Chapter I: Preliminary Matters 18

" II. The Issue of 1851 28
" III. The Remaining Pence Issues 46
" IV. The Perforated Pence Issues 68
" V. The Cancellations of the Early Issues 77
" VI. The Issue of 1859 82
" VII. The Dominion of Canada--Preliminary 94
" VIII. The Issue of 1868 106
" IX. The Small "Cents" Issue, 1870-1882 122
" X. The Supplementary Values of 1893 138
" XI. The Jubilee Issue of 1897 145
" XII. The "Maple Leaf" Issue of 1897 161
" XIII. The "Numerals" Issue of 1898-1902 167
" XIV. The "Christmas" Stamp of 1898 179
" XV. The "King's Head" Issue of 1903-1908 188
" XVI. The "Tercentenary" Issue of 1908 199
" XVII. The "Registration" Stamps 205
" XVIII. The Postage Due Stamps 215
" XIX. The Special Delivery Stamp 217
" XX. The Officially Sealed Labels 221
" XXI. The Stamped Envelopes 224
" XXII. The Wrappers 243
" XXIII. The Post Cards 249
" XXIV. The Letter Cards 263
" XXV. Official Stationery 267
" XXVI. Precancellation and Permits 272
REFERENCE LIST 277

KEY TO PLATES

PLATE I.

No. 1. 6 pence, 1851.
2. 12 " "
3. 10 " 1855.
4. 1/2 penny, 1857.
5. 7-1/2 pence, 1857.
6. 3 " 1851.
7. 1/2 penny, 1859.
8. 6 pence, "
9. 3 " "
10. 1 cent, "
11. 2 cents, "
12. 10 " "
13. 12-1/2 " "
14. 17 " "
15. 5 " "
16. 1 cent, 1868.
17. 1/2 " "
18. 2 cents, "
19. 5 " 1859, variety.
20. 3 " 1868.
21. 5 " 1875.
22. 6 " 1868.
23. 12-1/2 " "
24. 15 " "

PLATE II.

No. 25. 1 cent, 1870.
26. 2 cents, 1872.
27. 1/2 cent, 1882.
28. 3 cents, 1870.
29. 5 " 1876.
30. 6 " 1872.
31. 8 " 1893.
32. 10 cents, 1874.
33. 20 " 1893.
34. 1/2 cent, 1897, "Jubilee."
35. 50 cents, 1893.
36. 1/2 cent, 1897, "Maple Leaf."
37. 2 cents on 3 cents, "Port Hood Provisional."
38. 2 cents, 1898, "Map."
39. 1 cent on 3 cents (pair), "Port Hood Provisional."
40. 1/2 cent, 1898, "Numeral."
41. 2 cents on 3 cents, 1899, "Maple Leaf."
42. 2 " " 3 " " "Numeral."
43. 1 cent, 1903, "King's Head."
44. 2 cents on 3 cents, 1899, inverted, "Numeral."
45. 2 " " 3 " " " "Maple Leaf."

PLATE III.

No. 46. 1/2 cent, 1908, "Tercentenary."
47. 1 " " "
48. 2 cents, " "
49. 5 " " "
50. 7 " " "
51. 10 " " "
52. 15 " " "
53. 20 " " "
54. 2 " 1875, Registration.
55. 5 " " "
56. 8 " " "
57. 10 " 1898, Special Delivery.
58. 1 cent, 1906, Postage Due.
59. 2 cents, " " "
60. 5 " " " "

PLATE IV.

No. 61. 6 pence, 1851, pair.
62. 12 " " pair from Pack collection.
63. 6 pence, 1851, pair.
64. 6 " " "
65. 12 " " from Worthington collection.
66. 6 pence, 1851, thick soft paper, from Pack collection.
67. 7-1/2 pence, 1857, wide oval.
68. 7-1/2 " " narrow oval.
69. 7-1/2 " " pair.
70. 10 " 1855, pair, wide oval.
71. 10 " " " narrow oval.
72. 6 " 1859, from Pack collection.
73. 6 " 1851, strip of 3 on very thick soft paper,
from Worthington collection.
74. 10 cents, 1859, black brown, from Pack collection.

