Canada Stamps (#14-20)

Canada stamps #14-20 are notoriously difficult to find well centered and with large margins. 14 & 15 are quite common and reasonably priced, and yet I have had the hardest time locating high quality singles.

This weekend, I purchased an 18 for the bargain price of $15. This, by far, is the best centered and has the largest margins of any of my copies of this series (14-20).

Anyone else have pictures of these stamps they'd like to share?

Brian

I have Queen Victoria I had found from Canada cancelled Woodstock but the corner edge was torn but I do have other Canadian stamps not as fine as the one you have posted there

Nice stamp Rileysan

As you have already stated, this particular stamp is quite difficult to get very well centered.

Some years ago I was lucky enough to get this stamp on a 'front only'. I liked it too because of the "Colonial Packet" transportation cancellation that is also applied. I literally stole this stamp for just $10.00 out of a dealer's box. I guess it was that low because it is a front only but it is still hard to get this way.

Chimo

Bujutsu

Rileysan: I have seven of Canada Scott#18. I thought perhaps one of mine might surpass yours but on checking each has one bad edge with one having two bad edges.

I agree that it is difficult to find a stamp with VF margins.

Here is a scan of my initial page of this series. Close-ups of the six (6) different designs follows. Even with these narrow margins you see many 'reperfs'.




Scott #14

Scott #15

Scott #17

Scott #18

Scott #19

Scott #20

I have just listed one over on ebay with a not to bad but not great centering

Stamporator, your collection looks so much like mine! Up til now, I've had to settle for sound, "face-free" cancellations.

A member of my local club likes to bring his latest acquisitions to me for show & tell. He purchased a graded #14, Extra-fine/superb 95 Jumbo that he paid $300. Based on my experiences, that sounded like a bargain. There just isn't that many out there!

Brian

Jack, yours is better than average for sure! If I could find the remainder of the set in that condition, I might be content for awhile.

Stamporator: my eyes aren't that good anymore but does the description on your stamp page for the beaver Canada Scott#15 show 3c rather than 5c.

Hi Cynical,

Your eyes do not deceive you! Another mis-type.....

It is good to have a second set of eyes looking at your work.....Back to the printer.

To really see the great designs of this series, unless you can get Mint VF versions then the next best way is to get plate Proofs or Trial colour issues.

Scott #14P


Scott #15TCiv


Scott #17TCi


Scott #18P


Scott #19P


Scott #20TCii

Here's my first cents collections, I think I've shown before.
Just missing the #16 black brown and #20 which is on my most wanted list.

Well here's an update, just over 3 years later! Managed to snag a nice #20 tonight at a Maresch auction in Toronto. I did get one before, but it has a thin, so tonights win is an upgrade (for what I paid, it'd better be!)

Well done, James!

That is a nice 2c. My favourite out of this issue has got to be the 10c Consort. I love them all though.

Nice Alberts! Is your second image a #16?