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		Medium-value Traditional Trades (2002-2004) Updated Jun 14/05  Low-value Trades  Background  Checklist Background Canada Post seems to be having "trouble" deciding what type of medium-value definitives to issue. After the Fruit Trees (1991-1998) came only a set of 3 Stylized Maple Leafs (1999-2000) and a set of 3 Wildlife (2001). Now we have a set of 3 medium-value Traditional Trades which lasted for only one rate period (the 48c era). Checklist Value Coil (roll of 50) Booklet (pane of 6) 65c Jewelry Jan 2/02 Jan 2/02 77c Basket Weaving Jan 2/02   $1.25 Sculpture Jan 2/02 Jan 2/02 The date shown is the date of issue of that specific variety. A "blank" means the item does not exist. The 65c and $1.25 values were issued in both coil and booklet formats. These can be differentiated apart by looking at the serpentine die cutting. Peaks and valleys The serpentine die cutting on these stamps have peaks and valleys: a stamp is identified as either "peak at upper left" or "valley at upper left" based on the very first die cut: The three Trades coils have a "peak at upper left" while the two booklet stamps have a "valley at upper left". Coloured "perfs" The two Trades booklet stamps come, by design, three different ways based on the appearance of ink colour on the tips of the serpentine die cuts. This is due to the position of the stamp within the booklet pane. Stamps from the first row of the pane have coloured "perfs" at both the top and bottom; stamps from the second row have coloured "perfs" at the top only; stamps from the third (bottom) row of the pane have coloured "perfs" only at the bottom of the stamp. The amount of colour on the tips of the die cuts may vary depending on any minor shift in the die cutting. It is possible to find a booklet stamp without any colour on the tips of the die cutting due to a significant shift in the die cutting. Gutters All three coil stamps were printed in rolls of 50 with a 10mm gutter between every 25 stamps. These should be collected in strips of 4 with the gutter centered. Coil re-prints The original printings of the three coils, on Jan 2, 2002 had a 10mm rouletted backing paper tab at the start of the roll. A reprint (Feb 2002 for the 65c and Mar 2002 for the 77c and $1.25 stamps) came with a 5mm wavy die-cut on the starter tab. This reprint also introduced a 5mm wavy die-cut end tab. In May 2003, the 65c appeared with 5mm straight die-cut tabs at the start and end. All start and end strips should be collected in strips of 4. Coil display cards The three coils were shipped with display cards allowing the coil to hang from a peg on the post office wall. The original display card had the Canada Post logo in black & white. The Feb/Mar 2002 reprints introduced a new display card where the Canada Post logo is in colour. Booklet covers A reprint of the booklets in May 2002 resulted in a subtle change on the booklet cover. The Canada post logo was changed from black & white to colour.
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