PLATE V.

No. 75. 6 pence, 1851.
76. 6 " "
77. 3 " " pair.
78. 6 " "
79. 6 " "
80. 6 " " strip of 3 on very thick hard paper,
from Pack collection.
81. 7-1/2 pence, 1857, strip of three.
82. 12 " 1851, pair from Pack collection.
83. 12 " " " " " "
84. 12 " " from Pack collection.
85. 12 " " pair from Worthington collection.
86. 12 " 1851, wove paper, from Pack collection.
87. 6 pence, 1851, split, used on piece, from Pack collection.
88. 3 pence, 1851, ribbed paper, from Pack collection.
89. 12-1/2 cents, small, from Worthington collection.

PLATE VI.

No. 90. 12 pence, 1851, on cover, from Worthington collection.
91. 12 pence, 1851, on cover, from Pack collection (originally in
Seybold collection.)

PLATE VII.

No. 92. 6 pence, 1851, very thick soft paper, split, used on cover,
from Pack collection.
93. 10 pence, 1855, pair, narrow oval.
94. 10 " " block of 4, wide oval.
95. 10 " " strip of 3, narrow oval.
96. 5 cents, 1859, block of 7, upper right corner stamp is
variety. From Pack collection.
97. 5 cents, 1859, pair and split, used on piece,
from Worthington collection.

PLATE VIII.

No. 98. 6 cents, 1868, split, used on cover,
from Worthington collection.
99. 10 cents, 1859, black brown, split, used on cover,
from Worthington collection.

PLATE IX.

No. 100. 1 cent, 1859, block of 4 imperforate.
101. 5 cents, " " " 4 "
102. 2 " " " " 4 "
103. 12-1/2 " " " " 4 "
104. 10 " " " " 4 "
105. 17 " " " " 4 "
106. 20 " 1893, " " 4 "
107. 15 " 1868, " " 4 "
108. 50 " 1893, " " 4 "

The above blocks were selected from the Pack and Worthington
collections and some in the possession of the New England Stamp Co.

PLATE X.

No. 109. 10 cents, 1874, block of 4 imperforate.
110. 8 " 1893, " " 4 "
111. 6 " 1872, " " 4 "
112. 5 " 1897, "Maple Leaf," block of 4, imperforate.
113. 2 " 1898, "Map," " " 4 "
114. 2 " 1903, block of 4 imperforate.
115. 5 " Registered, pair imperforate.
116. "Officially Sealed" Label, 1905.
117. " " " 1879.

The above blocks of imperforates were from the same sources as noted
for Plate IX.

PLATE XI.

No. 118. 10 cents, 1874, strip of 10, marginal imprints.
119. 1/2 cent, 1868, " " 3, " "
120. 3 cents, 1870, " " 3, " "
121. 1 cent, 1870, block of 8, " "
122. 3 cents, 1870, strip of 3, " "

The above are all from the Worthington collection.

PLATE XII.

No. 123. 1 cent, 1870, block of 12 imperforate.
124. 2 cents, 1872, " " 4 "
125. 3 " 1870, " " 4 "
126. 5 " 1876, " " 4 "
127. 1/2 cent, 1882, " " 12 "

Nos. 123 and 127 are from the Worthington collection and the other
three from the Pack collection.

PLATE XIII.

No. 128. 3 pence, 1875 (?) perforated 14, pair used on cover,
from Pack collection.
129. 2 cents, 1872, pair imperforate used on cover,
in possession of New England Stamp Co.

PLATE XIV.

No. 130. Stamped Envelope, 5 cents, 1860.
131. " " 10 " "

Both the above were in the Seybold collection.

PLATE XV. (Frontispiece).

A page of six pennies from the collection of Charles Lathrop Pack.