The 1977 Christmas issue consists of 2 definitive sized stamps, one of which (Scott #1729) is of George Washington praying at Valley Forge. I immediately noticed variations in the colors of his hair, coat and clothing. The catalog doesn’t mention any color differences, but I began to save various copies of this stamp, and you […]
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Canada 1982 Scott #973 – Repellex Error – Orange Color in Background
Sometimes, us simple worldwide collectors get lucky. We all hope to find that big dollar stamp variety lurking in a lot of off paper stamps, and every once in a while, we get a little taste. Not a million dollars worth of course – But in this case, I suppose about $100. The 1982 […]
Canada -Varieties of the 1970 Christmas Stamps
Unitrade again lists some nice varieties for the 1970 Christmas Series that I have found in my own collection. The first I have is Scott #522. The Variety, listed as Unitrade #522iii is a “dot” between M and A in the word Christmas. Unitrade values this at $20. Here is a closeup of the […]