EUGENE KLEIN

Counterfeit Detector of the American Philatelic Society.

Member of the Juries of the Chicago 1911 and New York 1913 International
Philatelic Exhibitions.

Honorary Member of the New York Stamp Society.

Life Member of the Societe Francaise de Timbrologie, Paris, and the
Junior Philatelic Society, London.

I am prepared to examine stamps and give expert opinion for the
following charges:

Unsurcharged stamps 10c each.

Overprints, stamps requiring plating and cancellations, 30c each.

Minimum charge 50 cents.

Postage and registration extra.

EUGENE KLEIN
1318 Chestnut St., Philadelphia

THE
POSTAGE STAMPS
OF
CANADA

By BERTRAM W. H. POOLE

Author of Various Philatelic Books

[Illustration]

SEVERN-WYLIE-JEWETT CO.

HANDBOOK No. 20

Price 25 Cents

PUBLISHED BY

SEVERN-WYLIE-JEWETT CO.

Publishers _Mekeel's Weekly Stamp News_

BOSTON, MASS.

INDEX

Page

Introduction 3

Chapter I--Its Postal History 5

Chapter II--A Postmaster's Provisional 8

Chapter III--The First Issue 9

Chapter IV--The Second Issue 18

Chapter V--The Perforated Pence Stamps 21

Chapter VI--The First "Cents" Issue 24

Chapter VII--The First Dominion Issue 28

Chapter VIII--The 1c Orange of 1869 34

Chapter IX--The Large 5c Stamp 34

Chapter X--The Small "Cents" Stamps 35

Chapter XI--The 20c and 50c Stamps of 1893 40

Chapter XII--The 8c Stamp of 1893 41

Chapter XIII--The Diamond Jubilee Issue 43

Chapter XIV--The "Maple Leaf" Issue of 1897 48

Chapter XV--The "Numeral" Issue of 1898 50

Chapter XVI--The "Map" Stamp of 1898 52

Chapter XVII--The "2 Cents" Provisionals 54

Chapter XVIII--The Bi-sected Provisionals 56

Chapter XIX--The 2c Carmine 57

Chapter XX--The 20c Value of 1900 58

Chapter XXI--The Queen Victoria Seven Cents 58

Chapter XXII--The King Edward Issue 59

Chapter XXIII--The Quebec Tercentenary Issue