NUMERAL ISSUE
Re-entries
Seven Cents Scott #81
(Printed from a single plate of 200 (20 X 10) divided into two panes of 100 each.)
Since this stamp was issued in December of 1902, there have only been three minor plate varieties recorded, none of which are at all of interest to us here. (Two broken framelines and a 1mm out of alignment position. Reiche & Sendbuehler: "The Canada Queen Victoria 1898 Numeral Issue" p.156.) However, in November of 2009, Mr. John Routledge emailed me some scans that literally had me exclaiming, "OH MY GOSH!" out loud! Having just finally acquired a copy of the foreign entry on the 5¢ blue Numeral, I was TOTALLY unprepared for what my eyes beheld when I looked upon Mr. Routledge's scans! After almost 108 years, several Major Misplaced Entries on the Seven Cents value have been discovered!!! Start with Item #1 below...and prepare to be dazzled!
(My sincere thanks to John Routledge for reporting this incredible new find to me!)
And now, a new major re-entry has been added, Courtesy of Dave Noss. (Scroll down to #4)
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Scott #81
7¢ Olive Yellow
Major Misplaced Entry 1 - Type 1
Plate Position Unknown
Here we have yet another Major Misplaced Entry on the Numeral Issue, extremely similar to the appearance of the foreign entries on the 10¢ on 1¢ green and 5¢ blue Numerals. However, whereas the bottom framelines of the latter are seen through the 'N' of CANADA and 'A' of POSTAGE, here we see the misplaced bottom framelines through the 'S' of SEVEN and 'S' of CENTS. The lines also extend all the way across the design. When you examine the close-up scans that follow the full stamp scan, you will also see that here we do not have another foreign entry, but an entry from the 7¢ design itself (unlike the two examples mentioned above), as evidenced by the three strong lines of the frame. In the 'S' of CENTS on the right, the inner frameline is also seen above the main bottom frameline.
*As with the famed 5¢ on 6¢ SQ, the 1¢ SQ 'strands of hair,' the 10¢ on 1¢ Numeral and the 5¢ Numeral foreign entry, I am certain that this misplaced entry was also caused by the over-rocking of the transfer roll.*
With this knowledge now in hand, I was able to locate a copy for myself in fairly short order. Scrolling down below John's scans, you will find scans of my copy.
Just added, my newly acquired mint copy, showing the details exceptionally clearly. Scroll down to find it.
Hardly able to contain my excitement, I just HAD to share this incredible discovery with my friend, Peter Spencer, the author of a wonderful series of full-colour books on plating the 1¢, 2¢, 5¢ and 10¢ Numerals (The Wearing of the Green, Pretty in Pink, Blue Opaline and Mrs. Brown, in that order). Well, Peter immediately started going through his extensive stocks of Numerals he had amassed for his research, and found not only several used copies, but also came up with a beautiful mint copy. This is shown below the scans of my copy, if you scroll down.
However, anyone who knows Peter knows that he does not do anything in a 'small' way...Scroll down to see TWO more amazing discoveries that Peter has made in searching for copies of this one!
My sincere thanks to Peter Spencer for jumping in with both feet when I notified him of the existence of this discovery, and for sharing his discoveries with us here.
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Courtesy of John Routledge - The Discovery Copy
^ Scans Courtesy of John Routledge ^
v Copy below from the RETrimble Collection v
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
v Newly acquired mint copy below from the RETrimble Collection v
^ Mint Copy above from the RETrimble Collection ^
Mint copy below Courtesy of Peter Spencer
^ Courtesy of Peter Spencer ^
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Scott #81
7¢ Olive Yellow
Major Misplaced Entry 2 - Type 2 - The 'High' Version
Position Unknown
As mentioned above, Peter Spencer made TWO more startling discoveries while searching for copies of the misplaced entry discovered by John Routledge, above.
The first of these is seen here as Major Misplaced Entry #2, Type 2, and is described as the 'HIGH' version of the one above. The reason for this will become obvious when you compare the position of the misplaced details compared to #1 above.
You will note that the misplaced framelines in the 'S' of CENTS on this one are located HIGHER than those in Type 1 above, as well as the lines across the centre of the design, which can be seen on both sides of the necklace. There is also a large dark diagonal mark on the throat of the Queen which echoes the crossbeam of the 'N' in SEVEN. There do not appear to be any marks visible on the left.
Below the copy directly to the right is another copy that Peter found which now resides in my collection, with thanks to Peter. Close-up scans taken at 50X are found below the full stamp scan.
But that's not all! Continue on down to #3 for Peter's other discovery...
Copy below Courtesy of Peter Spencer
^ Courtesy of Peter Spencer ^
v Copy below from the RETrimble Collection v
^ From the RETrimble Collection ^
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Scott #81
7¢ Olive Yellow
Major Misplaced Entry 3 - Type 3 - The 'Low' Version
Position Unknown
This is Peter's second new discovery, known as the 'Low' Version, or Type 3. Here there is evidence of another misplacement of the transfer roll, with angled lines found lower in the 'S' of CENTS, as well as more diagonal lines in the white oval at the edge of the back of the veil, three solid bars above the 'S' of CENTS. Peter described this one as his "lemon surpriSe" copy. I believe he has found three examples of this one so far.
Courtesy of Peter Spencer
Scans below Courtesy of Peter Spencer
^ Courtesy of Peter Spencer ^
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Scott #81
7¢ Olive Yellow
Major Re-entry
Position Unknown
This 'new' re-entry was just discovered by my friend Dave Noss, who surprised me with not one, but two copies at once (one mint, one used), proving constancy.
Like the above, this one appears as a narrow band across the stamp, this time at Victoria's eye level. However, here the details are not misplaced, but simply strongly doubled. Note the 'C' of CANADA and 'E' of POSTAGE. There also appears to be some 'extra' ink across the top of the ear in the centre of the design.
Courtesy of Dave Noss
Courtesy of Dave Noss
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Ralph E. Trimble
Specialist in BNA Re-entries
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