Some Early Canada Re-Entries

First of all, what is a re-entry?
When making the plates, they rocked in the image using a transfer roller of hardened steel into the softer steel of the plates. When they needed to fix one of these impressions, they smoothed out the spot and "re-entered" the image. If the erasure was incomplete, you can see a bit of the prior image showing through.

These are some interesting recent additions:

First, the 12.5 cent (Scott/Unitrade 18)

Note the vertical lines in the E (first close-up) and between the frame lines in the top right corner)

Here's the 17 cent (Scott/Unitrade 19):
Note the dots of color in the "TA" and the extra vertical line that runs down from the side of the "d" and through the "g" of "stg"

Here's a 6c Large Queen (Scott/Unitrade 27):
The 6c re-entry has extra lines in the top right scroll and the line under the "SIX"

While not a "re-entry," this cracked plate is kinda cool:

Here's the A34 re-entry on Scott/Unitrade 4:
Note the doubling of the bottom 3s and the extra lines under "EE PENCE"

Chip, can you explain to those of us not familiar with the re-entries, what we are seeing on the 17¢ & the Large Queen ?

Thanks

On the first closeup on the Large Queen I see doubling of the engraved lines in the ornaments. In the second Large Queen closeup, the bottom frame line is doubled.

I agree the 17 cent stamp re-entry is harder to detect. There are a number of things I think I see that may be indicative of a re-entry:
- The "light dot" on the inner bold frame
- There appears to be some doubling in the letters "s" "t" amd "g" especially notable in the lower loop of the letter G. There is a "spike" of white coming off the lower curve of the letter "s".

edited to add what to look for on the re-entries.
Hope that helps.
C.

chipg

In your scan of the SC 19 - 17 cent blue, there's also a re-entry down the left frame from the top left corner to the first "A" of "CANADA", known as SC 19ii.

The stamp is Position 100.

BlackJag:
Yes it does, and yes it is.
I forgot to post that enlargement.
Thanks for pointing it out - I added it to the post above.

(additional side note - the 12.5c is position 94 and is Unitrade number 18iv)

Chipg, those are amazing stamps. Congrats and thank you for sharing them

Found a nice one on a Scott 15.It seems to match the one listed in re-entries.com for plate position 9 state 5 R.5

Here is an other one. My copy of an 18iv

Terrific stuff! Thanks very much for enlarging them!

one more on the 3d beaver:
Position A80, known for the doubling of the left 3s and the THREE PEN

Here's the SC #'s as I see them.

12.5 Cent - "E" SC 18iv position 94
12.5 Cent - re-entry in frame 18 - unlisted as the re-entries in "TA" are new or different, but has the same dot between O and S as position 20

6 cent - SC27 iii position 93

3 pence - SC 4ix - cracked plate

3 pence - SC 1iii Pane A - position 47

5 cent - SC 15 unlisted -position 9