Nova Scotia Scott # 10 - Big Stamp..?

Hi guys...I have here 3 Nova Scotia Scott # 10 stamps, all the same, but there is one stamp way bigger than the other 2...Is that normal for this year..??

See pictures and if you have any idea why it is..Please let me know..
Robert

This is normal for many earlier stamps. The perforation wheels were set buy hand and occasionally a nice wide spacing occurred when the stamps were fed through the perforator. The example you have is rarer than some due to the centering. The stamp image will be the same height and width for all the stamps allowing for possible paper shrinkage. The difference is how the perforations were applied not the stamp image size. Your large stamp is a gem although just slightly centered to bottom. Most copies are like your others which is more common.

That explains it....thanks...BTW, my wife says I buy so many stamps she said one day..""Robert, I bet you will find a nice rare one like that watermark guy did""...haha...Even she knows you now...

LOL!!

those larger stamps with wide margins are what's known as "jumbos". Higher value too, congrats!

Thanks southpaw...I will remember that...Must check more of my Province stamps then..

So this New Brunswick stamp on the left is considered a "jumbo", even though it is off centre..??




And the one below to...??




And the last one...?? (for now...haha

hi Wert - here is a page from PSE's Grading and Expertising guide. At least with PSE, they do not apply the designation jumbo to a stamp with a centering grade below 95, or an overall grade below 70. I don't think your #10 quite achieves a centering of 95, but I would still consider it a jumbo. The others are so off center they wouldn't be considered jumbo.

now, the page I scanned was for US stamps. I know those early Canadian issues are very hard to find well centered, so maybe there is more leeway with the jumbo designation. Maybe someone more well-versed in classic Canadian can weigh in.

Southpaw...I see what you mean....just curious about my #10 being maybe 10% bigger than the others...wonder what percentage is really used to classify any stamp as a jumbo....?

That Nova Scotia stamp (and others in the set) are absolutely gorgeous engraved designs. Unfortunate (as watermark said) the perforating throughout the printings is horrendous, far worse than most Canada and BNA issues. They are also quite rare with nice clean cancels. They dirty off-centered look like yours are the most common, giving them little value, whether the margins are jumbo or not.

Here is a good example of a jumbo margin:

Wert can you correct your title; it says Nova Scotia #1 instead of #10

Thanks BeeSee....