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 Wildlife (1997-   ) Updated Oct 24/10  Medium-value Wildlife  Scott number changes (March 2006)  Background  Checklist        Background A new series of high-value stamps first made their appearance October 15, 1997 with the issue of Canada's first $8 stamp. Two additional values were released in October 1998. A fourth value, the $5 Moose appeared in December 2003. Two new $1 values were issued in October 2005 to replace the stamp issued in 1998. Two new $2 values were issued in December 2005 to replace the stamp issued in 1998. These stamps have produced a couple of Canadian "firsts": largest Canadian stamps, to that time ($5 and $8) micro-printing for security purposes largest Canadian stamp by size and denomination ($10) Checklist   64x49mm 48x40mm 128x49mm   CBN   Coated Peterborough Coated     12.5x13.1 13.1 12.5x13.1 12.5x13.1   Pane of 4 Pane of 16 Souvenir sheet Pane of 2 $1 Loon   Oct 27/98 Feb 4/03       $1 White-tailed Deer       Oct 20/05 Oct 20/05   $1 Atlantic Walrus       Oct 20/05 Oct 20/05   $2 Polar Bear   Oct 27/98 Feb 4/03       $2 Peregrine Falcon       Dec 19/05 Dec 19/05   $2 Sable Island Horse       Dec 19/05 Dec 19/05   $5 Moose Dec 19/03           $8 Grizzly Bear Oct 15/97           $10 Blue Whale           Oct 4/10 The date shown is the date of issue of that specific variety. A "blank" means the item does not exist. The $8 Grizzly Bear was issued in panes of 4; field stock (no inscriptions) and philatelic panes (only LR inscription blocks) exist. The $5 Moose was issued in panes of 4; an inscription appear beside all four stamps. There is no barcode on the pane. The $10 Blue Whale, Canada's largest and highest denomination stamp, was issued in panes of 2. Under a ultraviolet light, hidden features appear. The original (1998/2003) $1 & $2 stamps were issued in panes of 16. The Feb 4/03 reprints have a barcode in the right hand selvedge (as part of the LR plate block). The souvenir sheets issued in 2005 are panes of 4:   $10 Blue Whale pane of 2: $10 Blue Whale with hidden security features under an ultraviolet light:
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