaked with respectability.  The only good thing that can be said about them is that imperforate or not, they were valid for postage and occasionally turn up on cover in unseparated pairs. Unfortunately, if one is a specialist in Small Queens one has to have them – gummed and ungummed where the values were so issued.

One word of warning, unless it is a selvedge copy never be tempted to buy a single; there are some jokers out there who think it clever to trim off the perforations of jumbos – the usual giveaway is three decent margins and one close, and now and then one can still see traces of the original perforations. The true meaning of ‘imperforated’ stamps!