Correct Year Of Issue For Correct Stamp..?

Hi guys..Just me again looking at my Scott # 83 stamp from Newfoundland..Was trying to narrow down the exact year of issue...Unitrade just says it is between 1897 - 1901...But Canada Post narrows it down to the exact year 1898..For those who want all details about each stamp, why cant Unitrade do the same as Canada Post..?

Hi Wert,

I believe that the date provided by the Unitrade catalogue is the issue period for the 'complete' Royal Family series (Scott 78 to 85). Whereas the Canada Post example you provided is just for Scott 83.

- stamporator -

True...but I am too picky I guess...my stamp could have been printed over a 5 year period....I dont know about anyone else..I like to know the exact year...

Unitrade, like Scott, will put the year of issue next to the stamp listing if it was NOT issued during the first year of the range given for the set.

Scott does put 1898 for both Canada #83 and #83c. In my 2012 Unitrade, 1898 is printed for #83c, but not for #83. This might be an omission. I do not know if this is still the case for more recent Unitrades. You might consider bringing this to the Unitrade editor's attention.

Guess you didnt see the first post with me...I will pass...just put it out there for the guys to comment...

Not sure if this is any help wert, but my Stanley Gibbons' 2008 Canada catalogue gives the Queen Alexandria 3c Newfoundland stamp date of issue as Jun 1898, and the period for the whole Royal issue as 1897 (Dec 4) to 1918.

Terry

Really Terence Collins....1897 (Dec 4) to 1918...Yet Canada Post says first day of issue was 1898..???

HI wert,

I don't see how you are quoting " Canada Post" as the reference for several of your posts/threads (like this one and the Seasonal Leaves from 1971.) It looks to me as though you are taking screen captures from the Library and Archives Canada website, not Canada Post. Further, in this particular example, we are seeing the fonds of the America Bank Note Co., so the info might have come from them. Just as likely, the human being who entered this info int to the LAC database might have done some interpretation. In formation is only as good as the source materials and the skill of those interpreting them.

Besides, if you want the best in research on the Royal Family issue, Google on over to the BNAPS website where you will find a treasure trove gathered by many students of this and other series. http://www.bnaps.org/ore/Walsh-Nfld...BNProofs.htm Be prepared to have your philatelic mind blown. Then, consider joining BNAPS to help support and contribute to philatelic research.

Peter

Wert, I think maybe you have misunderstood the year range header. The range of years 1897-1901 refers to the first year of issue of the first and last stamps issued in the set. In this case, the first stamp issued was #79 on 4Dec1897 and the last (major variety) stamp to be issued was #84 on 21Oct1901. For the year of issue of any stamp NOT issued in the first year (1897), you have to look at the individual listing, NOT the header for the set. This is why I stated that there may be an editorial omission in Unitrade for #83 (it should have 1898 written next to that listing).

The exact first day of issue for #83 is not known. Apparently it is only approximately known that the stamp was available in June 1898 at the earliest.

Hi wert,

Yes the header period for the Royal issue is given as 1897 Dec (4) to 1918.
For the Queen Alexandria stamp Gibbons gives:

SG88. 3c orange (6.98)
SG88a. Imperf horiz (vert pair)
SG88b. Imperf (pair)
SG88c Red-orange/bluish (6.18)

And in the notes below the listing:

No 88c was an emergency wartime printing made by the American Banknote Co.
from the old plate, pending receipt of the then current 3c from England.
The imperforate errors of this issue are found used, but only as philatelic "by favour"
items.It is possible that No.86a only exists in this condition.

Terry

PS. Gibbons also gives the printers for the issue as The American Banknote Co. Well spotted petermac. TC.