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Centennial (1967-73)
Updated Jan 18/99

Tag Tips (2k)  Background
 Low-value Checklists - Sheet, Precancel, Booklet & Cello-paq, Coil
 High-value Checklist (8c-$1 large-size stamps)

 6c Black Printing Differences

 see also, Study Tips #3 article ("extra spire" on 8c Library)

Background

458 (17k)A Centennial definitives, so called as they were issued in 1967, Canada's Centennial year, have turned out to be the most complex modern-era definitive series.

Actually they are only as complex as you make them to be. If you collect by design, format, perforation, and tagging, then they are a relatively simple set to collect. However, if you also include the various gum and fluorescent varieties, then the series becomes complex.

18 basic designs/values were issued. As you add the various printing formats (sheet, precancel, booklet, cello-paq, and coil), perforation changes, tagging styles (not tagged, 3 types of Winnipeg tagging, and 2 types of general tagging), and fluorescence, then the number of collectable varieties grows almost exponentially!

The low values (1c-8c) were printed in panes of 100; the medium/high values (8c-$1) in panes of 50; many of the values appeared in booklets; 7 of the values were also issued in coils. Top

Sheet Checklist

[ This is a "wide" table, by necessity - too many varieties! ]

Low-value (31k)

Sheet Perf 12   10   12 1/2 x 12
  Untagged Wpg
2-bar
Wpg
1-bar
Wpg
side bar
OP-2   Untagged Wpg
2-bar
  Untagged Wpg
2-bar
Wpg
1-bar
OP-4 OP-2
Value Dex PVA Dex Dex PVA Dex PVA   Dex Dex   Dex PVA Dex PVA Dex Dex PVA
Low-value
1c brown Feb 8/67
(pl 1-4)
Dec 71
(pl 5)
Feb 8/67 Dec 68 Jan 72   Nov 71                      
2c green Feb 8/67
(pl 1-2)
Mar 72
(pl 1-2)
Feb 8/67 Dec 68 Mar 72   Dec 72                      
3c purple Feb 8/67
(pl 1-2)
  Feb 8/67                              
4c red Feb 8/67
(pl 1-3)
Oct 68
(pl 3)
  Mar 69 Apr 72 Feb 67
(2 types)
Apr 73                      
5c blue Feb 8/67
(pl 1-5)
Dec 71
(pl 6)
Feb 8/67 Dec 68 Apr 72                          
6c orange                 Nov 1/68
(pl 1-2)
68   Mar 69
(pl 3)
  Dec 69        
6c black (CBN)   Jan 72
(pl 1-2)
    Jan 72   Jan 72                      
6c black (BABN I)                       Jan 7/70
(pl 1-3)
  Dec 69        
6c black (BABN II)                       Apr 70
(pl 4)
      Sep 71    
7c green                       Jun 30/71
(pl 1-2)
  Jul 71        
8c black                       Dec 30/71
(pl 1-3)
May 72
(pl 4)
Dec 30/71 x   Dec 30/71 Apr 73
(pl 5-7)

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Precancel Checklist

Precancels (20k)

Precancel Perf 12   10   12 1/2 x 12
  Untagged OP-2   Untagged   Untagged
Value Dex PVA PVA   Dex   Dex
Low-value
1c brown Apr 67 Aug 72          
2c green Apr 67            
3c purple Feb 67   x        
4c red Feb 8/67            
5c blue Mar 67 Mar 72          
6c orange         Jun 69    
6c black (CBN)   Feb 72 Dec 72        
6c black (BABN I)              
6c black (BABN II)             Aug 71
7c green              
8c black              

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Booklet/Cello-paq (single) Checklist

  Booklet   Cello-Paq
  Perf 12   10   12 1/2 x 12   12
  Untagged   Untagged   Untagged OP-4 OP-2   Untagged Wpg
2-bar
Value Dex   Dex   Dex PVA PVA PVA   Dex Dex
Low-value
1c brown Feb 67   Sep 68
Oct 68
  Jun 30/71 Jun 30/71
Sep 71
Dec 30/71
Aug 72
Dec 30/71
Aug 72
Aug 16/73
Dec 73
     
2c green Oct 26/70                    
3c purple Oct 26/70       Jun 30/71 Jun 30/71
Sep 71
         
4c red Feb 67   Jun 68
Sep 68
            Feb 8/67  
5c blue Mar 67   Apr 68             Feb 8/67 Mar 67
6c orange     Oct 68
Jan 69
               
6c black (CBN)                      
6c black (BABN I)     Jan 70   Dec 70            
6c black (BABN II)     May 70   Dec 70 Dec 30/71
Aug 72
Dec 30/71
Aug 72
Aug 16/73
Dec 73
     
7c green         Jun 30/71 Jun 30/71
Sep 71
         
8c black           Dec 30/71
Aug 72
Dec 30/71
Aug 72
Aug 16/73
Dec 73
     

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Coil checklist

Coils (18k)

Coil Perf 9 1/2 Precancel   10
  Untagged   Untagged OP-2
Value Dex Dex   Dex PVA PVA
Low-value
1c brown            
2c green            
3c purple Mar 67 Apr 67        
4c red Mar 67          
5c blue Feb 8/67 Nov 68        
6c orange       Mar 69    
6c black (CBN)       Jul 70    
6c black (BABN I)            
6c black (BABN II)            
7c green       Jun 30/71    
8c black         Dec 30/71 x

High-value Checklist

High-value (34k)

High-Value Untagged Wpg 2-bar OP-2
Value Dex PVA Dex PVA PVA
8c Alaska Highway (violet-brown) Feb 8/67
(pl 1-2)
       
10c Jack Pine (olive green) Feb 8/67
(pl 1-2)
Mar 72
(pl 3)
Dec 9/69 Nov 71 Jan 72
15c Bylot Island (dull-purple) Feb 8/67
(pl 1-2)
Mar 72
(pl 3)
Dec 9/69 Mar 72 Feb 72
20c The Ferry, Quebec (dark blue) Feb 8/67
(pl 1-2)
Mar 72
(pl 2)
Dec 9/69 May 72  
25c Solemn Island (slate-green) Feb 8/67
(pl 1-2)
  Dec 9/69    
50c Summer's Stores (brown-orange) Feb 8/67
(pl 1)
Dec 71
(pl 2)
     
$1 Edmonton Oil Field (carmine-rose) Feb 8/67
(pl 1)
Dec 71
(pl 2)
     
The date shown is the date of issue of that specific variety. A "blank" means the item does not exist. An "x" or "(pl #)" indicates that that variety exists but a release date is not known. Top

6c Black Printing Differences

The 6c black low-value Centennial has 3 distinct printings; 2 of these are easily identifiable because of a change in perforations. The third printing is noted by a change in the "die"; in fact, all 3 printings can be identified by "die" differences:

    6c Centennial (22k)
    6c black printing differences
    CBN die
    (original)
    Perf 12 and Perf 10 (coil). Full-toned with distinct clouds.
    BABN die I Perf 12 1/2x12 and Perf 10 (booklet). Very pale, top & right frames break up.
    BABN die II Perf 12 1/2x12 and Perf 10 (booklet). Darker with very strong right frameline.

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