The 1988-1992 Mammal And Architecture Issue - An In-Depth Blog Post Now Published

Merry Christmas to All Lovers of Modern Definitive Stamps!

This week I decided to tackle a set that I have always found somewhat challenging: the 1988-1992 Mammal and Wildlife issue of Canada. I've always liked it, but always found it challenging because Unitrade really doesn't list much in the way of varieties, other than the perf. Changes and papers, which are all identified. There were really no listings of shades, no plate varieties, no tagging varieties, no paper varieties that are not obvious, no fluorescence varieties and so on.

If there is one thing that I have always believed in as a philatelist and that guides my daily work it is this: there is no such thing as a simple stamp issue. Every issue has collectible varieties. If there aren't any listed in the catalogue it is because they either haven't been studied carefully enough or the findings have not been published.

I've never really had the time to devote to properly studying this issue to find the varieties that I am so sure exist, until now. This week I decided to focus on this issue for the action and went all-in. I took everything that I could find that relates to this issue and studied it carefully. I wasn't disappointed. Far from it. This issue strikes a wonderful balance between being manageable, in terms of scope and having enough complication to maintain your interest level. Most of what is really interesting in this issue will be available at no premium over basic catalogue prices, because very little of it is listed. At the same time there are plenty of rarities in this issue to challenge those of you with deeper pockets.
I've written and published a detailed blog post of this issue, outlining all my findings. This is not a re-hash of what is listed in Unitrade or Harris. It is my analysis of everything that isn't listed but should be as well as what I think are better explanations of how to tell the reprints of the $1 and $2 apart. You can read it by clicking on this link:

https://brixtonchrome.com/blogs/can...of-1988-1992

Then, everything that we used for writing and researching the post is offered in our weekly auction that closes on December 21, 2022. There are some genuinely scarce plate blocks offered, as well as imperfs and varieties that you just won't find described like this anywhere else. You can view the listings here:

https://brixtonchrome.com/collectio...tions?page=4

As always, your input on the post is always welcomed.