Canada Centennials Printing Varieties.

alanl : 454eix "Airplane in the sky"... I am interested to buy one...

This 1c booklet stamp has a dot above her head.
Booklet BK69.

The `Dot in N` variety.
A listed variety.
I`ve gone through about 9500 stamps to find this item.

A nice little find, although I don't know how I'd feel after going through 9500 stamps in order to find it!

After going through 9492 stamps and finally finding
one...I felt pretty good!

The Centennial Study Group newsletter mentions
a mark on the horizon near the location of the
airplane variety. They didn`t provide a picture.
I think this is it. Booklet BK69.




I only have singles of this variety so I don`t know
if it is Row1/2 or Row2/2. Does anyone have this
variety in a pair?

On the 1 cent stamp there is a dot
just above the Queen`s head.
Booklet BK69.

Great stuff alanl. I have a batch of low value Centennials still in bundles waiting to be searched. This thread gives me a great idea of what to look for.

EDIT...EDIT.

I added this picture to post 9 on page 11.
It shows a line by her nose and a companion
line under the 6. Perf 12.5x12.

Hey alanl, I have been trying to figure out the most efficient way to go through a large lot of stamps.
Can you tell me how you do it?

I find sitting at a table with my head down looking through a glass gets tiring very quickly. I have tried with a magnifier attached to my glasses, and that seems to work better.
Just wondered if you have a "method".

The Optivisor head-band flip-down binocular magnigfier works a charm for no hands sorting. I have one with extra magnification lens anda loupe attachment. You can wear glasses underneath it also.

Search Google or on SCF here for pictures.


For seeing these Centennial stamps I imagine a USB camera connected to a computer screen would work also. Lots of reviws on SCF also.

Thanks Puzzler, I have tried everything, but not an Optivisor.
Do you find it is heavy on your head after a while?
What magnification do you use?

I do have the USB microscope (I use it for close-up pics, but never tried it as a live scanner).

Hi, having diabetes for all my life I find that my eyes need the #7 lenses pop-in and most times the loupe attachment also.

There are lesser strengths of magnification available with (I think) a #3, #5, #7 and somethng else smaller I think, lenses that pop in and out as needed, for both eyes together.

The higher the magnification, the heavier the lenses (plastic). The whole assembly is light and I find can be worn comfortably for hours if need be, with a sweat band of sorts part of the head band.

I do not have a USB camera or magnifier myself.

I just use a small magnifying glass with a small stronger lens
in the handle. I have a system for looking. A different one
for each value.

alanl, can you share a system or two?

Eg. 1c Centennial