Tagging search  Checklists  Books  Album pages      Study tips  Elizabethan Glossary Study Notes  Modern stamp paper  Fluorescence  Phosphor tagging  Postal rates Checklists Karsh/Wilding/Cameo:  Karsh  Wilding  Cameo Centennial:  Centennial Caricature & Landscape:  Caricature  Landscape  Cityscapes Environment:  Flowers  Trees  Street Scenes  National Parks  QE II  Parliament  Maple Leaf Artifact & Parliament:  Low-value  Medium-value  Parliament (bklt/coil)  Parliament (1st class) Mammals & Architecture:  Low-value  Medium-value  Architecture  QE II Berries, Fruit & Flag:  Low-value  Medium-value  Flag (first class)  Flag (vending bklt)  Flag (self-adhesive)  Flag (coil) Trade, Leaf & Wildlife:  Low-value Trades  Medium-value Trades  1st class/Medium-value Maple Leaf  1st class Leaf Coil  Medium-value Wildlife  High-value Wildlife Insect, Flag, Leaf & Flower:  Insects 2007-  Flag (vert) 2004-  Maple Leaf 2003-2004  Flowers Other  Stamp programs  Study Tips  Books  Stamp home page		Low-value Edible Berries (1992-99) Updated Dec 24/08  Background  Checklist  Plate varieties  Errors  Medium-value Fruit Trees Background The low-value edible berries first made their appearance August 5, 1992. The designs were the first Canadian low-value definitives to have the design appear continuous across the pane of stamps (pane of 100). All but 2 values have been reprinted 3 additional times. Unfortunately, when only a single stamp is available, only 2 of the 4 printings can be identified - by use of paper identification. To identify each of the 4 printings of a given stamp you will need a corner inscription block. The inscription indicates the printer and paper. The Coated and Harrison paper varieties can be distinguished on single stamps. Click here for a discussion of identifying modern-day Canadian postage stamp paper. Your initial studies of these differences may prove difficult. However, once you pick the identification methods, it will become relatively easy to separate the different papers. Checklist   Ashton-Potter Limited Canadian Bank Note Ashton-Potter Canada Ltd. Value Coated Harrison Coated Coated 1c Blueberry Aug 5/92   Aug 19/94 Apr 3/95 2c Wild Strawberry Aug 5/92 Apr 22/94 Aug 19/94 Aug 1/95 3c Black Crowberry Aug 5/92 Apr 22/94 Aug 19/94 May 3/97 5c Rosehip Aug 5/92 Mar 11/94 Aug 19/94 Sep 20/95 6c Black Raspberry Aug 5/92 Mar 11/94 Aug 19/94   10c Kinnikinnick Aug 5/92 Mar 11/94 Aug 19/94 Sep 1/95 25c Saskatoon Berry Aug 5/92 Apr 22/94 Aug 19/94 May 1/96 The date shown is the date of issue of that specific variety. A "blank" means the item does not exist. Plate varieties Many constant plate varieties exist on these stamps. The 2c and 25c values each contain the same plate flaw! There is a small plate scratch near the right edge of the design, just below the denomination. It occurs on the stamps in the first column (rows 2-10) on the last 3 printings. Thus, there are 9 stamps on a pane of 100 on 3 different printings on 2 different stamps! On the 2c value, the "horizontal" scratch falls in the rightmost bush (dubbed "Snake in bush"). On the 25c value, the scratch falls in the distant field ("Snake in field"). Errors Imperforate pairs of many of these values have surfaced. However, it is thought that these are "back door" items from the printers (Ashton-Potter). A number of questionable imperforate errors began to surface in the late 1990's, all from stamps printed by Ashton-Potter.
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