Flower checklists:
Series I (50c era)
II (51c era)
III (52/93/1.10/1.55 era)
IV (52/96/1.15/1.60 era)

Olympic checklist
Baby wildlife

Perf gauge

In-depth article on Lowe-Martin's self-adhesive coil stamps and the serpentine die cutting they employ.

This document (now 48 pages) is continually updated as new information is received. Please check back!

 Click for PDF article (5.95Mb) Updated: Mar 8/13

Feb 20/10 update: Pattern 4 exists on $1.45 flower; die cutting mat about 50% complete.

Feb 21/10 update: Pattern 4 exists on 85¢ Flower.

Mar 20/10 update: the 85¢ Flower Pattern 4 is inverted compared to the 50¢ and $1.45 Patter 4. Also included is an illustration of the "press sheet" of the early Flower coils.

July 30/10: Just received a report this morning that Permanent(tm) Flower rolls from a box dated May 18/10 (roll # 178) have a new die cut pattern. The article will be updated when I have seen the new pattern (took quite awhile for this new pattern to appear!)

Oct 5/10: Press "panel" of 100 of Permanent(tm) Flower coil was released by Canada Post in mid-September (with die cut Pattern #15).

Dec 2/10: Boxes dated in May 2010 have a different pattern from 13r; these are Pattern 14; the uncut press panel is now 15. Pattern 10 has been found on two other flowers: $1.10 and $1.55.

Feb 2/11: Pattern 16 used on new Baby Wildlife definitives.

Mar 18/11: Sunflower coil.

Mar 25/11: Permanent(tm) Baby Wildlife press panel.

Apr 3/11: Pattern 16.

Apr 15/11: More details on Pattern 16 and 16i (different perf measurements).

May 9/11: Scott numbers for Sunflowers; more coil box dates.

Aug 28/11: more coil box dates.

Jan 28/12: Baby Wildlife 2012; more coil box dates.

Feb 16/12: more coil box dates and scans of recent boxes.

Apr 4/12: Daylilies; recent Scott numbers; more coil box dates

Jul 1/12: CFL Team logos

Jul 7/12: more details of CFL Team logos

Jul 24/12: Racoon and Caribou exist with 3-nibs: pattern 17 and 18

Dec 19/12: Loons exist with 3-nibs (pattern 19); more coil box dates and pics

Jan 17/13: Racoon with 3-nibs and 2013 Baby Wildlife (all pattern 19)

Mar 8/13: Magnolias (pattern 19)