Canadian Regiments Souvenir Sheet.

The other day I needed some stamps for Christmas mail to Europe.
I didn't like the look of the $1.80 Xmas cookie stamp so I decided to
use the Canadian Regiments SS instead.
3 X 61c Permanent stamps = $1.83 = 3c overpayment.
But why not if it helps out with Canada Post's deficit.

The sheets are a bit big for a regular envelope but they did fit.
Strange also licking glue after all these years of self adhesives

Anyway what struck me is the excellent fine printing
by Lowe-Martin. Even the tiny faces of the soldiers are
quite recognizable.
In the CP Details magazine the print method states Lithography.
But these stamps do not look like the offset/litho of the past but more like photogravure.
Probably Lowe-martin uses the newer photolithography process
which has been used for printing some of the Machins lately.

CANADA

Scott 2577



Scott 2577a




Scott 2577b




Scott 2577c




Various closeup details from the souvenir sheet border






EDIT : Replaced missing images.

I own a Blackwatch kilt and uniform...

Nice Souvenir Sheet and great scans.

KirkS

I soaked this used copy..but I did not know how sensitive the selvage was..i was able to keep it together but if I had it to do over again I would have left it on close clipped paper !!

SV are they from the Scottish or Canadian regiment ?

Thanks Kirk. I usually don't buy Canadian stamps anymore
only what I need for postage but this SS did strike me as very well designed and printed.
That's why I posted it to drum up some business for Canada Post.

Much better scans than I can take. Thanks for posting them.

Thanks for the compliment BlackJag but you could get the same quality
of scans or even better with an Epson standalone scanner.

I find the printing quality of most Lowe-Martin stamps great.

However, Philby is correct. I find multiples of many recent Canadian stamps very difficult to soak without the stamps separating. It seems that once the glue has dissolved, the perforation joints are extremely weak and can come apart if removed from the water while still wet.

Bee See, I've noticed that too with some stamps but not
Canadian.

I soaked some recently together with some Austrian commems.
The Austrian multiples and Souvenir Sheets would just separate if not careful.
Also some curled up like a baguette and no I didn't use hot water but basically room temp.
It's just their cheap paper which they can use now for offset/litho stamps but couldn't before for engraved.

On the other hand the Canadian definitives after soaking, drying and pressing looked and felt as good as new mint.