Canada / Sweden 2010 Marine Life Booklet Varieties

cant wait for your envelope dianne

and puzller I know you are the chief science officer but we are starving here so quickly tell me whay you are playing with thsese sheets? what are you trying to do? I am still confused.

David,
Thank you, sorry to question. I will add your numbers yo the list above on page 5.

Spock,
I like a puzzle and hunting for the missing piece. This is a puzzle of sorts with plenty of missing pieces.

I want some.
I wish I lived in Canada.
Great thread....I think I said that already.

I've started to wake up in the middle of the night to see if anyone has added a post.

Am I sane?

I am going to preserve this thread on my computer and when I'm down, I will read it.
Then I won't be down.

Londonbus1....

Thank you londonbus and all who are contributing.

I think I have to take a break and balance myself out a bit.

Perhaps flag collecting will help?

It has been an interesting thread because the stamps were printed outside of Canada (Sweden), and have produced varieties not usually seen on Canadian stamps. Unfortunately we have yet to find a person familiar with Swedish type booklets - especially the control numbers - what do the signify?

I must admit that I am intrigued by this thread and the thrill of the hunt that everyone is experiencing. Me? I'm just grateful that I feel no draw to these. They are not definitives. Whew!

Peter

Petermac, I am a definitive guy too, but I became obsessed with these because it was LIKE a definitive hunt! The need for philatelic knowledge is unstoppable!

i am still confused what are we doing here or more importantly why is puzzler going to the post office againa nd again and why has bc joined him?

spock1K
its a plot
David DJD

I think it is a philatelic conspiracy.

I think it's wonderful.

...and there is even a strong Scottish connection !!

And I still like those Flags !

Numbers in Upper selvedge reported from Halifax:

I personally had not seen any (as of yet) but a friend has got around to where I couldn't get to (different Post Offices than I frequent) and found the following:

020431 with dark cover mark
020347 in lower selvedge
020430 in lower selvedge
031596 in lower selvedge
035251 in upper selvedge
035288 in upper selvedge
035293 in upper selvedge
035294 in upper selvedge
048901 in lower selvedge
048902 in lower selvedge
048903 in lower selvedge
Blue 1 with 013921 in lower selvedge
Blue 2 with 090657 091657 in lower selvedge
Blue 2 with 092464 in lower selvedge
Blue 2 with 092465 in lower selvedge
Blue 2 with 092473 in lower selvedge
Blue 2 with 092474 in lower selvedge

I shall try to incorporate this data in my above posted full list on page 5 I think it was.

If anyone else had their numbers in the upper selvedge than please let me know here.

It will be fun in the future to hunt through kiloware and see if any of these survive with the selvedge still attached.

I have been wondering how these will be collected in the future (or present) without the booklet cover. Most people (I think) just collect stamps and if they want to collect the varieties then they get them and now-a-days create their own page for them and display them

I suppose it depends on how these survive, mint and used. This is one case when used will be rarer than mint with gum.

Will folks collect just the one stamp with selvedge or two stamps? Most likely will be one stamp on envelope as that is the domestic rate now (57 cents). The Us rate is $1.00 and the international $1.70 all basic under 30 grams weight rates.

So not many will go to the US for normal weight letters but some may go to international destinations.

It is unfortunate how these have been designed as to perforations. Looking at the below scans of different booklet panes, it is clear that the only easy way to use these stamps will be to detach the end pair vertically. Just one stamps will most likely end up having the selvedge ripped through or removed. But, then we wouldn't have these fascinating numbers on our selvedge if the perforations extended all the way to the end perhaps. One must count one's blessings.



Another thought, perhaps this new-to-Canada idea of differences in stamps detectable only by the numbers in their margins will start a movement of sorts to include all stamps' selvedge and margins, especially those with interesting bits in them, as being more collectible and perhaps priced differently also.

Are we on the cutting edge or just a bump in a long smooth roadway that will be ignored in the future. However it turns out, I am having loads of fun right now.

Puzzler
Great work Doug.
I am off to the main P.O. in Medicine Hat and hopefully not to late.
When the dust settles ,it may be a good idea to get all this info and make a record what numbers there are and where all the different numbers were issued.
David (DJD)