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The Admiral Stamps of Canada: The Formats in which the Admirals were issued.
by Randall W. Van Someren (ENA3B)

The Admirals were issued in several different formats. The purpose of this page is to illustrate these different formats. At the bottom of the page is a large table with the following information about each Admiral stamp:

  • denomination,
  • color,
  • format in which is was issued,
  • perforation measurement,
  • wet or dry printing,
  • which denominations exist with different dies,
  • other msc. information as necessary,

1. Post Office Sheets of 100 Stamps.

All denominations of the Admirals were issued in post office sheets of 100 stamps. These post office sheets were printed in larger sheets of 200 or 400 and then cut into smaller post office sheets of 100. In 1924, post office sheets of the 1¢ yellow, 2¢ green, and 3¢ carmine were issued imperforate. Single stamps from post office sheets off 100 stamps are found perforated all around, with one or two straight edges, and imperforate.

2. Coil (Roll) Stamps.

Coil stamps exist with three different perforation measurements as shown above:

  • Left stamp: perf. 8 horizontally.
  • Middle stamp: perf. 12 horizontally.
  • Right stamp: perf. 8 vertically.

3. Coil Stamps in Sheet Format.

On several different occasions, stamps printed with the intention of making them into coil stamps were issued instead as sheets of 100 stamps. There are 2 types of coil stamps in sheet format:

a) Stamps issued in post office sheets of 100, perforated 8 vertically. These stamps are normally collected in vertical pairs because single stamps would be indistinguishable from regular coil stamps. See the vertical pair of stamps, pictured above at left.
b) Stamps issued in post office sheets of 100, perforated 12 X 8. Coil stamps were printed in sheets of 400 and then cut into strips to be made into rolls. At two different times, stamps that had been perforated 8 vertically and were waiting to be cut into strips for coils, were instead perforated 12 horizontally and issued as post office sheets of 100. See right stamp pictured above.

4. Booklet Panes.

Booklet panes exist as either a pane of 4 stamps or a pane of 6 stamps. One of each is shown in the above picture. Single stamps from booklet panes are found with one or two straight edges.

The Admirals Stamps of Canada

Post Office Sheets of 100      
1¢ green p. 12 wet  
1¢ yellow p. 12 wet, dry Die I (wet, dry); Die II (dry)
2¢ carmine p. 12 wet  
2¢ green p. 12 wet, dry Exists on thin paper (wet)
3¢ brown p. 12 wet, dry  
3¢ carmine p. 12 dry Die I; Die II        
4¢ olive bistre p. 12 wet, dry  
5¢ blue p. 12 wet  
5¢ violet p. 12 wet, dry Exists on thin paper (wet)
7¢ yellow ochre p. 12 wet  
7¢ red brown p. 12 wet, dry  
8¢ blue p. 12 dry         
10¢ plum p. 12 wet  
10¢ blue p. 12 wet, dry Exists on horiz. wove paper.
10¢ bistre brown p. 12 dry         
20¢ olive green p. 12 wet, dry  
50¢ black brown p. 12 wet, dry  
$1.00 orange p. 12 wet, dry  
       
1¢ yellow imperf wet Die I
2¢ green imperf wet  
3¢ carmine imperf wet Die I
       
2¢ on 3¢,  one line overprint p. 12 dry Die I; Die II
2¢ on 3¢,  two line overprint p. 12 dry Die I
       
1¢ green, War Tax p. 12 wet  
2¢ carmine, War Tax p. 12 wet  
2¢ + 1¢ carmine, War Tax p. 12 wet Die I; Die II
2¢ + 1¢ brown, War Tax p. 12 wet Die I; Die II
       
5¢ War Tax overprint p. 12 wet  
20¢ War Tax overprint p. 12 wet  
50¢ War Tax overprint p. 12 wet  
       
5¢ Inland Revenue War Tax ovpt. p. 12 wet  
20¢ Inland Revenue War Tax ovpt. p. 12 wet  
50¢ Inland Revenue War Tax ovpt p. 12 wet  
       
Coil Stamps      
1¢ green p. 8 horiz wet  
2¢ carmine p. 8 horiz wet  
       
1¢ green p. 12 horiz wet  
2¢ carmine p. 12 horiz wet  
2¢ green p. 12 horiz wet  
3¢ brown p. 12 horiz wet  
       
1¢ green p. 8 vert wet  
1¢ yellow p. 8 vert wet, dry Die I (wet); Die II (dry)
2¢ carmine p. 8 vert wet  
2¢ green p. 8 vert wet, dry  
3¢ brown p. 8 vert wet  
3¢ carmine p. 8 vert wet, dry Die I (wet); Die II (dry)
       
2¢ + 1¢ carmine, War Tax p. 8 vert wet Die I
2¢ + 1¢ brown, War Tax p. 8 vert wet Die I; Die II
       
Coil Stamps in Sheet Format      
1¢ yellow, vertical pair p. 8 vert wet, dry Die I (wet); Die II (dry)
2¢ green, vertical pair p. 8 vert wet, dry  
3¢ carmine, vertical pair p. 8 vert wet Die I
       
3 ¢ carmine p. 12 x 8 dry Die II
2¢ + 1¢ carmine, War Tax p. 12 x 8 wet Die I
       
Booklet Panes      
1¢ green, pane of 6 p. 12 wet "Squat" printings exist
1¢ yellow, pane of 6 p. 12 wet Die I
2¢ carmine, pane of 6 p. 12 wet "Squat" printings exist.
2¢ green, pane of 6 p. 12 wet, dry  
       
1¢ yellow, pane of 4 p. 12 wet Die I
2¢ green, pane of 4 p. 12 wet  
3¢ brown, pane of 4 p. 12 wet  
3 ¢ carmine, pane of 4 p. 12 wet Die I

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