More Queen Victoria Stamps

The stamps from my album pictured here (catalogue values of $21, $2, $3, $2, $13, $20) are part of a series of eight stamps (catalogue numbers 66-73) that were all issued at the end of 1897.  I am missing the 6 cent and 10 cent stamps from the series. These stamps are very similar to the next series of stamps issued, but notice the maple leafs in the bottom left and right corners that distinguish this set from others.


You will notice that the first stamp in this series is mounted in a black casing, meaning it is a mint stamp that has never been used (the earliest in my collection). Of course this makes the stamp much more valuable, depending on the condition of the gum on the back. This stamp is MH, which means "mint hinged" since some dingbat put a hinge on the back to mount it in their album like it was a used stamp and wrecked the original gum on the stamp.


Again, more Queen Victoria pictures aren't terribly exciting. I know that 60 years on the throne was a big deal, but what about 30 years of Canadian Confederation? Still no stamps picturing anything but the monarch.