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Canada Scott 497 Space Under A-Canada

 
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Posted 03/26/2014   03:20 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add CoinWatcher to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Determined to find something tonight I believe this is a vignette shift. The sparrow is slightly lower creating a gap between the tail feathers and the A-CANADA. The sparrow's front toe is also closer to the lower frameline than normal. Doe's anyone else have one like this?






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Posted 03/26/2014   07:20 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wert to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
COINWATCHER...Can you post another Scott #497 beside it for comparison.
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Posted 03/26/2014   07:48 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add BlackJag to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Here's the 497i Extra leaf variety (position 41) which has the normal "bird" positioning.

I'm away so can't yet check my stock for a shifted "bird".

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Posted 03/26/2014   12:44 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add CoinWatcher to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Wert this is the only 497 sparrow I have. I just compared to Canada Post Archives.
BlacJag where is the extra leaf?
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Posted 03/26/2014   12:48 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wert to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Yes..I did see Blackjag's stamp..I have many stamps with colour shifts..In my opinion it would have to be drastic to get a premium for it.
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Posted 03/26/2014   1:01 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add wt1 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Here's a side-by-side comparison of the two stamps. Is it an optical illusion or does the first example (with the white background) have a slightly bolder font both in the lettering "CANADA" and in the bird species information at the bottom of the stamp?

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Posted 03/26/2014   1:21 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add BlackJag to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Image copied from the Unitrade catalogue as I don't have access to my collection at the moment.

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Posted 03/30/2014   1:29 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add 3Dadeo to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
BlackJag, thanks for the close up. I could never find that one because I always thought it stuck up like a blade of grass.
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