The 1972-1978 Caricature And Landscape Issue Of Canada

The interpane bridge looks narrower:

H-shaped comb:

From the Past!





Apart from the $ it shows TWO types of paper clearly!

I am delighted, as always to see the discussion and additional information presented about the perforations of these stamps. It is amazing how much more interesting your stamps can become when you start looking beneath the surface and attempt to actually answer basic questions about how the stamps were printed. With regards to the perforating, I do believe that an H comb was used by CBN for sure. I think it may be possible that for the BABN sheets, a harrow comb may have been used, as I don't see the irregularity of spacing between the perforation holes as on the CBN printings. This is an example of a question that we would probably have to settle by researching the printer's archives.

Chris,

Finding affirmation in the files is great, but from my own experience I know that often the archives won't offer you more than you already know!

For me it is settled that the CBN used an H-shaped comb at least for the stamps I showed. Maybe not for all in that size?!

Anyhow, the large size National Parks also show proof of of an H-shaped comb!



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Rein

That's cool Rein! I had not noticed these misalignments on the 1977-82 issue. Thanks for pointing this out!

A few more examples of an H-shaped comb:

A few more examples of an H-shaped comb:

A few more examples of an H-shaped comb:

What I haven't found yet in the catalogues is that in certain series the design was changed a bit for the last value issued:

The details are minute but still!

However in the 8c we have it compl;etely different:

In the Caricatures we had no "year"





© 1974