2nd. SERIES. Engraved and printed by the American Bank Note Co., New York. Perforated 12. Wove paper.
DOMINION OF CANADA
3rd. SERIES. Large Stamps. Engraved and printed by the British American Bank Note Co., Montreal & Ottawa. Perforated 12, Wove paper.
| 1868, | April 1. | |
| ½ cent, gray black, black. | ||
| horizontal pair, imperforate between. | ||
| very thin paper. | ||
| 1 cent, brown red, deep brown red. | ||
| watermarked, brown red. | ||
| laid paper, brown red, deep brown red. | ||
| very thin paper, deep brown red. | ||
| 2 cents, pale yellow green, pale green, green, deep yellow green, deep blue green. | ||
| watermarked, green. | ||
| very thin paper, deep yellow green. | ||
| 3 cents, vermilion, bright red, deep red, brown red. | ||
| watermarked, brown red, red. | ||
| laid paper, vermilion, bright red. | ||
| very thin paper, deep red. | ||
| very thick paper, brown red. | ||
| 6 cents, pale brown, brown, deep brown, gray brown, pale yellow brown, deep yellow brown. | ||
| watermarked, deep brown. | ||
| very thin paper, deep brown. | ||
| diagonal half used for 3c., deep brown. | ||
| 12½ cents, dull blue, deep blue, pale blue. | ||
| watermarked, deep blue. | ||
| very thin paper, dull blue. | ||
| 15 cents, mauve, deep mauve, lilac gray, gray violet, deep gray violet, blue gray, slate blue, greenish blue. | ||
| watermarked, lilac gray, gray violet. | ||
| thin laid paper, mauve. | ||
| ribbed paper, lilac gray. | ||
| very thick paper, mauve, slate blue, purple. | ||
| imperforate, brown violet. | ||
| 1869, | Jan. | |
| 1 cent, yellow, pale orange, orange yellow, orange. | ||
| imperforate, yellow. | ||
| 1875, | Oct. 1. | |
| 5 cents, light olive gray, dark olive gray. | ||
4th SERIES. Small Stamps. Engraved and printed by the British American Bank Note Company, Montreal & Ottawa. Perforated 12. Thin to thick wove paper.
| 1870, | Jan. (?) | |
| 3 cents, dull rose red, deep rose red, rose carmine (1888), brown red, red, bright red, vermilion, orange red. | ||
| imperforate, dull red, vermilion. | ||
| ribbed paper, red. | ||
| 1870, | Mar. (?) | |
| 1 cent, orange, orange yellow, deep yellow, bright yellow, pale yellow, olive yellow. | ||
| imperforate, bright yellow. | ||
| ribbed paper, yellow. | ||
| vertical half, used for ½c. | ||
| 1872, | Jan. (?) | |
| 6 cents, pale yellow brown, brown, dark yellow brown; (1888) pale chestnut, deep chestnut. | ||
| imperforate, deep chestnut. | ||
| ribbed paper, deep chestnut. | ||
| vertical half, used for 3c. | ||
| 1872, | Feb. (?) | |
| 2 cents, pale green, green, deep green; (1888) blue green, deep blue green. | ||
| imperforate, green. | ||
| ribbed paper, green. | ||
| vertical half, used for 1c. | ||
| 1874. | Nov. 1. (?) | |
| 10 cents, pale lilac, lilac, mauve, red violet, violet; (1888) dull rose red, dull rose, salmon red, brown red, indian red. | ||
| imperforate, brown red, indian red. | ||
| ribbed paper, dull rose red, dull rose. | ||
| 1876, | Feb. 1. (?) | |
| 5 cents, pale olive gray, olive gray, dark olive gray; (1888) gray, brownish gray, brownish black. | ||
| imperforate, brownish gray. | ||
| ribbed paper, brownish black. | ||
| 1882, | July. | |
| ½ cent, gray black, black. | ||
| imperforate. | ||
| horizontal pair, imperforate between. | ||
| vertical pair, imperforate between. | ||
| ribbed paper. | ||
5th SERIES. Engraved and printed by the British American Bank Note Co., Ottawa. Perforated 12. Wove paper.
| 1893, | Feb. 17. | |
| 20 cents, bright red, vermilion. | ||
| imperforate, vermilion. | ||
| 50 cents, deep blue. | ||
| imperforate, black blue. | ||
| 1893, | Aug. 1. | |
| 8 cents, bluish gray, bluish slate, slate violet, dark slate, black violet, gray black. | ||
| imperforate, bluish gray. | ||