Magnolia Inscription Strips

I have always assumed that, when it comes to recent coil pairs, the stamp above the inscription was constant. For example, with the latest flower commemorative, the yellow magnolia was above and the pink one below, as illustrated in "Details" catalogue. In this recent ebay offering:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/190841024972
strips of 4 are offered with both yellow and pink on top.



I am wondering if this is normal for all coils. If the number of intervening stamps is always an even number (it seems to be 10) then the top stamp should be constant too. Perhaps the interval here is an odd number?

I don't have an answer for your question as I've never noticed that before.

However, is this spot a variety on your stamp or something on your scanner?

I have none of these stamps yet myself.

The colour dots on the second strip have the black dot lower than on the first strip. Does ths feature create any colour shifts on the stamps themselves?

Does it also copy onto the booklet form of these stamps?

Does the slightly lower 'C' and black dot imdicate a back-printing of the Canada under ptinting?



I am not sure myself again, sorry, but the Adminware web site - http://www.adminware.ca/stamps.htm - does have a .pdf (5.9 MB) document available for download than catalogues the Lowe Martin printer's coil stamps and their Serpentine perforation varieties, and your question may be addressed there.

The reason that I noticed the potential error in his scan was my interest in the mis-aligned traffic lights on his coil strips. Usually, mis-alignment of the traffic lights means an off-set image as well, due to the colors being off-set from their perfect alignment, but not with these stamps. Mine also have mis-alligned traffic lights, but the images are perfect.

The mis-aligned "C" and traffic lights (such as the black dot) have no relationship to backprinting. Backprinting is indicated by the "C" being underlined.

Thank you.

I have not seen a full sheet of the magnolia stamps, so this is speculation. But, the stamp configuration your pictured would suggest that on the sheet the stamps alternate vertically and horizontally. Alternating vertically obviously gives us the pattern we see on the coils themselves. Alternating horizontally would create the difference in colour in relation to the inscription. If row 1, column 1 were pink, then pink would be above the inscription in the rest of that column. If row 1, column 2 were yellow than it would yellow above the inscription throughout that column 2.

Well... therealwesty is quite right, I find. You veterans must forgive me for jumping in before doing the proper research. The 2012 Unitrade (page 483) notes that the flowers (#2441-2) were indeed printed checkerboard-style. Which should have answered my question before I posted.
BlackJag noticed a spot on the yellow magnolia. I must refer him to the ebay listing. The seller uses the same picture for another offering: #190840387500. So I suggest that one contact the seller before bidding.

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There are no pane stamps, only souvenir sheet, booklet and coil.

I do not agrree that the traffic lights are related to the order of the stamps on a pane or booklet. They simply represent the colours used in the printing of the stamps.