Position 73

  • Early Printing / Impression ancienne
  • Impression tardive / Late Printing
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Perforation:
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Perforation:
Early and Late Proof Images
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Calder's notes

Distinct short entry in the extreme North point of the South East spandrel; in clear copies a faint scratch crosses South of the North East "*" and the letter "g" of "Postage"; main position dot is slightly oval North East & South West slightly South centre and full; moving position or travelling dot is sometimes quite faint.

Kershaw's notes

The LH oval dot is intersected and slightly below the horizontal guide line. There are no short transfers.

Morel's notes

Left oval dot near full, slightly below center guideline. travelling dot between line 4 and 5. There is also a distinct short transfer at the tip of the LR spandrel (illustrated by the orange box and pf 73.1) (also mentioned in Withworth "First Decimal Issue of Canada" book, on pp 89). Dot left of head and left oval dot just below guideline.

Stamps from printing orders 1 to 5A were perf. 11.75, stamps from printing orders 5B to 7 were perf. 12 x 11.75 and those from printing orders 8 to 12 were perf. 12.