year figures seems to be an "8," which would mean "1868." A 10c. stamp also split and used for a 5c. is shown on the entire as No. 99 on [Plate VIII]. The postmark is "Bowmanville, U.C., Feb. 15, 1860."
The normal colors for the stamps of this series may be given as 1 cent deep rose, 2 cents dull rose, 5 cents deep red, 12½ cents deep green, and 17 cents Prussian blue. It will be noticed that we have omitted the 10 cents—and with reason. If the 6 pence stamp of the preceding issue was difficult to select a normal color for, how shall we find one for its successor? Messrs. Corwin and King say[83]:—"The most surprising fact about this issue is the vast number of colors and shades to be found in the 10 cents. We have several hundreds of them in our collection, and are continually adding new color varieties." They run all the way from a bright red lilac through shades of violet and brown to a black brown, which is so dark and distinct that it has for years been catalogued separately.
The paper on which these stamps were printed does not show as much variation as in the previous issue. Mr. King[84] gives a list of five varieties, all of which vary considerably in thickness. It seems sufficient for our purposes, however, to list them under three heads as ordinary wove paper, a thick, hard wove paper, and ribbed paper.
These stamps were in issue from the 1st July 1859, until the series issued for the new Dominion of Canada appeared on 1st April, 1868. The stamp accounts in the various Postmaster General's Reports give the quantities received and issued, and we present here a summary of these tables as their reproduction entire would serve no useful purpose unless to show the increase in the consumption of stamps from year to year as the postal business increased.
| Received from manufacturers: | 1c. | 5c. | 10c. | 12½c. | 17c. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| quarter ending 30th Sept. 1859 | 1,000,400 | 1,000,089 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 50,000 |
| year ending 30th Sept. 1860 | 2,000,050 | 2,499,986 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 50,000 |
| year ending 30th Sept. 1861 | 2,200,100 | 3,400,300 | 499,998 | 199,996 | 50,000 |
| year ending 30th Sept. 1862 | 2,799,900 | 3,300,350 | 400,000 | 399,996 | 50,000 |
| year ending 30th Sept. 1863 | 3,500,200 | 4,300,450 | 600,050 | 300,000 | 100,000 |
| 9mos. ending 30th June 1864 | 3,000,000 | 3,999,999 | 800,000 | 399,990 | 49,999 |
| year ending 30th June 1865 | 3,064,800 | 4,890,598 | 700,000 | 676,600 | 100,000 |
| year ending 30th June 1866 | 3,910,000 | 8,100,000 | 800,000 | 400,100 | 50,000 |
| year ending 30th June 1867 | 5,100,000 | 5,100,500 | 999,650 | 299,950 | 100,000 |
| year ending 30th June 1868 | (?)900,000 | 3,199,900 | 400,000 | ? | ...... |
| Totals | 27,475,450 | 39,792,172 | 5,799,698 | 3,176,632 | 599,999 |
The yearly supplies of the 2 cent stamps, first appearing in the 1865 accounts, were as follows:—
| 1865 | 360,000 | |
| 1866 | 300,000 | |
| 1867 | 200,500 | |
| 1868 | 50,000 | (?) |
| Total | 910,500 |
Unfortunately the stamp accounts for 1868 do not separate the supplies received in the old and new designs, so that in the case of the 1, 2 and 12½ cent stamps, which appear in both issues, the quantity delivered by the manufacturers is a total which we cannot divide with certainty. An approximation may perhaps be made, particularly with the 2 cent stamp. The balance of this value on hand 30th June, 1867, was 171,000, and the deliveries in the year ending 30th June, 1868, were 2,050,000. Inasmuch as the yearly issue of this value had been some 250,000, the probability is that the odd 50,000 delivered belonged to the 1859 series, as this would make 221,000 for the nine month's supply to 1st April; the even two millions were doubtless the order for the new series. The yearly issue of the 1 cent had been some 3½ to 4 millions; if from the 2,900,000 received, according to the 1868 Report, we take the odd 900,000, we find it makes 3,308,900 when combined with the balance on hand in 1867. This gives a sufficient supply for the nine months of the old issue and leaves an even two millions again for the new series. The 12½ cent presents a slightly different aspect. The yearly issue had been some 400,000, and the amount on hand in 1867 was 385,750—without doubt a plentiful supply for the nine months preceding the issue of the new stamps. It must be remembered, also, in all these cases, that the "amount on hand" was that of the Department's stock, and that the postmasters were of course in possession of local stocks. It therefore seems probable that the 500,000 12½ cent stamps received in 1868 were of the new series alone. The 5 and 10 cent stamps, however, which are lacking in the new set, can at once be added to their preceding deliveries, and it will be noted that no further supplies of the 17c. stamp were required during the year.
We find in the Department accounts that the American Bank Note Co. was paid $1331.70 for "engraving postage stamps" during the fiscal year, which was the final settlement with that Company.