Queen Victoria — Size: 20 x 24mm issue, Canada, 1868
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1868
Issuing entity
CanadaThe Queen Victoria — Size: 20 x 24mm issue is a set of postage stamps released in Canada on 1 April 1868. The StampWorld catalogue lists 12 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 4–4‑7).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2C dark green; 2C dark green; 2C dark green; 3C red; 3C red; 3C red; 5C olive green; 6C dark brown; 6C yellowish brown; 6C dark brown; 6C dark brown. Catalogue notes on individual values: Striped paper; Thin paper; Perf: 11½ x 12; Watermarked; Set (* Stamp not included in this set). Perforation: 12. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (6c large queen 1868.jpg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 12
Design
- Values and colours
- 2C dark green · 2C dark green · 2C dark green · 3C red · 3C red · 3C red · 5C olive green · 6C dark brown · 6C yellowish brown · 6C dark brown · 6C dark brown
Identification
- Issue date
- 1 April 1868
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 4–4‑7
Catalogue references
- StampWorld4–4‑7
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.