Qeii Caricature Sc#593

In the Unitrade Catalog (2014), the QEII caricature stamp #593, is listed as having 6 different fluorescent levels and 2 variants (NF, DF, DFhrib,LF,LFhrib, MF/LF,MF and HF). Do plates 1-5 come in all of these variants? or are certain fluorescent levels particular to only certain plates? The table in the lower right corner of page 185 is a bit confusing to me. For example, it shows that the NF fluorescence applies only to plates 6 and 7, whereas the text above it clearly shows that it should also be found on plates 1-5 and 8.

Looking into it...

Robin Harris
Editor, Unitrade Specialized Catalogue of Canadian Stamps

Thanks Robin.

I am trying to obtain a corner block of each plate/fluorescent combination and wanted to make sure that it's not a wild goose chase! I appreciate any info you can share!

I have contacted the gentleman who made the 8c Caricature fluorescent table; he has replied that he will get back to me later.

His quick response was: "some papers are only found on certain plates. That is what the table was supposed to show – what papers is each plate known on."

Robin Harris
Editor, Unitrade catalogue

Thanks for the update.
This is what I have long suspected since I have numerous copies of the same plate/fluorescence but could never find some others...

Robin,
I don't suppose that the gentleman who prepared the table for the 8c QEII would also be able to comment on the 2 plates for the 2c Laurier (Sc587) and the 3 plates for the 6c Pearson (Sc591)stamps?

Second, regarding the 7c St. Laurent (Sc592) stamp, the 2014 Unitrade catalog says that plate 1 comes in DF and MF paper types and that plate 2 is NF only. What I have found for the paper fluorescence for plate 1 = NF/NF and NF/DF and for plate 2 = DF/DF and DF/LF.

Can anyone else verify what I am finding on the fluorescence level of the gummed sides?

Cheers!