SMALL QUEEN ISSUE
1870-1897
Two Cents
Scott #36
There are a number of wonderful items to be found on the 2¢ value, with such things as two different latent entries, a spectacular major re-entry, and a number of other strong re-entries. These together with all of the other constant plate varieties that have been documented elsewhere (Reiche & Sendbuehler and John Hillson, as two examples), the 2¢ Small Queen can be a life-long specialty all in itself for someone so predisposed.
This is another page that is long overdue for a reorganization, full stamp scans, and numerous additions! It’s on my list.
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Two Cent
Latent Entry/Lower
Version 1
A misplaced entry, this is one of Canada's scarcest stamps. The most obvious feature is found in the margin below the L.R. 2. These marks are from the centre area of the portrait oval, showing the design has been misplaced by a full half-stamp. Lines are also seen on the left side in the left 2 and the 'E' of 'CENTS.'
The Plate Position is not yet known.
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Two Cent
Latent Entry/Upper
Version 2
Ottawa Plate of 200
Plate Position #188
Similar to the Version 1 above, this stamp shows a misplaced entry in the upper left margin, above the 'NAD' of 'CANADA.' The marks in the margin above the 'D' are from the 'bun' of the Queen's hair, while the horizontal lines to the left are some of the background shading lines behind the Queen's head and neck. This, too, is a misplacement of about one-half a stamp.
There was originally some thought that these two latent entries occurred one above the other on the plate, but the discovery of a bottom strip of 20 of the Ottawa plate of 200 showing this latent in the bottom row in position #188, with no sign of Version 1 in the stamp above, finally put this theory to rest.
***As an add-on to this, I recently bought another copy of the lower latent, as it has a number of very interesting markings in the bottom margin that look suspiciously similar to those of the upper latent.
I have placed the two of them together and scanned them to show you the markings. While they do not really indicate a match, they are still quite interesting!
**I normally would not have spent the money on another copy with trimmed perfs at the top, but I wanted the example due to the marks in the bottom margin.
***NOTE: At the bottom of this Stamp #2 section, I show another 2¢ that has interesting markings in the very same region as the Upper Latent, and I can’t help but wonder if this is possibly ANOTHER upper latent that occurred on a different plate position???
^ Courtesy of Jim Jung ^
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Two Cent
The Major Re-entry
Plate Position #97 of the Montreal Plate
This is THE strongest re-entry on the 2¢. Unfortunately, it is often confused with the many other similar types of re-entries that may be found on this stamp. The distinguishing feature, besides the heavy doubling of the 'points' within the 2's, is the 'mangled' appearance of the doubling in 'CENTS.' This is quite distinctive and unmistakable, and will also be found in three of the Major Re-entries on the 6¢ Red Brown. Also note the very extensive doubling of the engraved lines on the Queen’s neck. The doubling gets ‘wider’ the further down the design you go, with only a slight ‘squeezed’ effect in CANADA POSTAGE.
This re-entry is much more scarce than the catalogue prices imply.
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^ Separated from a mint block of 4 ^
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Two Cent
A Major Re-entry
But NOT the Major! Note that it does not have the 'mangled' look in CENTS that THE Major has, even though the doubling in the left 2 is even stronger than the Major.
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Two Cent
A Major Re-entry
This stamp shows signs of a twisted re-entry with doubling of the upper left and upper right corner elements, parts of CANADA, dots in the lower left 2, in the bottom left margin below the 2, dots in the bottom margin, and a vertical line in the right margin to the right of the right 2.
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Two Cent
A Major Re-entry
This one shows a strong shift down into the lower margin, with the sharpest doubling in the left 2 and below the lower left corner. There is also a line in the top of 'TS' of CENTS and doubling of the lower right corner. It is the left stamp in a pair, shown below.
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Two Cent
A Major Re-entry
The lower portion of the design is clearly doubled, especially in the lower left corner.
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Two Cent
Strong Re-entries
This is a series of five stamps that some dealers automatically label as 'The' major re-entry because of the doubling they see in CENTS, particularly the upper diagonal line of the 'N.' It should be known that there are a fair number of these re-entries and they are difficult to tell apart. Obviously, they are NOT even close to THE major re-entry, but they are nice, nevertheless.
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The following are some other re-entries, not necessarily of major proportions, that I have on the Two Cents.
The numbers (Re-entry 1, Re-entry 2, etc.) are simply a means of telling one from the other and do not represent any form of ranking or importance.
Two Cent
Re-entry 1
The bottom line of the lower left corner is doubled.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 2
The bottom of the design is doubled, as well as the 'N' of CENTS and tips of some of the design elements. This is on cover, shown below.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 3
The left 2 and 'C' of CENTS show nice lines of doubling. This is on cover, shown below.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 4
The left 2 shows some doubling, as well as part of the corner frame at the bottom.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 5
Another one with doubling in the left 2.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 6
This one shows doubling in the lower right corner, including the 2, 'S' and bottom frame elements.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 7
The right 2 shows slight doubling, along with the outer right of the corner design.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 8
This is another one with subtle doubling of the left 2 and the bottom of the corner design.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 9
Here is one that shows doubling of just the bottom right tip of the design.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 10
And another, similar to the one above.
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Two Cent
Re-entry 11
This grubby-looking thing shows a nicely doubled left side of the portrait oval, the only example of doubling there that I have seen to date!
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Two Cent
A Major Re-entry
Plate Position A25
R&S Fig. 3-10
The lower portion of the design is clearly sharply doubled, especially in the lower left corner, but the distinguishing feature are the three large dots in the outer LR margin. There also appear to be large guide dots in either lower corner.
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Two Cent
Major Re-entry #5
This is another one with doubling of the left 2 and the bottom of the corner design.
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Two Cent
Major Re-entry #6
This is another one with doubling of the left 2 and the bottom of the corner design.
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Two Cent
Major Re-entry #7
This is another one with doubling of the left 2 and the bottom of the corner design.
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Two Cent
Major Re-entry #8
This is one is very much like a slip print, but from the clarity of some of the ‘doubled’ elements, I believe it may be a re-entry.
Your thoughts are welcome.
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Two Cent
Major Re-entry #9
This is one is very similar to several of those above with doubling in the lower left corner, including the 2. However, this one is the upper left stamp of a block of 4.
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Two Cent
Misplaced Entry or Dropped Transfer Roll
This is one exhibits some very interesting markings in CENTS and below that may well be the result of a misplaced entry or dropped transfer roll.
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Two Cent
Misplaced Entry or Dropped Transfer Roll
While this one may first appear to be a kiss print, I believe the clarity of some of the details in the lower portion of the design, particularly those in the lower left 2 and CENTS, indicate that they may well be the result of a misplaced entry or dropped transfer roll.
Your thoughts are welcome.
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Two Cent
Misplaced Entry or Dropped Transfer Roll
While this one may first appear to show some random markings in the lower right corner margin, they appear to me that they may well be the result of a misplaced entry or dropped transfer roll.
Your thoughts are welcome.
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Two Cent
Major Flaw
While I normally do not go into flaws and retouches and such, I came across this flaw and found it so striking that I thought I would include it here.
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Ralph E. Trimble
Specialist in BNA Re-entries
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