Even Lac {library And Archives Canada} Makes Mistakes.

Here is an example of a mistake on information of the {Canada Grizzly} Scott 1694 stamp.

When digging deeper into information, I noticed they have information of the Scott 1695 and NOT the Scott 1694 stamp.

I have not sent anything to my contact in LAC, but will do so.
Robert

Scott 1694 was originally assigned to the 73c Maple Leaf stamp.

Scott re-assigned many numbers of this definitive series in April 2006 and then again in April 2008.

#1694 (73c Leaf) became 1693 (Apr 2006) and then 1685 (Apr 2008).

#1700 ($8 Grizzly) became 1702 (Apr 2006) and then 1694 (Apr 2008).

You should not be referencing these archived pages unless you give the whole story - they have not been available on Library and Archives for years. The reference to the 73c Leaf (i.e. 1694) was accurate at one time. It has been impossible for LAC people to correct these pages as those LAC pages no longer exist.

Your screen shot evens alludes to this in the top banner ("You are viewing an archived web page" and "The information on this web page may be out of date.")

I believe that referencing out-of-date archived pages (whether this be LAC or any other website), as if they are supposed to be up-to-date, is simply wrong and a disservice to the hobby. It would have been far more helpful to provide the facts and reason why the archived data is showing an old link so that a future researcher can understand why the wrong link is there.

Sorry I guess..Ok

Robert