The Admiral Stamps of Canada

Three Cents Brown - Coils

Date of Issue: 1918 (Horiz), 1921 (Vert)
Quantity: 126,300,000 (Horiz), 500,000 (Vert)
Method of Printing: Wet process

Introduction

The coil version of the three-cents brown value was issued in rolls of 500 in two ways: (1) imperforate horizontally and perforated 8 vertically; and (2) perforated 12 horizontally and imperforate vertically. (See Summary for details of the plates.)

THREE CENTS HORIZONTAL COIL
Horizontal Coil THREE CENTS VERTICAL COIL
Vertical Coil

Retouches and Re-entries

No significant reouches or re-entries are apparent with regards to the vertical coil. For the horizontal coil, however, George Marler reports 33 retouches and one re-entry, which is manifested by a doubling of ANA of CANADA and TAG of POSTAGE and in the white oval opposite them. (See his book, which is listed in References, for further details.)

Lathework

Type B on Plates 1 to 8; Type C on Plates 9 and 10. (See Lathework for an explanation of types.)

Updated: 12 Oct 97