CANADIAN REVENUE
Re-entries
1865 Second Issue
$3 Bill Stamps - FB36 - Plate Proofs
Don Williams of Saskatoon Stamp Centre recently made some major new discoveries of heretofore unrecorded re-entries on plate proofs of the $3 Bill Stamp, Second Issue, of 1865. John Jamieson and his staff were gracious enough to provide me with 1200 dpi scans of their findings for my website, and they are presented below. They run the whole gamut, from a wonderful misplaced entry (in two different coloured centres), to major re-entries, strong re-entries and re-entries. Rather than try to sort them all here, they are presented in the order of Saskatoon's numbering system, from R1 through R13, plus two additional numbers (R14 & R15) that I have added.
I have also included scans of the sales cards that Saskatoon has mounted the stamps on, with their descriptions and prices. Many of them may still be available for purchase (I own R7-1, the misplaced entry), so if you are interested in adding any of these beautiful new discoveries to your collection, please do not hesitate to contact Saskatoon Stamp Centre through their website at <http://www.saskatoonstamp.com/>. Note that some of the items are in blocks that may contain more than one re-entry, so read the descriptions carefully to be sure you are looking at the correct images on his sales cards.
My sincere thanks go out to John Jamieson, Don Williams and Brett for their time and efforts in providing me with this wonderful new exciting material for my website!
(Note: Catalogue numbers are from E.S.J. van Dam's, THE CANADIAN REVENUE STAMP CATALOGUE, 2009 Edition, published by The Unitrade Press, Toronto, Ontario.)
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*1
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R1)
Blue Frame + Black Centre
Major Re-entry
Heavy doubling is found throughout the design, but is particularly noticeable in BILL STAMP and CANADA, as well as the upper right value ornament and both buckles on either side of the portrait.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
*2
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R2)
Black Frame + Brown Centre
Major Re-entry
A major shift is seen in the 'B' of BILL and 'MP' of STAMP, as well as the ornaments to the left and right of those areas. The left buckle and triangular spandrel below it also show signs of doubling, as well as the spandrel on the right.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is found in the upper right of the imprint block of 6, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
*3
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R3)
Black Frame + Brown Centre
Strong Re-entry
This re-entry is restricted to the lower right portion of the design, with lovely doubling found in 'ADA' of CANADA and all of DOLLARS.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
*4
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R4)
Black Frame + Brown Centre
Major Re-entry
Strong doubling is found in 'BI' of BILL, 'P' of STAMP, both side buckles, 'C' and 'DA' of CANADA, 'RE' of THREE and 'ARS' of DOLLARS. Areas surrounding these letters also exhibit doubling.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is in the upper right corner of the block of 4, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
*5
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R5)
Black Frame + Brown Centre
Re-entry
Doubling is found in the 'BI' and last 'L' of BILL, the 'ST' and 'MP' of STAMP and in and below parts of CANADA. The lower right corner of the design also exhibits a downwards shift, with doubling in the 'RS' of DOLLARS and in the bottom margin below the curled ornament.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is found in the upper left of the imprint block of 6, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
*6
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R6)
Black Frame + Brown Centre
Re-entry
This stamp shows a slight doubling of 'ADA' in CANADA, as well as parts of the triangular spandrels on both left and right.
Interestingly, there is also a distinct additional red curve to the left of the portrait, which is also found in a couple of the other stamps seen below. This strongly shifted curved line does not 'fit' with the other re-entered details in 'ADA.'
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R7-1)
Red Frame + Blue Centre
Misplaced Entry
This stamp shows a marked shift of 0.5 mm which, according to my Classification System of Re-entries and Misplaced Entries (found elsewhere), qualifies it being termed a misplaced entry, rather than just a major re-entry.
The most obvious details are seen in the letters of CANADA, but is also seen throughout the design...both upper value ornaments and the right '3'; the lower right ornament; both of the triangular spandrels to the left and right of CANADA (note especially the lovely downward shift of the left one); in the bottom margin below the 'E' and 'O' and curled ornaments; and note all of the 'extra' red inner portrait oval lines on the left (under the blue).
The addition of the imprint also adds to the beauty of this stamp.
From the RETrimble Collection
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R7-2)
Red Frame + Black Centre
Misplaced Entry
This is the same misplaced entry as the one found directly above (#7-1), but this one has the black portrait in the centre. It is also found in a position imprint block of 6, seen below the single.
This stamp shows a marked shift of 0.5 mm which, according to my Classification System of Re-entries and Misplaced Entries (found elsewhere), qualifies it being termed a misplaced entry, rather than just a major re-entry.
The most obvious details are seen in the letters of CANADA, but is also seen throughout the design...both upper value ornaments and the right '3'; the lower right ornament; both of the triangular spandrels to the left and right of CANADA (note especially the lovely downward shift of the left one); in the bottom margin below the 'E' and 'O' and curled ornaments; and note all of the 'extra' red inner portrait oval lines on the left (under the black).
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is found at the right centre of the imprint block of 6, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R8)
Black Frame + Brown Centre
Re-entry
Sharp doubling is found in much of BILL STAMP and its surrounding banner area.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is the right of the pair seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R9)
Red Frame + Blue Centre
Major Re-entry
Subtle doubling is found throughout the design of this stamp, showing in much of the lettering.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is the lower left of the block of 4, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R10)
Red Frame + Blue Centre
Re-entry
Very subtle doubling is seen in BILL STAMP and CANADA. Note the doubling in the white portrait oval above the 'P' and of the curled ornament below the 'HR' the THREE.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is found in the centre of the imprint strip of 3, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R11)
Blue Frame + Black Centre
Major Re-entry
Sharp doubling is seen in much of BILL STAMP, the upper left '3' and the right edge of the left buckle. Both left and right triangular spandrels exhibit doubling, as well as the very bottom of the design, particularly the curled ornaments.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is found at the right centre of the imprint block of 6, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R12)
Black Frame + Brown Centre
Re-entry
This is a subtle re-entry with the most obvious area being in and above the 'MP' of STAMP. There are also slight indications at the tops of both UL and UR value ornaments, the right outer edge of the portrait oval, and in the lower right corner.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is found at the lower right of the imprint block of 6, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R13)
Brown Frame + Black Centre
Major Re-entry
Crisp doubling is found in the lower portion of the design, especially nice in all of CANADA and THREE DOLLARS. There is also slight doubling in the bottom of 'MP' of STAMP.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is found in the upper centre of the imprint block of 6, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R14)
Black Frame + Brown Centre
Re-entry?
Similar to R6, this stamp appears to have an additional curved line of colour inside the portrait oval at the left, but unlike R6, there is no other re-entry present.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is the left of the pair seen below (with R8 on the right).
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
VD # FB36P
$3 Bill Stamp (SSC R15)
Blue Frame + Black Centre
Re-entry?
Similar to R6 and R14, this stamp appears to have an additional curved line of colour inside the portrait oval at the left, but unlike R6, there is no other re-entry present.
Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre
The above stamp is found in the upper left of the imprint block of 6, seen below.
^ Courtesy of Saskatoon Stamp Centre ^
Should you decide to contact Saskatoon Stamp Centre about any of the above items, please mention that you saw them here.
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Ralph E. Trimble
Specialist in BNA Re-entries
retrimble@rogers.com