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		High-value Cityscapes (1972-78) Updated Oct 14/02  Background  Checklist  Varieties  Medium-value Landscapes Background March 17, 1972 saw the release of Canada's first ever multi-coloured definitive on two values: $1 and $2 high-value cityscapes. The $1 value depicts Vancouver's shoreline while the $2 value shows Quebec city's skyline. The $1 value saw three different printings; each easily identifiable from the others. The $2 value was re-issued some 4 years after its initial release but, unfortunately for collectors, there is no noticeable difference between the two printings. The $1 Vancouver printings are described as Type I or Type II. However, the different perforations used for the 3 printings is an alternative method to separating these stamps: Type I: has duller colours, green of further shore is solid (printed by lithography). Type II: brighter green and brown (photogravure). Green of further shore has engraved crosshatching. Both values were printed in panes of 50. Checklist   Type I   Type II   11   12 1/2x12 13 1/3   No tag   OP-2 (general)     Ribbed     Hi-brite   $1 Vancouver shoreline Mar 17/72 (pl 1) 72? (pl 1)   Oct 23/73 (pl 2) 73? Jan 77 (pl 3) $2 Quebec skyline Mar 17/72 (pl 1) Mar 28/78 (pl 2)           The date shown is the date of issue of that specific variety. A "blank" means the item does not exist. Varieties The initial $1 Vancouver printing (perf 11) has 2 distinct constant plate varieties: "short $ flaw": This occurs 4 times on a pane at positions 21, 22, 23, and 24. dot after 'postes': This flaw occurs just once on a pane, at position 22. Notice that the "short $ flaw" also occurs on this stamp.
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